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@@LearningToLinka honestly Argentina to UK in 3 days is mental! My bag is more well travelled than i am! 😂 Yes this def wasn’t RM this time - and i agree - it felt to me like i was being fobbed off by the postage label being created. Its a real shame but its put me off ordering again because the delay was long and it wasn’t the posties fault. I have been missed once by another seller & they were so apologetic and got it sorted asap when i flagged to them. It just left me feeling disappointed when it was my first purchasing experience sadly. I never like to hide from you all - i always want to be upfront and honest xx

@@irene10991 there are some carparks down the bottom - means its about a 30 mins walk away near Richmond athletic stadium Honestly its thrown me soo bad too - i like parking in the Kew one and i know where i am - i don’t like the change but i can’t face the train instead xx

@@ShellstarStitches ugh I know! I really don’t like the train option but also don’t fancy walking that far to car in the evening 🙈 I wonder if the car park situation is because they’ve booked it out for the fee paying attendees for the light show which technically we are also!

@ not sure to be honest but i think a few of us will be walking down together or the 65 bus apparently runs super regularly and can take us down that way. I have to say i’m a bit anxious about it now xx

@@ShellstarStitches aww don’t be. If there’s people parking there also they’ll be plenty of people walking back. Bonus - you get to know another parking spot near Kew if the parking situation arises again 👍🏼 xx

@ yeah i just hate things out of my control and it makes me uneasy. I’ve got so used to knowing where i’m going! This is true and aiming to meet my friend at the same place so we will be walking there and back together xx

@@sharonsutcliffe who knows what it is now - i’m so confused 😂. Thank you - they are both stunning - honestly loving both these advents! Xx

@@LearningToLinka oh thats fab! Honestly they are so blingy and i don’t know why my camera is not picking it up. It might be that i’m using the front camera rather than the back one xx

@@sharonsutcliffe honestly every year i love it and never disappointed. Kassie does such a fab job with it! They go on sale about April time if i remember rightly and you can do pay in 4. Xxx

@@yasmingeorge5173 aww thats a shame - i quite like having something different. But be intrigued to see how many of them we get / if anymore. I suppose they have to try something different and see how its received Are you enjoying the advent otherwise though so far? Xx

@@LearningToLinka thank you! Thats the afternoon i’ve had driving me crazy - i forgot the “2” 😂 xxx

@@wendydouce1870 ahhh ok i will make sure i do them at the end and warn for you! You can then leave the live early. Who knows - last year i did end up live on xmas day! Ooh sorry for being a bad influence but hope you are enjoying it? Xxx

@@margaretkillick7006 i had to re read Carp as i misread it! Whats in that - fishing tackle etc? A few of you with jigsaw advents - i must look these up for next year! Xxx

Yes fishing tackle 😂

@ not teeny tiny carp in each day 😂. Hope he is enjoying it! Xx

@@irene10991 haha no they definitely did not! I just prefer them stuffed than floppy 😂 Well done for being up to date - i’m now well behind so i’ll join you when you do again hehe xxx

@@LearningToLinka oh wow the jigsaw one sounds amazing! How big will it end up do you think? There must be some really odd calendars out there - they are becoming so popular now xxx

@@ShellstarStitchesthe fun thing about it is they’re all little individual ones and then you glue them so you have 24 Christmas decorations! They’re about 10-15cm each and every one is done by a different artist as well. It’s been a really fun part of advent to have to make them each morning

@ that’s so cool - it sounds like a really fab and unusual calendar, also it makes you sit and stop whilst you do your jigsaw. We all need that at this time of year! Xx

@@sharonsutcliffe thanks! Its actually got matching trousers too 😝. I honestly have no idea i’m so awful at fairytales! Xxx

@@sharonsutcliffe as there is no more yarn boxes now it def is a mystery. I’m never very good at guessing - all of you end up helping me with who it might be! Xx

@@suzannejones5992 ahhh fab - that’s good to know thank you as with this being a wearable it needs to survive washing if required!

@maryeaston4874 yes i absolutely meant bluebell 😂. Glad you realised! I’m amazed my brain worked at all last night after the work day i had! Ahh thats fair enough. because i don’t “do” wips I’m a bit the same - i just want to crack on and get finished. But i have been making other things in between (little xmas makes) Be interesting to see what else is planned in the advent pattern…there must be more to it coming xxx

@@sharonsutcliffe Kassie at Woolly Mama excels every year. It’s always a good one and right up my street! Xx

@@sharonsutcliffe thank you - not a made one lol its from New Look 😂 Yes exactly this! Always need plenty of blankets for sure! I only use xmassy ones in December xxx

@@LearningToLinka i’m so sorry you had a panic attack. I totally understand- i am the same when Jasper our bun gets poorly. Sending you hugs Aww thank you i’m really glad you have enjoyed them and they helped today Xx

@@suzannejones5992 i can’t do floppy limbs 😂

@@sharonsutcliffe gosh i had the elves and the shoemaker book! Core memory unlocked right there! Its going to be intriguing this week seeing more come together xxx

@@suzannejones5992 the beetroot yarn is stunning No i’ve gone rogue because i hate stuffing through the smaller holes so i go rogue and stuff before we are told to! You haven’t gone wrong - i’ve gone off piste! Xx

@@LearningToLinka oh no thats such a shame! Are they sending you the “missing” skein still? Christmas fay box sounds lovely! Xx

@@ShellstarStitchessadly I don’t think she is sending it as I’m not sure she had any left. She’s a really small seller and this year was her first year doing an advent box so there have been a couple of teething issues (she wrapped them all in tissue paper which split as she sent it in a bag not a box) - trying to be understanding because clearly she’s still in the learning phase of her business, but it’s also my first time doing a yarnvent so it’s been a bit disappointing too

@ aww thats a shame and its lovely of you to be understanding about it. But definitely give the constructive helpful feedback so she knows for next year and can address it. That way she will ensure she gets repeat customers xxx

@@ShellstarStitches​​⁠coming back to this because I wanted to update you after seeing you talk about your bad customer service experience. I took your advice and sent a follow up message asking if she would be ok to put the day that I’m missing in the Christmas box I’ve got ordered, and she was so sweet in her reply and is actually now including a whole selection of mini skeins to make up for the mistake. Thank you for encouraging me to give her that extra nudge!

@ aww i’m glad you spoke to her about it. Discount was nice of her but thats making you spend more money when actually advents can be expensive enough. Wow thats a nice make up if she is including a few mini skeins Its only about asking for what you should have received from outset - i never think there is any harm especially if you are polite which i always am. Just i do love shopping with small businesses and the odd times it has gone wrong they go over and above because they value their reputation and repeat customers I just sometimes find even just some communication would help. Radio silence drives me up the wall more than anything! Xx

@@sharonsutcliffe every year its so stunning - i am never disappointed xxx

@@sharonsutcliffe thank you - i am really pleased with both! Xx

@@Michele-sn6et thank you and for watching. Oooh the mulberry colour is stunning! Enjoy it when it arrives! Xx

@@Knitsandkittys honestly… no idea 😂. I have a few advents stored up. I really want to do a jumper or cardigan and i might just manage one with 480g of advent but its almost like i’m too scared to use it snd run out mid project! What was your pattern either yours? Yes i think that might be likely for the Toft make. Omg magic step were THE greatest shoe of my childhood! Xxx

@ yes yarn chicken is stressful and crochet jumpers do use a lot of yarn. I haven’t opened my pattern, I am going to open the yarn first and then end with the pattern as I’m not planning on starting it yet and I would like a Xmas eve surprise. I expect it is a shawl though as it is 12 minis. Little drops of wonderful channel has done a video on patterns to do with mini skeins. They really were the best shoes 🤣 I’m glad someone else remembers them 🤣🙌🏻 I’m enjoying living the toft advent vicariously through you. 😊

@ i hate yarn chicken esp with handdye as its not like you can just order more! I will have a look over the xmas break and see if i can find something suitable Thats a good idea saving your pattern to the end - its always nice to have some sort of surprise at xmas xxx

@ ps glad you are enjoying the Toft via me! 😂

@@louiseroache7965 ahh thank you for coming along to watch in the evenings! Really glad you are enjoying them! Which yarn advent do you have and also which skin tone for Toft did you go for? Xx

@@ShellstarStitchesI went for oatmeal again 😊 and I have the little grey girl advent box,only just got into the hand dyed yarn and now keep seeing so many lovely advents. Also bought a hide and hammer bag after seeing yours and love it I feel I now need other sizes of the bags 😂

@ ahh matching me - we can compare at the end! There are honestly so many indie dyer advents - a lot ten to do up for sale April onwards (so people can split pay). So keep your eyes peeled. Is your little grey girl a daily advent? Oooh which H&H bag did you go for? Its a really slippery slope and sorry for enabling 😂 xxx

@@suzannejones5992 no worries or apology necessary. They are there saved to enjoy whenever. I hope your new job is going well so far? Good idea on Hansel & Gretel xx

@ShellstarStitches thank you

@@sharonsutcliffe they are lovely aren’t they! Enjoying them already… as i always do - pretty shiny, soft squishy 😂 xxx

@@yasmingeorge5173 thanks i am glad you understand where i’m coming from. I’m sure someone might thoroughly love it but considering my new bag was only £30 more i just felt disappointed this time. I don’t mind orange choc but i saw is choc covered orange rind so i won’t like that sadly Haha i am the same! If they are all faulty i won’t buy one. I’ve asked before if they had more out back and shop assistants have looked at me weird because i said the ones on the shelves aren’t up to quality. If i am paying for something i don’t want to buy something already damaged. I love my Toft and Woolly Mamas every year - i am never disappointed with either of those each year! Xx

@@minervan5754 oh wow really?! Thank you for letting me know. The bag is lovely but yes like you say it is strange they don’t have their own online shop. Did they have bags for sale at the show you saw them at? X

@@beckofallcrafts sorry you were at A&E - i hope all ok? Not to worry these will all go under my Lives tab and be saved xx

@@LearningToLinka oooh those all sound lovely and good work on the advent calendar quantities! Woman after my own heart! X

@@Tiredmum oh wow really? Is it a toft hook you are using or a different one? X

@@sharonsutcliffe its so nice isn’t it! Glistens in the light at every angle! Thank you - still on the border but getting there…need to do fringing and surface bobbles but got a day of crochet on Friday to hopefully finish it off! xxx

@@lorraineball7683 oh nice! I’m glad i could keep you company whilst you were working on it! 😉 😂 You will finish before me Lorraine so i can’t wait to see yours Omg yes! I got in a bit of a blanket tangle last night as was under a normal one and then this one on too whilst i was working it haha Have a good week xxx

@ if you have the purple crochet hook (I can’t remember the make the length is exactly 10 cm… no need for washing tape

@ i haven’t even read that instruction yet lol. Is that for the surface bobbles? Or Fringing? Xx

@@suzannejones5992 thank you! I managed quite a bit last night - finished emerald and need to grab my last peach round (its getting close on the yarn front!) I will have a look at the bobbled after the border i think. I probably will do them but just needed something simple and repetitive the last few nights so jumped ahead. Did you sew on your label? Xx

@ShellstarStitches good idea. I haven't sewn the label yet as I had to knit a hat for a friend. I will see the ends in and do the toft advent then I'll see the label so it's ready for my trip to newcastle after Xmas. It's freezing there, how's it where you are?

@@suzannejones5992 i think i’ll finish the border then sew in my ends for that before doing the surface bobbled. Otherwise that will be too many ends for me! I don’t want to give up right at the end with the ends 😂 The weekend it was awful with strong winds and rain. Today bright sunshine but cold. So very hit and miss. Think north has more issues with residual snow and now potential flooding from the storm Xx

@ShellstarStitches I have a question, not serious, how on earth do you keep yourself from looking in the advent boxes. I'm going crazy. One minute the urge is so strong to look at the contents the next I'm telling myself it will spoil the surprise and I can't do anything because the instructions are by email. Such a good idea but really difficult to cope with, lol.

@ haha i know someone (not naming names) who opens all of hers as soon as it arrives I think for me because i don’t really get presents or i know what i am getting there is no surprise as an adult. So i refrain from opening so i still get some of that excitement / magic of xmas with not knowing what i’m getting. 😂 When i used to get presents from my friends at school for xmas as a teen i used to open them carefully see what they were then re wrap them to open again at xmas 😂 xxx

@@sharonsutcliffe thank you! There will be more for you again this year! If you can ever get yourself one they are lovely to have but appreciate especially for this time of year they aren’t the cheapest. I love that so many sellers now let you do instalments which is how i did my Woolly Mama this year from about April xxx

@@suzannejones5992 yay! Glad yours arrived safely! So its not just a being in the UK thing then! And possibly not seeing the sun for months… i am just struggling even getting up for work and i work from home so its not like its much effort required. I’m not normally a snooze alarm person but i have been this week! Xx

@ShellstarStitches Michelle you have just lost your nan. Grief/death is devastating. I know from experience, I lost my eldest daughter. British society does not allow for the grieving process which can take 18 months or more. There are some very good sites that will help you understand what you are experiencing. If you need to talk, I'm here.

@@suzannejones5992 bless you thank you and i’m so sorry regarding your Daughter. Sending my best to you. I think it’s the british way - just get up and carry on isn’t it. I think this time of year as well it’s always worse. I would normally be thinking what to make her for xmas this year. Looking forward to advent and things to keep me busy xxx

@@ShellstarStitches I know it's difficult there because you are not allowed to be emotional, here what they do is lay a place at the table and have an empty chair at all family gatherings for 1 year. It seems to help greatly. You can make flowers and take them to her grave. You are part of her so you will always have her with you. Love, strength and happiness to you.

@ i very much like that idea. I will be getting an ornament to put on my tree as i have them all on there at xmas. Its about a 2 hour drive down to where she will be. Its a shame its not local to me to pop round on. Xxx

@@minervan5754 thank you so much! It worked well last year so want to try and follow the same this year! As best i can anyway xx

@@jenniferwysockey5276 whereabout are you? We are trying to work out if it’s a regional thing! Although i don’t think we will ever work it out 😂 xx