Overview
- The series premiered on 2 November with ten contestants gathering in a Scottish “yarn barn” for weekly individual and team challenges.
- Episode one set a 12-hour Fair Isle vest task and an unprepared group challenge to cover a sofa, ending with one contestant cast off.
- Tom Daley presents as an experienced knitter, with reviewers noting his credible, enthusiastic hosting rather than a showboating role.
- Judges Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell bring high-end design credentials, with experience for major fashion houses anchoring the show’s craft legitimacy.
- Early reviews from UK outlets describe a wholesome, mesmeric tone layered with knitting puns and familiar reality-competition beats, and praise a diverse cast.