Here are my current recommended last ordering dates for delivery by Christmas 2022.
If you order by the date given below for your country/region, I will guarantee to have your item(s) in the post by the Royal Mail’s last recommended posting date for Christmas. Delivery time is not guaranteed, however, even for tracked services – ie, even if I post before the deadline, your items may still arrive after Christmas. In all cases, I strongly recommend ordering as early as you can to avoid any stress.
Royal Mail’s recommended last posting dates have been brought forward compared to previous years due to strikes by Royal Mail workers on top of the ongoing effects of Brexit and the Coronavirus, so you would be well advised to place any orders as early as possible. None of my items are perishable, after all, and will happily store (in a dry environment) until the big day.
Please see the Royal Mail’s Service Updates page for current information on UK and international deliveries.
If I receive a large quantity of orders I may have to move the dates below forward, and you risk being disappointed if you haven’t placed your order.
I can of course send items directly to a recipient for you. If you’d still like to order early in this case, I can mark the parcels “Don’t open until Christmas” on the outside, if you let me know during the checkout process.
Due to the popularity of my kits, I’m finding it harder and harder to make time to crochet many items – my robin ornaments and pine cones for example – so if they are something you have your eye on, I suggest you grab them as soon as you see them in stock, as I may not be able to restock.
If a fixed delivery date is really important to you, please contact me and we can look into a guaranteed service.
Overseas customers should please read my specific information on International Deliveries.
Please always read my full Terms and Conditions.
If you order after the last posting date for your country/region, or are not ordering for Christmas, that’s absolutely fine, please place your order as normal. I will continue to process your order in the usual timescales.
The dates apply to “close of business” on the given date – which for me is around 8pm UK time.
Ready-to-ship Items
This includes my kits, gift sets, personalised notepads, printed patterns, crochet hook sets, most brooches, some key fobs and some greetings cards.
- British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Anguilla — date now passed
- China — date now passed
- Australia and New Zealand — date now passed
- Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Far and Middle East, rest of Caribbean — 2nd December
- Cyprus, Malta, Greece, Turkey and Eastern Europe (excl. Czech Rep, Poland & Slovakia) — 4th December
- United States & Canada — 5th December
- Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden — 5th December
- Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia Spain, Switzerland — 6th December
- Belgium, France, Luxembourg — 8th December
- UK Mainland (standard shipping) — 9th December
- UK Mainland (tracked 24-hour shipping – not guaranteed) — 15th December
Made-to-order Items
This includes my pinecones, hanging ornaments, miniature Christmas trees, smaller sets of fruit and vegetables, some small gifts, some brooches and some greetings cards.
- British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Anguilla — date now passed
- Australia, New Zealand, China — date now passed
- Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Far and Middle East, rest of Caribbean — date now passed
- Cyprus, Malta, Greece, Turkey and Eastern Europe (excl. Czech Rep, Poland & Slovakia) — date now passed
- United States & Canada — date now passed
- Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden — date now passed
- Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia Spain, Switzerland — 5th December
- Belgium, France, Luxembourg — 6th December
- UK Mainland (standard shipping) — 5th December
- UK Mainland (tracked 24-hour shipping) — 11th December
Larger and Bespoke Orders
This includes custom designs, sets of six or more fruit and vegetables, large orders of hanging ornaments and anything I am making specifically for you.
- British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Anguilla — date now passed
- Australia, New Zealand, China — date now passed
- Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Far and Middle East, rest of Caribbean — date now passed
- Cyprus, Malta, Greece, Turkey and Eastern Europe (excl. Czech Rep, Poland & Slovakia) — date now passed
- United States & Canada — date now passed
- Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden — date now passed
- Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia Spain, Switzerland — date now passed
- Belgium, France, Luxembourg — date now passed
- UK Mainland (standard shipping) — date now passed
- UK Mainland (tracked 24-hour shipping) — depends on items, I will confirm individually
Don’t forget, I can always ship directly to your recipient to save time, and can include eco-friendly gift wrapping on most items.
If you order after the last posting date for your country/region, or are not ordering for Christmas, that’s absolutely fine, please place your order as normal. I will continue to process your order in the usual timescales, but note that I will not be posting any items between 21st December 2022 and 2nd January 2023 inclusive. The Royal Mail’s delivery schedule will also be affected by the Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays.
Digital Items
You can continue to download my digital crochet patterns throughout the holidays from all the usual places:
- Little Conkers crochet patterns on Ravelry
- Little Conkers crochet patterns on Etsy
- Little Conkers crochet patterns on LoveCrafts
However, please note that if you have a question about a pattern or any other query, I will not be able to answer your questions whilst I’m offline between 22nd and 29th December 2022 inclusive.