Hand knitted using locally produced home spun wool, dyed with natural plant dye, and knitted with love by a huge group of happy women in Kenya. Each piece is signed by the woman who knitted it 

 All of the toys are fully washable and easy to care for

country Kenya

Kenana Knitters started in 1998, the primary object being  to help rural women find some much needed form of income  utilising their spinning and knitting skills. The group  buys homespun wool produced locally, then knits it into  toys, bed-covers, jerseys, socks, scarves, hats and other  fashion and sport accessories

The wool comes naturally in cream, browns and greys ...  Part of the charm of the items is the many different shades,  the same as those of the multi-coloured flocks of local  sheep! Colours are obtained from dying the wool with traditional  plants, propagated and grown in the womens garden so as not to  impact adversely on the environment

the wool is mothproofed using the Pyrethrum Flower (of the Daisy family) that grows all over the fields in the mountain areas of Kenya. The Pyrethrum Flower is a natural insecticide and is totally safe for humans!

Kenana    Knitters group enables its workers to directly benefit from    their efforts. Knitting is ideal. it requires minimal equipment,    can be done in snatches when time permits. When the rains come    and the family crops and vegetables need tending not much knitting    gets done, but in times of drought and crop failure, when the    family garden is bare of supplementary vegetables, money can  now be earned to purchase the necessities of life