Knit a mini Percy the Pigeon

 

Do you enjoy knitting?

Percy the Pigeon is a character from my children’s novel – Matty-boy & the Secret Pigeon Racket, to encourage a child that they are not alone if they are being bullied.

I contacted the very talented toy designer – Alan Dart who designs knitted and fabric toys. Alan very kindly designed a knitting pattern of Percy, from the lovely illustration by Sarah Miskelly.

 

Be a part of our campaign and made a difference to a child

We are also asking knitters to join our campaign by donating their knitted Percy the Pigeons to their local schools, ot youth groups, to spread Percy’s important message – ‘Please tell someone if you are being bullied.’

 

Fundraising Campaign

My aim is to raise as much money for my fundraising campaign for Bullying UK, through book and gift sales, as well as through generous donations from knitters for the fantastic Alan Dart knitting pattern.

Please consider making a donation to the fundraising campaign when you teceive the pattern; all donations will make a difference!

A donation of £2.00 makes a difference to 20 young people who are affected by bullying.

 

You can make a donation by clicking on my Justgiving widget on this page, or by visiting this link -  Just Giving.

 

Have you knitted a Percy the Pigeon?

Don’t  forget to take a photo of your finished Percy, we would love to see him! If you would like to encourage others to make a Percy, you can either send a photo for display on this website or add to our facebook page.

This is a photo of my Percy knitted by my mum.

 

To get your copy of the pattern:

Please email me, and I will send you a pdf copy of Alan’s pattern. Please allow up to 24 hours for your pattern to be emailed to you.

We hope you enjoy knitting him, if you would like to be a part of our campaign by donating mini Percy’s to your local schools or youth groups, information can be found here.

Any donations to the anti-bullying campaign would be gratefully received, even a couple of pounds will make a difference to the charity Bullying UK, who we are raising funds for – will you help us reach our target?

Anita – author of Matty-boy & The Secret Pigeon Racket

 

Percy the Pigeon knitting pattern terms and conditions

If you would like a copy of the Percy knitting pattern, please agree to our terms and conditions.
It can be printed for your personal use, but not resold, loaned, photocopied, scanned, transferred on to CD,or transmitted to a third party.

Pattern and finished Percy photograph © 2009 Alan Dart

If you agree with the above T&C’s please click below for the knitting pattern

(note: you will need adobe reader to be able to open pattern)

 

If you live in the US, Knitting Beads has a percy kit (Percy Pigeon in a bag) available for $6.99

Alan Dart and his toy designs

He regularly appears in the magazine – ‘Simply Knitting‘

Alan Dart, who designed the Percy the Pigeon knitting pattern, has more designs available to download from his website from £2.50 each.You can view these by visiting www.alandart.co.uk and going to the products page.