Pattern Inspiration:

This year, 2016, is the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Smart Knits - a knitting group out of Logan, Utah - thought that a great way to celebrate the National Park Service and the sublime lands that it protects was to design a National Parks blanket. The blanket is made up of 60 blanket squares - one to celebrate each of the 59 National Parks and one square to celebrate the National Park Service itself.

Sitting in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Shenandoah National Park was established in 1935. Skyline Drive runs through the park and provides wonderful scenic driving opportunities, particularly in the fall and early winter months as the leaves change color and turn the hills brilliant shades. Over 40% of the park is designated wilderness and is protected as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Visitors can also experience significant hiking, rock climbing, bicycling,and waterfall viewing in the park as well. This square represents the fall colors that visitors can experience along Skyline Drive or in the solitude of the wilderness areas of Shenandoah National Park during the cool, fall months.

This Pattern:

If you purchase this pattern, you will receive only the pattern for the Shenandoah National Park blanket square. If you would like to purchase a subscription to all of the blanket squares please buy the eBook.

All proceeds from this pattern will be donated to the National Park Foundation in celebration of the National Park Service Centennial.