I had spent a lot of time the previous day looking at photos of various Portland, Oregon parks and around 2am, the lines inspired me.
Gorgeous lines, twisted stitches, and texture come together beautifully in Peninsula by MK Nance. Knit up in Tough Love Sock, the results are cozily perfect! What’s extra-special about this project is that they are like, what MK calls, a pair of fraternal socks, meaning the second sock is just different enough to prevent the dreaded “second sock syndrome.”
MK’S TIP FOR KNITTING PENINSULA
Try it on as you knit it. The leg/heel are can be too tight with the inelastic biased stitches. Also, for more confidence in twisted stitched, see Knitting Daily’s Twisted Stitch Knitting with Eunny Jang.
BEHIND THE BRILLIANCE: MK’S FIVE FAVES
Favorite way to spend a Sunday morning: Drinking tea after walking my dog in the rain
Favorite knitting fiber: A tie between Yak and Merino
Favorite guilty pleasure: Good hot chocolate
Favorite Holiday activity: Bringing in the little Silver Show tree we have been using for five years
Favorite thing to wear in the winter: Socks that my mother knit
