Patricia Evelyn Hutchins (18 June 1942 – 8 November 2017) was an English illustrator, writer of children's books, and broadcaster.

[2] She worked for an advertising agency in London to 1966 when she married Laurence Hutchins and moved to New York City for two years.

[2] There she worked on writing and illustrating her first picture book, Rosie's Walk, published in 1968 by The Bodley Head and Macmillan US.

[6] Pat Hutchins wrote novels for early readers, some illustrated by husband Laurence,[2] and more than two dozen picture books.

She played the role of an artistic narrowboat owner and illustrator, referred to as Loopy Lobes by the two puppet characters because of the large and elaborate earrings she wore during her tenure.