Knitting show is trying to pull the wool over viewers' eyes, say Shetlanders

The group chat for Shetland knitters was popping off, said one of their number, as they settled down to watch the first episode of Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter.

- Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

The programme is anew Channel 4 competition hosted by former Olympian and crafts enthusiast Tom Daley, but the group’s eager anticipation soon unravelled as they watched.

It became clear to these seasoned knitters that the Sunday primetime programme - which focused on Shetland’s Fair Isle technique - was littered with errors, prompting bitter disappointment, claims of cultural appropriation and demands for a correction from the broadcaster.

Frustration that a series intended to showcase knitting to a wider audiences should get so many things wrong about the historic technique has been palpable, according to practitioners contacted by the Guardian.