Robin Hansen, mitten maker par excellence, is well known to knitters across the United States, Canada, and Great Britain for her books of mitten patterns. She lives in West Bath, Maine, where she lives with her husband and a small flock of sheep. Camille Cusumano is the author of many food and travel articles and several books. She was a senior editor at VIA magazine in San Francisco for seventeen years. She is the editor of Mexico, A Love Story; France, A Love Story; and Italy, A Love Story. She lives in San Francisco.