Erin Brennan Allan

Erin moved from New York to Nairobi in 2002 to fund-raise for a school for children with special needs. Mary Wambui was teaching Arts and Crafts at the school and persuaded Erin to pick up a pair of knitting needles and get creating. Erin also happens to be married to Angama Mara’s master tent maker, Jan Allan.

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Toto Knits is a line of organic children's knitwear ethically made by a group of single mothers in Kenya

It’s More than a Sweater – It’s a Story 7 October 2014 Erin Allan writes about Toto Knits, her extensive search for organic cotton in Kenya, and the unusual model of starting a company based on a labour force rather than a market need By Erin Brennan Allan