A whole month is waaaaay to long to wait for Christmas when you are a little person, so -Tah-da - the 7 days advents calendar.
Complete with 6 little toys and the long awaited for Santa in pocket 7 - oh and we must not forget Rudolf overlooking all the fun.

If you have not got the time to knit all the little toys, you could always fill the pockets with sweet.

Made with either a crochet or knitted backing which is 24 inches long including the hanging tabs.

The pattern includes instructions for the backing, tabs, pockets and all the toys - including Rudolf and his wreath. There is also a template for the numbers.

The pattern is easy to follow with many pictures to help you along the way.

Here are the materials you will need.
For the backing
100g of cream or white Aran weight yarn/US Worsted/
8 wip
Less than 10g red DK/US 8ply/11wip (for edging)
Size 6mm/US J10 crochet hook
For knitted version
A pair of needles size 4.5mm/UK7/US7

Pockets and toys
A pair of needles size 3mm/UK11/US3 (used for toys)
4.5mm/UK7/US7 (used for all pockets – except Santa’s)
DK/US 8ply/11 wip
Not more than 25g :-
Red
Green
Medium brown
Odd scraps of:-
White
Black
Orange
Dark green
Honey brown
Dark brown
Dark green
Flesh or pale pink
Cream (reindeer horns)
Additional items
Scrap of metallic silver and gold thread (optional)
Small bell or trimmings (optional)
1 x 15mm plastic toy eye.
Clear multipurpose glue
square of white felt
wooden dowel or natural twig
Fibrefill