"A new generation of knitters is taking the world by storm, says Tom Daley, striding towards us in his ankle-length woollen poncho. With just two needles, they are testing the limits of creativity. And so it proves, as 10 of the nation's finest amateur wool enthusiasts join the Olympic diver (and recently murdered Celebrity Traitor) to battle it out, stitch by stitch for the chance to win the ineffably snuggly eight-part series Game of Wool: Britain's Best Knitter."
"To tell me that I have to express myself using a super-chunky yarn is like asking a vegetarian to express themselves through the medium of steak, he tuts. Holger wears a bow tie and has brought a knitted emotional support chicken with him. Yes, it represents me, he says, wearily. It is a nonchalant chicken. It's clearly only a matter of time before Holger and his emotional support chicken are given their own series, in which they journey between spa towns in search of Britain's smallest doily."
"You have 12 hours to give us a really cohesive design concept, warns judge and veteran designer Di Gilpin, who has garnished her power-bun with what else? knitting needles. It's a car crash, sighs co-judge Sheila Greenwell, peering 12 hours later at a sofa covering that looks like a condemned Soviet-era circus tent. You can do it, everyone! whoops Daley, who somehow manages to be simultaneously a 5ft 10in professional adult sports male and a capering pixie, scampering and giggling"
Tom Daley hosts an eight-part knitting competition called Game of Wool: Britain's Best Knitter. Ten amateur knitters compete in time-limited creative challenges judged by veteran designer Di Gilpin and co-judge Sheila Greenwell. Tasks range from novelty tank tops and bodysuits for sofas to 1980s jumpers and hats for greyhounds. Contestants include a cybersecurity student, an ex-Royal Marine, a wise knitter named Ailsa, a tense librarian, a self-defeating cruise ship singer, and an eccentric bow-tied knitter named Holger with a knitted emotional support chicken. Challenges demand cohesive design concepts in limited hours and produce humorous, uneven results with sharp critique and buoyant encouragement.
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