knitting

We’re woolly winners! Hundreds of you entered the Mail’s lockdown knitting competition

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Knitting needles at the ready! Back in 1932, the Daily Mail Knitting Contest was one of our most popular competitions ever, and during lockdown earlier this year, we relaunched it — challenging readers in 2020 to unleash their creativity and design their own jumper. Judged by a panel including TV crafting queen Kirstie Allsopp, acclaimed … Read more

The best hobby-based holidays around the world, from painting in Greece to knitting in Ireland

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For all its frustrations and difficulties, lockdown had some silver linings.  Simply being able to avoid crammed commutes was the biggest for many, while for others it was the opportunity to try new hobbies: watercolour painting, gardening or learning a language, perhaps. Now restrictions have eased, we can take these skills on holiday — or … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Tom Daley takes up knitting but it’s sending his husband off the deep end! 

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Tom Daley’s husband goes off the deep end about his knitting! Olympic diver Tom Daley’s new knitting hobby, which he has taken up to keep him occupied during self-isolation, is not going down too well with his husband, film producer Dustin Lance Black. ‘Why am I the one who at night is going to bed, … Read more

Knit for victory! In 1932, the Mail ran a much-loved knitting contest

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It was one of the most hotly contested Daily Mail competitions ever. The 1932 Knitting Contest challenged readers to design their own jumper — and thousands responded. Entries were highly original: one had two tiny dolls attached; another (right) made a virtue of the £200 cash prize. Now, with the country in lockdown, we’re relaunching … Read more