It comes with 25 bottles of ink in a range of colours and finishes, including standard, shimmer, chameleon and even scented inks.

Think about whether you’d prefer a calendar that runs for the whole of Advent, or a 12 days of Christmas one to bring some cheer to the start of January. Once you have stitched all 25 motifs on to your calendar, you will have a beautiful Chrismas themed pattern to display. With patterns that are simple enough to finish in a day, it's great for both beginners and experienced crocheters.Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. For those who love many crafts, this craft advent calendar includes tools and accessories that will be great for knitting, crochet and sewing. It’s packaged in a lovely box, however, it isn’t one where the gifts are behind individual doors, so you will see everything once you open it – but we think making something each day with your new yarn is fun enough anyway!

Now in its fourth year, the Christmas Countdown Stitchy Box is one of the most popular crafting advent calendars on Etsy. Instead of 12 or 24 days of gifts, with the Hobbii Advent calendars you get four presents, to be opened each Sunday in the lead up to Christmas. The contents of this Advent calendar are published in advance, so if you're someone who likes to know what they're getting you can take a sneak peek at the list – or keep it a secret and enjoy the surprise! The calendar comes with 24 skeins of DMC Tapestry Wool in a beautifully curated colour palette, a collection of five all-new patterns in a premium printed booklet, and all the supplies you need to complete your projects. We don’t have any clues about specific colourways or themes for this calendar, but that doesn’t appear to have affected its popularity!

This Ladvent yarn calendar has that classic calendar styling, so behind each door you’ll find a sweet 25g ball of merino yarn, plus you also get a selection of exclusive knitting patterns that can be made with your yarn. Although it's not strictly for crafting, this gorgeous advent calendar deserves an honourable mention, as it's a paper-lover's dream.

The kit contains nine balls of 100% British wool from luxury yarn brand West Yorkshire Spinners in one of three colour combinations, as well as a crochet tool kit, laser cut tag, crochet pattern and a how to crochet booklet – meaning it also makes a great gift for complete crochet beginners! This craft advent calendar is the perfect way for any budding sewist to build themselves a handy kit of must-have pieces. We know it can be done in about an hour each day and some days will have less stitching than others. As a niche item, craft advents often cost more than your average advent, but there are plenty of budget options available too. Expect bright and rainbow shades of yarn, as this year's calendar is described as “This year we're off to Sparkly Rainbowcatland Fairground for The Catnival Is Over.Presented in a beautiful box with individually wrapped packets inside, you’ll get 24 luxury stitch markers that all have a Christmas or Enchanted Forest theme. From the cutest pincushions to thimbles and needle threaders, this Christmas countdown has everything you need to get prepared for next year's sewing tasks. It comes with everything you need to stitch and decorate your own felt advent calendar, and is a brilliant first sewing project, too.

What started as a hobby a decade ago led to Matt developing a passion (and then a career) with crochet. It's a concept we hadn't come across before, but it's easy to see why this spin on the traditional advent calendar is an Etsy bestseller. Perfect for kids and big kids alike, this plasticine advent calendar from MenKind is a great way to get stuck into a little daily craft project.You also get two download codes for two patterns – any one of the patterns designed for Advent calendars, plus one pattern designed for making the most of your scraps. Much as it would be lovely to sit and do craft projects on Christmas Eve we know that's not practical for most of us so we wouldn't do that to you. Alternatively most other PDF readers can also be used, for example the PDF-XChange Viewer and the Foxit Reader. He previously worked as Digital Assistant for Simply Crochet magazine and is our in house video editing pro. Those with overflowing stashes can still join in the fun with haberdashery and accessory calendars, packed with tools and treats for yarn crafters.