Stine&Stitch – Kerstin Balke

Her big love: colorful socks with jacquard patterns and stripes

Starting in 2010 as a small blog for sewn and knitted things, Stine&Stitchis now an online store for sock knitters who are just as addicted to soxx as Kerstin is.

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Since 2017, 4 books by Kerstin Balke with colourful sock instructions and 2 books with her co-author Tanja Steinbach have been published by frechverlag. Her first book SoxxBook is available in 6 languages.

On the side, she also designs instructions for yarn and knitting needle manufacturers and offers individual instructions on Ravelry.

Kerstin Balke

On the side, she also designs instructions for yarn and knitting needle manufacturers and offers individual instructions on Ravelry.

Kerstin Balke

Her great love are colourful socks with jacquard patterns and stripes, which also find great favour on Instagram.

Colourful sock patterns

Her great love are colourful socks with jacquard patterns and stripes, which also find great favour on Instagram.

Colourful sock patterns

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Kerstins recommendation - addi favourite product

addiNature Bamboo double-pointed needles

Kerstin likes to knit with the classic addiNature Bamboo double-pointed needles made from high-quality bamboo, because they are light and feel nice in the hand.

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575 7 addiNature Olive Wood Rundstricknadel Sideshot2 4c Stine&Stitch - Kerstin Balke

575 7 addiNature Olive Wood 90mm frei 4c Stine&Stitch - Kerstin Balke

Kerstins recommendation - addi favourite product

addiNature Olive Wood Nadeln

and she also appreciates the natural olive wood needles as true hand-flatterers.

"I like the olive wood of your needles so much... flattering to the hand".

addiNature Olive Wood series

Instructions by Kerstin at addi:

Knitting instructions

Knitting Jacquard Pattern Socks

Have you always wanted to knit jacquard pattern socks? Then this colourful sock tutorial from Stine&Stich is made for you.

A total of four cheerful colours create a pattern sock that promises good mood.

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Successful development

Partnership with influencers

A blogger meeting on September 20, 2017 at addi heralded a successful development in the collaboration with well-known bloggers and influencers in the needlework community.

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Story - Production of a knitting needle

21 steps to the addiPremium circular knitting needle

How are our knitting needles produced and how many steps does it take to get to the finished needle? We are always happy to show our guests this during factory tours and summarised for you in this story.

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Toe-Up Socken stricken mit addiCraSyTrio - kostenlose Anleitung für Anfänger / Flexiflip sock pattern / knitting toe up socks

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Free tutorials

Sock knitting instructions

Whether you are a beginner or a professional, whether you want to knit classic top-down or toe-up socks, whether you are looking for basic instructions or new inspiration for sock patterns - with us you will find free instructions for socks, step by step with pictures and videos for every occasion. From basic instructions to different techniques - use the filter and find the knitting instructions that suit you. Have fun browsing!

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