The Crafty Bird 2026 Advent Calendar - Christmas at Downton Abbey - WEEKLY Advent- Ready to Ship - NEW

The Weekly theme this year is Christmas at Downton Abbey. The weekly advent this year will be lightly speckled semi solid tonals that will complement the daily advent.

Have a look at the photos on the listing for colour inspiration - the colours will be a close match to these!

The Weekly Advent Contents:

• 5 x 100g or 50g skeins of hand dyed yarn
• Some little extras (these will be the same or similar to the ones in the daily Advent)

Individually wrapped and numbered, and presented in a luxury box. 

There are 5 base options for the calendar:

• 80/20 Sock - 80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon - 365m per 100g
• Cosy 4 Ply - 100% Superwash Merino - 400m per 100g
• Gold Sparkle Sock -  75% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon, 5%  Gold Stellina Sparkle - 400m per 100g
• Silky 4 Ply - 80% Superwash Merino, 20% Silk - 365m per 100g
• Cosy DK - 100% Superwash Merino - 225m per 100g
• Gold Sparkle DK - 75% Superwash Merino Wool, 20% Nylon,
  5% Gold Stellina Sparkle. 212m/100g
• Cloud Fluff Laceweight - 50 g skein. 65% Baby Suri Alpaca,
  35% Silk, Non Superwash. 400m/50g
• Alpaca DK Fluff - 50g skein. 100% Alpaca. Non superwash.
  150m/50g

There will be some fun surprise Downton Abbey themed extras! They will all be handmade/hand finished by me or another small business.

There are 2 options for payment:

Pay in Full - payment for the advent taken in full upon ordering

Pay in Instalments -  3 instalments - £50 due upon ordering (plus shipping), and 2 further instalments of of £30 and £30 on 30th June and 31st August. Please make sure you supply me with your correct email address, so that I can invoice you correctly if you are paying in instalments.  In the event that these instalments are not paid, the advent calendar will not be supplied and the initial deposit will not be refunded.

All calendars will be shipped in late October/early November ready to open on 1st December. International Orders will be shipped earlier to ensure they arrive in time. 

Multiple advents ordered at once will be shipped separately due to size and weight, so you will need to pay for 2 lots of shipping.

If you change your address between ordering and receiving the calendar, it is your responsibility to ensure I know - please email me on thecraftybird22@gmail.com and your address will be changed. 

Advent's are not included in the free shipping offer. 

There will be no returns or refunds available on the advent. 

All items are packaged in eco friendly and recyclable materials. As little as possible single use plastic is used in any of the packaging or posting materials - any used is biodegradable or recyclable (depending on your location). Please do recycle or reuse where you can!

Colours in each skein will vary slightly due to the nature of hand dyed yarn. If using more than one skein it is recommended to alternative the skeins on each row to alleviate the differences.

Hand washing in cold/lukewarm water with a wool wash is recommended for this yarn (or machine washing on a cool wool wash). Colours may run slightly on the first washing but this is normal. Do not tumble dry!