Why is Tom Daley knitting at the Olympics? GB diver's hobby ...

Tom Daley has caused quite a stir after being spotted knitting in the audience at the 2024 Paris Olympics Games. The 30-year-old was present at the aquatics centre on Saturday morning for one of the first gold medal events, the women's synchronised 3m springboard final.

However, it wasn't just the competition that held his attention, as TV cameras often caught him indulging in his favourite pastime.

Daley, who is participating in his last summer Games, even managed to complete a jumper during the event, with his surname skilfully knitted into the back, reports the Express.

Daley was introduced to knitting by his husband Dustin Lance Black during lockdown.

“I ordered some needles and some yarn, went on to YouTube, and taught myself how to knit,” he said previously.

“With each project, I learned a new skill or a new technique or a new stitch. Then I started designing my own things, and then once I started that, I went to the Olympics and people saw that I knit. One thing led to another.”

The Olympic diver founded his own knitting and crocheting brand in November 2021, Made With Love.

“Fashion houses like Burberry or Dior or whoever may create these stunning pieces, crochet, knit, whatever it may be. But being able to ‘fashion hack’ it…[gives] people the option to have it ready to wear or make it themselves if they’ve got the [knitting] skills or have the patience and time to be able to do it for a fraction of the price,” he added.

“There’s so many incredible knitwear crochet designers that are living every day designing things for themselves just to wear,” he says. “I think it would be amazing to be able to create a Made With Love community. Instead of being Team Great Britain, we could be Team Great Knittin’. Have all of this team of knitters that want to create things and we do this thing as a community, do a fashion show as a community. Made With Love is my baby, but it’s also something that I want to share with everyone and bring everyone into.”