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How similar is coding to knitting?
With many of us still paying off the Christmas bills, the question is how to while away January’s cold winter nights?
What about taking up a hobby? Crafting has never been more popular and we’ve got a suggestion for you which is relatively cheap and cosy - and you could do it indoors while listening to your radio - knitting.
For Radio 4's knitting day we are joined by the Banksy of the knitted world Lorna Hamilton-Brown and comedian and mathematician Matt Parker on the similarity between knitting and coding and making knitting cool.
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