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Here’s a good yarn: Plymouth diving star Tom Daley has launched a line of knitting kits.

The Olympian had capped winning a gold medal at the Tokyo games, receiving an OBE and broadcasting an alternative Christmas message to the nation, by launching Made with Love By Tom Daley with London-based LoveCrafts.

The 27-year-old sportsman, who surprised Olympic viewers by knitting poolside during the summer games, has produced a line of his very own knitting kits available to purchase exclusively on LoveCrafts.com.

In 2020, Plymouth-born Mr Daley learnt to knit, unveiling the therapeutic and calming benefits that just 10 minutes of daily knitting and crocheting had on his mental wellbeing.

He now hopes these kits will aid people’s mental wellbeing, giving the nation the chance to unwind and get rid of stress or anxiety.

And the athlete has linked with crafting supplies company LoveCraft to produce what the firm calls “the celebrity collection the nation has been waiting for”.

Made with Love by Tom Daley is a line of his own knitting kits and designs include sweater vests, a bubble cuddle cardi, a colourful flamingo and a hat and scarf.

Each kit contains everything the budding knitter needs to make a knitted creation and every little detail has been carefully considered. The designs use 100% merino wool, sourced from “happy sheep”, which, as Mr Daley said is “just so soft and squishy, like a warm cuddle.”