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Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · Sep 18

Good evening #Taskmaster sickos, I made you something xxx

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The top left corner of the Task Towel is shown against a red velvet background, flanked by a gold pineapple. You can see the results of Series 1, 6 and 11.

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Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 14h

genuinely wild that they dropped it in in episode 1 with no explanation, who is consulting for these people

Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 14h

It's a really specialised Fair Isle term! It's the teeny tiny designs that aren't the main motifs and the word means 'little'

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Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 1d

56.7% renewables, love it love it love it

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Real-time half-hourly data on UK electricity generation, renewable vs fossil fuel mix, power flow visualisation and carbon intensity from National Grid.

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Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 1d

I can't bring myself to be hopeful about a sensible decision in December, but fingers crossed eh

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Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 1d

oh yeah should update that photo oops

Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 1d

Fans of #strictly and giant spreadsheets will surely love to unwrap Every Strictly Result Ever as a tea towel at Christmas.

Highly information dense, less responsibility than an art print, also functions as a tea towel.

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Karie Bookish @kariebookish.bsky.social · 2d

Instead of watching the fumble that's #TheGameOfWool, you should watch the 26 episodes of the delightful and quirky Great Danish Knit Off on YouTube (English subtitles!)

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The Great Knit-Off (Big Knitting Contest) (Danish w/EN+DK Subs) - YouTube

After nearly 10 years, English speakers and those who need subs in Dansk or English can finally enjoy ALL(?) 25 episodes of this show!* Subs not embedded in ...

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Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 1d

Suddenly a wild Bosnia & Herzegovina appears with all debts cancelled etc etc

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Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 1d

My pure heart says 'It's lovely they're bringing back the gang for the 70th!'

My cynical head says 'They'll be making sure there's enough returners to cancel out the boycotters then'

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Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 1d

when Rowan emailed me after the show trying to sell me boxes of Big Wool to make my own struggle tank top I began to understand why the show exists and I don't think it's going to work out for them

Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 1d

it was so weird - they really expected you to know your technical terms but then explained what intarsia was. Made no sense

Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 2d

i need to go and sit down for 3-5 business days to take it all in

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Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 2d

ok now *I* have to track this down too

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Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 2d

Can't decide if he should do a big I QUIT THIS FARCE in episode 2 or just claim to have terrible RSI from having to touch the abhorrent chunky and drop out.

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Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 2d

#GameofWool being 'cast off' pffffft very fun i see what you did there

stop

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Sam @samdeane.bsky.social · 2d

Do you know why it's not finished? BECAUSE KNITTING COVERS FOR SOFAS IN 10 HOURS IS NOT A THING #GameOfWool

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Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah that would have been even worse, I am already at peak second hand social anxiety from them making them team up anyway

Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 2d

#GameofWool Holger is as disgusted with this as i am but unfortunately for him he's in it

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Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 2d

#GameofWool OH MY GOD IT'S FULL OF PINS

Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 2d

#GameofWool failed group hug oh god i felt that from here

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Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 2d

You could also have a swatch based mini challenge - invent a colourwork motif, a texture stitch, a cable, lace motif and display it to its best in the most appropriate yarn

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Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 2d

#GameofWool trying to imagine a version of this show with less of a cursed vibe - I think you have to lean into the slowness of it and give people a week to do the construction between design weekends. Give them kit to do video diaries, bring their lives into it, make it chill.

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Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 2d

#GameofWool
there'll be no blocking here
this is not a place of honour

Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 2d

#GameofWool All these reality craft shows are secretly project management shows. You should come out with a Prince2 cert and your own Gannt chart stencil.

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Caroline Jarrett @cjforms.bsky.social · 2d

Am watching #GameOfWool but not sure whether I can cope with a gentle, individual, reflective activity being turned into a sort of team working time stressed nightmare

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