Channel 4 has commissioned The Game of Wool, a new knitting-competition format for delivery to More4.

The 8 x 60’ series is from Glasgow-based, STV Studios-owned Hello Halo and will see 10 creatives tackle their craft in a series of ambitious challenges, with two tasks each week called The Big Knit and The Wee Knit. Filming takes place in rural Scotland, home to wool heritage.

The tasks include creating sculptural pieces, such as furniture, home accessories, clothing and jewellery. Renowned knitters Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell will be the judges along with a different celebrity guest judge each week.

Senior commissioning editor, Clemency Green, said: “I am thrilled to be commissioning this compelling format for More4 and I’m looking forward to seeing the incredible creations our knitters come up with. My main hope is that The Game of Wool encourages people, young and older, to pick up the needles and experience the joy which knitting and creating can bring.”

Head of lifestyle at Channel 4, Jo Street, added: “I’m delighted to commission Hello Halo to produce The Game of Wool for More 4. As a Glasgow-based production company, they’re producing a show deeply rooted in the Scottish countryside and its historical impact, so Hello Halo could not be the more perfect indie to be working on this with.

“I truly hope the fact that knitting is so on trend for the ‘knit-tok’ generation means our show will find enthusiastic audiences in both the crafting community and beyond, bringing this wholesome pursuit to the mainstream who will be able to watch and stream the series on Channel 4.”

The executive producers for Hello Halo are Wendy Rattray and Joff Wilson with Kaia Kryda as development producer.