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Alan Dart's diverse craft work has appeared in numerous magazines, he has written several books, and has taught knitwear design at art colleges whilst also demonstrating crafts on two children's television series. Currently his toy designs appear each month in Simply Knitting.
This site provides a one stop shop where you will find all Alan's designs, both old and new, together with news of forthcoming characters. Within the toy patterns page you can easily view, select, and download original pdf files from an ever increasing range of designs from only £2.50 each.
"Now the holiday season is over and spring is just around the corner, Valentine's Day will soon be with us, so this month's pattern is for a pair of Love Birds for you to knit and give to the one you adore. One bird knitted on its own in pink, pale blue, lilac, or primrose yellow would also be a lovely gift for a new baby, and you could make it even softer by using a fluffy yarn like Sirdar Snowflake DK for the feathered parts. Alternatively you could knit the pair in white to use as a wedding cake topper, choosing different colours for the bow tie, headband, and bouquet to fit in the the colour scheme, and maybe even adding a gathered scrap of tuille to the bride's headband to create a veil.
I have also designed a pattern of Percy the Pigeon, a character who appears in a new children's book, Matty-boy and the Secret Pigeon Racket by Anita Hunt, part of the proceeds of which will be donated to an anti-bullying charity. You can download the pattern for free by visiting www.areyoubeingbullied.com and clicking on 'Get your own Percy' in the right-hand menu.Another pattern released February
Here's hoping 2012 will be a happy, healthy, and enjoyable year for you all, with plenty of good luck and lots of knitted-toy projects to enjoy.
Happy toymaking!"