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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 regularly in Simply Knitting and Woman's Weekly
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 for only £2.50 each.
"This month's two patterns have been chosen to give you plenty of time to start knitting in readiness for autumn and winter.
The Witch appeared with her cauldron in Simply Knitting last year, but in anticipation of this Hallowe'en she has conjured up an apprentice black cat to assist with spell-casting and brew-stirring. Cat is only allowed to wear a novice's purple hat at the moment, but may soon prove to be an expert yarn-tangling mischief-maker ..... so keep an eye on your knitting!
This miniature Nativity set was designed for Woman's Weekly in 2005 and is the smallest of all the versions I have created. The figures will all fit easily into the knitted stable for safe storage, so they can be brought out and arranged each year to become part of your Christmas traditions.More patterns released September
Happy toymaking."