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Is The Game of Wool Tom Daley’s show?

Posted on 12:00pm Thursday 13th Nov 2025

Now for something controversial !

Is The Game of Wool Tom Daley’s show?

Yes — The Game of Wool is presented by Tom Daley and clearly reflects his growing passion for knitting and crochet. It ties in closely with his book Made with Love, which shares his aim to make yarn crafts fun and accessible for everyone, especially beginners.

The book includes simple projects like a chunky “Fair Isle”–style sweater, a dog hat, and a mix of crochet and knitting patterns. Some of these ideas are already showing up in the TV series — for example, Episode 1's so called Fair Isle inspired vest in chunky yarn and Episode 2’s dog-hat and coat challenge looks a lot like the 'Fair Isle' inspired sweater and the dog-hat pattern from his book.

It’s likely we’ll see more crossover as the series goes on, with challenges inspired by Tom’s own makes.

However, there’s been some controversy online about how the show presents “Fair Isle” knitting. Traditional Fair Isle has a specific history and technique from Shetland, and some knitters feel that calling a super-chunky, multi-colour sweater “Fair Isle” misses that tradition (and other things). The YouTube channel Let’s Get Knitting has done a good job explaining what real Fair Isle is and why it matters. See it here - The Origins of Fair Isle 🐑 Game of Wool: Behind the Knit | Let's Get Knitting 🧶

LET'S GET KNITTING YOUTUBE CHANNEL

Overall, The Game of Wool is spreading awareness and enthusiasm for yarn crafts — even if, for experienced knitters, it feels more like light entertainment than a technical masterclass.

(I’ll be watching future episodes to see what other projects from Made with Love appear — especially fringed sweater's)