Socking it to rival ‘assassins’ in worldwide knitting war

HUNDREDS of people around the world have been taking part in the “bloodiest extreme knitting tournament”, it was revealed yesterday.

Sock Wars pits knitters against one another like assassins locked in mortal combat, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Designed by Julie Gardner, a freelance TV and film production manager from Belfast, participants each have to knit a pair of socks and send them to a “target” before receiving a pair from their “assassin”.