Here are my current recommended last ordering dates for delivery by Christmas 2023.
If you order by the date given below for your country/region for the item(s) you are ordering, I will guarantee to have your parcel in the post by the Royal Mail’s last recommended posting date for Christmas.
Delivery time is not guaranteed, even for tracked services – ie, even if I post before the deadline, your items may still arrive after Christmas.
Although the Royal Mail does not anticipate the same kinds of problems with deliveries that we saw last year, you never know what is around the corner with adverse weather conditions, etc, so as always you would be well advised to place any orders as early as possible, to avoid additional stress. 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 mini Christmas trees 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 timescale stated on each listing.
The dates apply to “close of business” on the given date – which for me is around 8pm UK time.
Ready-to-ship Items
Unless otherwise stated, this includes my kits, gift sets, personalised notepads, printed patterns and crochet hook sets.
- HM Forces (BFPO) Operational Forces – 20th November
- China — 27th November
- Australia and New Zealand — 2nd December
- Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Far and Middle East, rest of Caribbean — 4th December
- Cyprus, Malta, Greece, Turkey and Eastern Europe (excl. Czech Rep, Poland & Slovakia) — 6th December
- United States & Canada — 10th December
- Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden — 10th December
- Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland — 11th December
- Belgium, France, Luxembourg — 11th December
- UK Mainland (standard shipping) — 16th December
- UK Mainland (tracked 24-hour shipping – not guaranteed) — 19th December
Made-to-order Items
This includes my pinecones, hanging ornaments, miniature Christmas trees, smaller sets of fruit and vegetables, most small gifts, most brooches and most greetings cards.
- HM Forces (BFPO) Operational Forces – 13th November
- China — 20th November
- Australia and New Zealand — 25th November
- Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Far and Middle East, rest of Caribbean — 27th November
- Cyprus, Malta, Greece, Turkey and Eastern Europe (excl. Czech Rep, Poland & Slovakia) — 29th November
- United States & Canada — 3rd December
- Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden — 3rd December
- Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland — 4th December
- Belgium, France, Luxembourg — 4th December
- UK Mainland (standard shipping) — 7th December
- UK Mainland (tracked 24-hour shipping – not guaranteed) — 13th 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.
- HM Forces (BFPO) Operational Forces – 6th November
- Australia, New Zealand, China — 13th November
- Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Far and Middle East and the Caribbean — 20th November
- Cyprus, Malta, Greece, Turkey and Eastern Europe (excl. Czech Rep, Poland & Slovakia) — 22nd November
- United States & Canada — 26th November
- Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden — 26th November
- Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland — 27th November
- Belgium, France, Luxembourg — 28th November
- UK Mainland (standard shipping) — 30th November
- UK Mainland (tracked 24-hour shipping – not guaranteed) — 7th December
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 22nd December 2023 and 5th January 2024 inclusive. The Royal Mail’s delivery schedule will also be affected by the Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays.
Ordering 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 31st December 2023 inclusive.