A group of island knitters have demanded an apology from Channel 4 over its portrayal of traditional techniques during a new show fronted by Tom Daley. The broadcaster’s latest series Game of Wool: ...

A Shetland MSP has written to the boss of Channel 4 inviting producers and Tom Daley to visit the island amid claims they ‘misrepresented’ traditional knitting techniques on a new reality show. The ...

Shetland islanders have criticised a television knitting competition hosted by Tom Daley of misrepresenting their heritage. Shetland’s Organisation of Knitters (SOK) has accused Channel 4 show Game of ...

Knitters and crafters had been anticipating Channel 4’s new craft show Game of Wool for some time. Knitting, so long the poor relation of the textile crafts, was finally to take centre stage on ...

The Mitten Handbook (Abrams Books, 2017) acts as an instructional manual for knitting custom mittens. Author Mary Scott Huff encourages knitters to create their own unique mittens by combining ...

A Shetland knitting organisation has raised thousands of pounds to help “preserve, promote, and protect” their heritage from ...

(CNN) — Which fashion item is as beloved by members of the royal family as it is by JLo? Or as relevant on the runways of 2023 as in the knitting catalogs of 1960? The answer is surprisingly festive.

I arrived on Fair Isle, in Scotland’s Shetland Islands, intent upon buying a sweater. Fair Isle knitting has been replicated worldwide but the genuine article can only be found on the ...