In 2019, I decided not to have a chocolate advent calendar, nor a LEGO one. I bought a crochet advent calendar. How does that work you ask?
In November, a parcel arrived, and within this was all the wool and stuffing we needed, but no patterns or any hint towards what we would be making. Each day in December, an email was sent, which part of a pattern for each of the animals we were making. All we knew, was the names. Of course, being a teacher, my work came first, so I get quite behind, but I managed to catch up when we finished for the Christmas holidays.

Elden the Yule Goat.

The Yule Goat is a Scandinavian symbol of Christmas. He is a benevolent being who is the giver of Christmas gifts! The Yule Goat is celebrated and immortalised in Christmas ornaments, and even giant wicker statues, throughout Nordic countries.

Estella the Clockwork Nightingale. 

Estella embodies the stunning clockwork nightingale from the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale ‘The Nightingale’.