How do you turn knitting into a competition show? People love it because it is creative and engaging, yes, but also meditative, repetitive, time consuming. Surely once that has been mangled by time-based challenges and TV tropes, what makes the hobby so wonderful will be lost?

This is just one of the reasons why the knitting community have been wary of Game of Wool : Britain’s Best Knitter , Channel 4’s new competition series in the mould of Bake Off . Another is the host. While Olympic diver turned knitter Tom Daley is charming, TV-ready, and clearly passionate about all things wool, there were assumptions he would take the spotlight and make the show about his own brightly coloured, chunky knits which are… not to everyone’s taste.

As a proper knitting head, I was ready to find

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