Christmas Closing 2024

Christmas Closing 2024

by Shopify API in Blog

Hello everyone, a quick post for you today! As of now (Monday 23rd December at 1pm) we are now closed for our Christmas break. We will reopen on Tuesday 7th January 2025 at 9am, during this time no orders will be dispatched or emails responded to.

We'd like to wish all our wonderful customers, friends, and followers a very Happy Christmas! Thank you so much for your custom and support this year – it means the world to us. We hope your festive season is filled with joy, love, and plenty of knitting!

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