Hi friend,

Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here!

I’m Anne Vally, a maker, knitter, sewist, writer, and believer in the common good. I live and work in San Francisco.

I make kits for hand-knitters and hand dye yarn. I also write more broadly about knitting. I believe that knitting and making things by hand is a powerful way to better care for ourselves, to unravel the impact of consumer culture, and to help center equity in our lives.

You should know that I am passionate about knitting and hand-making.

I hope to encourage you to make more things by hand, too. I want you to have your own creative practice, to know that everything you make and do is art, and that, together, we can find and make pockets of wellness, joy, and supportive community, even in the midst of all that’s going on in the world right now.

I hope you will feel seen and supported by my weekly letters.

If you are new to my work, you might like to read the following, which are some of my most read and most liked newsletters:

  1. Knitting as a creative practice. Some folks will tell you that craft and art are different, or that following a pattern is something anyone can do, but I am here to tell you something else. I’m here to tell you that you are creative, and creative practice is an essential part of what makes us human.

  2. Knitting advice for making sweaters that fit. Take your measurements, and know that these measurements are morally neutral.

  3. When nothing else feels right, cast on a sock. When a project is going awry, my best advice is to reach for the thing that reliably always feels right. For me, that’s a sock.

You can always see what’s fresh out of my dye pots at littleskein.com.

Welcome. I’m so glad you found me!

Warmly,
Anne

PS: You can read all of my previous newsletters in the archives.

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Maker, knitting artist, and believer in the common good. I create patterns for knitwear, hand-dye yarn, and make my own clothes.