Patterson, Deborah

Deb, designer/author of this publication, also known as Debonair Designs, was born and raised in England, where her mom taught her the art of knitting at a tender young age. In 1991 she met and married her American husband while on vacation in the US, and has lived there ever since. Her first introduction to the popular American Girl Dolls came in 2006, since she was already knitting sweaters for teddy bears, her husband suggested she knit for these dolls too, and so began her love affair designing and knitting for dolls.