Knit this Bias National Parks Blanket - Corner to Corner

Knit Up a Parks Blanket for Yourself or a Loved One. Celebrate the beauty of our National Parks with a cozy, customized Parks Blanket! Reminiscent of the trade blankets of the past, this project allows you to create a unique piece by choosing stripes in colors that represent your favorite parks.

Perfect for Any Setting – Sized for travel but just as cozy at home or in a cabin, the Parks Blanket is ideal for any outdoorsman, hiker, or armchair traveler. Its versatile design appeals to a wide range of tastes, making it a thoughtful gift or a cherished addition to your own collection.

The Yarn: Lion Brand Yarn “Heartland” – For this project, we recommend using Lion Brand Yarn’s “Heartland” line. This yarn is both soft and durable, and it comes in a great range of park-inspired colors, ensuring that your blanket will be both comfortable and visually striking.

Project Details – The Parks Blanket is made using all knit stitches and is worked on the bias, making it a fun and engaging project for confident beginners. The simple stitch pattern allows you to focus on enjoying the process and experimenting with color combinations.

Get Started Today – Ready to knit your Parks Blanket? Gather your supplies, choose your colors, and start creating a cozy tribute to the National Parks that you love. Whether it’s for yourself or a loved one, this blanket is sure to bring warmth and joy.

Happy knitting!
The directions are as follows. You can also print a pdf from the print icon in the top corner.

Supply List:
• Size 10 (6mm) Circular Knitting Needles, 32” or longer to hold all the stitches.
• Main Color Heartland Acadia 136-098 – 4 Skeins
• Contrast 1 Heartland Kings Canyon 136-180 – 1 Skein
• Contrast 2 Heartland Sequoia 136-126 – 1 Skein
• Contrast 3 Heartland Redwood 136-113 – 1 Skein
• Contrast 4 Heartland Olympic 136-109 – 1 Skein
• Yarn Needle

Abbreviations:
KBF – knit through front of stitch, without dropping stitch from the left hand needle, knit through back of same loop. Move both to right hand needle. = make 1.
K2Tog – using the right hand needle, knit through the next two stitches on the left hand needle together. Move to right hand nee-dle. = decrease 1.

Directions:
*You can knit with as many contrast colors as you like. These 5 contrasts represent some of the different National Park colors.

Break Contrast color yarn after each stripe. Stripe pattern is 8 of Main Color, 2 of Contrast. This version is approximately 48” square.
With main color (MC), Cast on 3 st (stitches).
Wrong Side (WS) row and all odd number rows – Knit all stitches.
MC Row 2 Right Side (RS) – KBF, Knit 1, KBF (5 stitches on needle)
MC Row 4 (RS) KBF, Knit 3, KBF (7 st)
MC Row 6 (RS) KBF, Knit 5, KBF (9 st)
MC Row 8 (RS) KBF, Knit 7, KBF (11st)
Contrast Color 1 Row 10 – (RS) KBF, Knit 9, KBF (13 st)
Contrast Color 1 Row 11 – (WS) Knit all stitches.
Continue with MC Rows 2-9, continue increases.
Rows 20/21 Contrast Color 2
Rows 30/31 Contrast Color 3
Rows 40/41 Contrast Color 4
Continue in these repeats of MC & CC until you have repeated all main and contrast 4 four more times.
You will complete a Contrast color #4, then knit one WS row.
Maintaining stripe pattern on each RS row, K1, K2tog, knit to last 3 st, K2tog, K1.
WS rows, knit all stitches. Continue stripes and decreasing, until you have 3 st left.
Cast off. Weave in all ends.

Enjoy!
You can add or subtract colors or make the blanket larger or smaller by stopping the increases earlier.

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