Knitting the National Parks by Nancy Bates

$35.00

Knit unique beanies inspired by the jaw-dropping and unique landscapes from each of the 63 US National Parks. From the brightly colored pebbles of Lake McDonald in Montana’s Glacier National Park to the regal granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome in California’s Yosemite Valley, the US National Parks contain some of the most recognizable and iconic natural landmarks in the world. Capture the majesty each national park offers with original beanie patterns created by knitting designer and outdoor enthusiast Nancy Bates.

Beanies range from simple construction to more challenging stitch patterns such as the two-color crossovers inspired by South Dakota’s Badlands or the multiple cable designs inspired by New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns. Clear charts, easy-to-read keys, and thorough instructions help any knitter, whether beginner or experienced, through these gratifying projects. Show your love and appreciation of our national parks with these beautiful and practical beanie projects you can wear any time or any place.

63 KNITTING PATTERNS: Every US National Park is celebrated with a unique beanie design, including the newly designated park New River Gorge in West Virginia.

Each pattern is accompanied by photos of the finished beanie and gorgeous images of the park’s landscapes that inspired it. Learn about each national park’s unique fauna, flora, and landscapes that inspired each original beanie, from the Painted Wall in Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison to the Salt Flats in California Death Valley

The following patterns are included in the book:

- Acadia Beanie
- American Samoa Beanie
- Arches Beanie
- Badlands Beanie
- Big Bend Beanie
- Biscayne Beanie
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison Beanie
- Bryce Canyon Beanie
- Canyonlands Beanie
- Capitol Reef Beanie
- Carlsbad Caverns Beanie
- Channel Islands Beanie
- Congaree Beanie
- Crater Lake Beanie
- Cuyahoga Valley Beanie
- Death Valley Beanie
- Denali Beanie
- Dry Tortugas Beanie
- Everglades Beanie
- Gates of the Arctic Beanie
- Gateway Arch Beanie
- Glacier Bay Beanie
- Glacier Beanie
- Grand Canyon Beanie
- Grand Teton Beanie
- Great Basin Beanie
- Great Sand Dunes Beanie
- Great Smoky Mountains Beanie
- Guadalupe Mountains Beanie
- Haleakala Beanie
- Hawai'i Volcanoes Beanie
- Hot Springs Beanie
- Indiana Dunes Beanie
- Isle Royale Beanie
- Joshua Tree Beanie
- Katmai Beanie (cover)
- Kenai Fjords Beanie
- Kings Canyon Beanie
- Kobuk Valley Beanie
- Lake Clark Beanie
- Lassen Volcanic Beanie
- Mammoth Cave Beanie
- Mesa Verde Beanie
- Mount Rainier Beanie
- New River Gorge Beanie
- North Cascades Beanie
- Olympic National Park Beanie
- Petrified Forest Beanie
- Pinnacles Beanie
- Redwood Beanie
- Rocky Mountain Beanie
- Saguaro Beanie
- Sequoia Beanie
- Shenandoah Beanie
- Theodore Roosevelt Beanie
- Virgin Islands Beanie
- Voyageurs Beanie
- White Sands Beanie
- Wind Cave Beanie
- Wrangell-St. Elias Beanie
- Yellowstone Beanie
- Yosemite Beanie
- Zion Beanie

Paperback, 272 pgs
published in 2022
Weldon Owen

photos by Eric Anderson, Alyson Bates, Caitlin Bates, Nancy Bates, Natalie Bates, Neel Sutton, et al.

Category: Advanced, Book, books, Bulky, Colorwork, DK, Fingering, Hat, Intermediate, Ladies, Ladies Accessories, Light Worsted, New, Worsted