Kerstin Balke is the author of the bestselling book Colorful Knit Soxx. She learned knitting at the age of six from her grandmother. She has made pullovers, jackets, scarves, hats, and even fine tablecloths over the years, but her true passion is the knitted sock For several years she has been designing patterns under the name Stine & Stitch. She lives with her husband and two daughters between Hamburg and Lubeck, Germany.
