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00:00Amigurumi good enough to eat.
00:03Hoping for his first big knitter badge, Simon served a world-class fryer.
00:08I've added extra depth in stitches.
00:11But the team knit textured cardi caused controversy.
00:15This isn't so loud, this is all sudden.
00:17It does still work.
00:19Resulting in a second big knitter badge for Holger.
00:22Thank you very much.
00:24Isaac was on rocky ground.
00:27There's quite a bit missing from the top here.
00:31Lydia stumbled.
00:33So a few textural issues, it could have been knit.
00:38But ultimately it was Tracy who was cast off from the competition.
00:43Now.
00:46It's week six and time for our five remaining knitters to start standing out from the flock.
00:51Not something I usually have that much of a problem with.
00:54It's Statement Week on Game of War.
01:01Welcome back to the Yarn Barn Knitters.
01:03You've made it to the final five.
01:05I think you should give yourself a round of applause.
01:07Come on.
01:08But that's enough.
01:09It is a competition after all.
01:11So, this week is Statement Week.
01:16It's time for your solo challenge.
01:18And Di and Sheila would love for you to make some Statement Jewelry.
01:24So, a statement doesn't have to be big, but it does have to be bold and exciting and original.
01:33We are expecting two pieces, a necklace and either a cuff or a bracelet that really work together.
01:43You need to choose the best possible materials to create something new.
01:50You have ten hours for this one.
01:52So, let's get knitting.
01:54This challenge is about creating high-end, handmade jewellery, which makes a statement.
02:04I don't think I haven't made anything like this before.
02:07The judges have asked for a coordinated necklace and bracelet set using innovative materials.
02:13Think tiny needles, think intricate stitches, think absolute precision.
02:18Yeah, I just managed to stick the sharp bit straight in my finger.
02:22I'd like to think that what I'm making is going to make a statement.
02:28At this stage in the competition, it's about thinking beyond traditional knitting
02:32and focusing on miniature details and unexpected materials to secure a place in the semi-final.
02:40I would love to make it through to the semi-finals.
02:43The standards are just so high, so there's no telling what can happen.
02:48First, knitters must start with the necklace, shaping their design to create the perfect fit and drape,
02:57considering how beads, wires or gems could enhance their piece.
03:02Next, knitters must complete their bracelet or cuff, ensuring a cohesive design across both pieces to create a dramatic set.
03:12Finally, knitters should consider any fastenings across both elements.
03:16They'll need both clever construction and striking design innovation to make these statement sets in just ten hours.
03:26So, statement jewellery.
03:28We are looking for balance between the cuff piece and the necklace.
03:35Carefully thought out, is this impactful enough?
03:39It will need to be very dramatic.
03:42They've reached this far, and now they need to really, really work hard to get through.
03:49All to play for.
03:50All to play for.
03:51Lydia is kicking off with an intricate beaded necklace, and after stumbling last week, she's come back fighting.
04:00The first thing I thought of was incredible necklaces that they wear in Africa.
04:05Last week got to me a lot.
04:08I was pretty sure I was going to be on the bottom.
04:09Imposter syndrome does hit me quite hard.
04:12But I'm here, and I do really want to set that role model for not just my girls, but for other young girls who just feel like this space isn't for them.
04:21I'm backing myself this week.
04:22Lydia's West African-inspired necklace uses mosaic crochet to produce a stiff fabric, giving structure to her choker.
04:32She will then crochet a free-form lace collar beneath.
04:36Her matching cuff will also be made using mosaic crochet, and the whole set will be threaded with tiny bead details.
04:44She has chosen mercerized cotton for the set, a yarn which has been chemically treated to make it stronger and shinier.
04:50I've got this super tiny crochet needle. It's a 0.6mm needle.
04:57Lydia is tackling the fiddly hook-in-bead method, where you place the bead on a tiny hook, pull a loop of yarn through it, and then transfer the beaded loop back into your working hook to complete the stitch.
05:11Hold it as tight as possible. Just go through.
05:15It's quite fiddly with the bead.
05:20Are you actually knitting in a bin bag? Yeah.
05:23What?
05:25In an absolutely classic Holger move, he has made his own yarn for this challenge, out of a bin liner.
05:32I want to achieve a very specific look, like a shimmer, so I had to make my own little plastic yarn.
05:38Any fashion student at some point in their life will have made something out of bin liners.
05:45Holger's bin bag jewellery set is made up of a knitted collar and cuff, using liners cut into strips to emulate the black gemstone jet often worn during Victorian periods of mourning.
05:56He plans to add a cotton lace trim to complete the statement look. I guess if it all goes wrong, he'll be easy to throw away afterwards.
06:05Holger! Can I have a go?
06:08Yeah.
06:09Gosh, it is weird to hold that the material, it sticks to the needles, it's hard to hold the correct tension.
06:17I think I'm happy with what it does.
06:19Would you consider this quite a big risk to kind of make a statement piece of jewellery with essentially trash?
06:27Yeah, absolutely. I'm thinking this is the part of the competition where you need to start taking risks.
06:33You can try and coast through the first few stages by playing it safe, but there is a point at which you can't get away with anymore.
06:42It seems everyone is going for gold this week, as Simon, who came so close to securing his first sheet badge last week, is also going bold with his material choice.
06:52I am knitting wire. This is a heart on the back of the neck.
06:58Are you making your jewellery for anyone in particular?
07:01It's actually for my wife.
07:03I think she deserves a bit of knitted jewellery after 17 long suffering years of Naomi.
07:11I always maintained that it was love at first sight.
07:14Yeah, I just, I couldn't stop thinking about her.
07:18Obviously I went back to a period of high stress.
07:20She used to send me like gifts and letters and stuff out to Afghan.
07:25We've been through a lot as a couple, we've been through a lot.
07:29My father was in the forces himself and his father was in the forces and my mum's dad was in the forces.
07:35I just look back at it as life's path and it's kind of led me here to this thing.
07:39I would love to win it, but there's a big competition.
07:44But I will keep on going until the bitter end.
07:46For his wife Vic, Simon is knitting a statement of his love using wire to create a heart on the back and a sculpture centerpiece of the love hormone oxytocin to hang on the front.
08:00He is planning to knit a matching wire cuff, but engineering a chain for this statement wire necklace requires an unusual technique.
08:10I'm doing some Viking knitting.
08:12Viking knitting? Yeah.
08:13Wow.
08:14What I'm doing is I'm creating a chain.
08:16So I've got my crochet hook and then it's basically just then creating the knit stitch.
08:22Wow.
08:23But just by threading the wire through down the crochet hook.
08:26Is this you throwing everything at it because you need to get a sheet badge here, don't you?
08:31If I go out and I haven't given it absolutely everything, then I'll be beating myself up for a long time.
08:35Also working her way through the cord for her necklace is Ailsa. She has been inspired by home.
08:43I'm inspired by the landscape of Scotland.
08:46When you get out of the city and you go up to the Highlands, off grid, away from the world, it's a beautiful place.
08:54Ailsa's homage to Scotland is a traditional thistle inspired necklace made using classic I-cords.
09:04Her matching bracelet will be knitted using the same colours, purple for the thistle and green to reflect the landscape of Scotland.
09:12Like Lydia, she will be using mercerised cotton.
09:16I'm using this cotton material because of the sheen that it has.
09:21It might not be statement enough.
09:24But this is definitely a statement for me.
09:32With two hours gone, the knitters should be working their way through their necklaces,
09:37whilst considering how to ensure the striking drama the judges are expecting.
09:45How did you take to the beading?
09:48The black thread is slightly thicker than the gold, so it's slightly harder to get the bead on.
09:52But yeah, it's not too bad.
09:55You can use them very discreetly, but it adds that extra dimension, doesn't it?
09:59So, from this, are you going to do a freeform crochet?
10:04Yes. I have a plan in my head, but in terms of, like, how it comes together, it is by eye.
10:09The temptation is to go for the overall design and put all of your attention into that, but think about the end process as well, because it needs to sit beautifully on the mannequin.
10:24Yep. Yep.
10:26Statement.
10:27That's the goal.
10:28Statement.
10:34Sporting his sheep badge from Kids Week, Isaac is finding this week's statement jewellery a little bit out of his comfort zone.
10:40I was actually really struggling to come up with ideas for statement jewellery.
10:44My girlfriend had the idea of, like, a daisy chain.
10:47This is the best I've got.
10:48Isaac, it could work out really well.
10:50Without any kind of drawing or plan, Isaac is using freeform crochet to create a simple daisy chain necklace with a larger daisy pendant hanging from the middle.
11:03His matching daisy chain bracelet will be in the same design, and the whole set will be made from classic cotton yarn.
11:10How are you going to make the chain?
11:12So, I'm going to be doing it directly onto the daisies.
11:14I'll be doing a daisy pendant as well.
11:16Right.
11:17Just to add to that, like, statement feature, because obviously a daisy chain itself is not a statement.
11:23So, just one daisy chain?
11:25Yes.
11:26Yep.
11:28Do you feel that this makes enough of a statement?
11:31I'm hoping that with the pendant it will.
11:34I think a lot of your work is quite understated, but very well engineered.
11:39That's what I'm really looking for, to take it out of being a simple daisy chain into something really special.
11:53Now I've got the bulk of my necklace done.
11:56This needs jazzed up a bit.
12:00And we have the main body, which we'll have to trim on the outside.
12:04My hands aren't designed for such a small crochet hook.
12:07Your hands are not designed for anything smaller than a sledgehammer, right?
12:13Knitters, you are halfway through your jewellery challenge.
12:17That's five hours remaining.
12:21With five hours remaining, the knitters should all be finishing the body of their necklaces
12:26and adding any details to ensure drama and flair.
12:29Lydia has now completed her choker, but she's determined to ensure the lace section hangs absolutely correctly.
12:38Joined.
12:40And now it's time to make this lace sing.
12:43Blocking or steaming the lace will stretch and set the fabric, adding definition to the piece.
12:49I hope it's enough to keep me in the competition. I need to do the bracelet now.
12:55While Lydia attempts to steam her necklace to victory, Simon has got a far more risky technique for his.
13:02I'm just about to stretch the chain to make enough chain for my jewellery.
13:06We've had to link so many bits of wire up together. The danger is pulling it apart, pulling your chain apart.
13:17Using a needle finder, he is stretching out his Viking knitting to create a chain that it could break at any moment.
13:24God, this is just literally fraught with danger.
13:26It's all about mind over matter, right? So you don't know how far you can push yourself until you just take control of it.
13:33In this competition, when you're really up against the wire and just being able to still yourself and settle yourself down is really important.
13:39You've got to live and die by your own decisions.
13:41Right, okay, I'm going to go down to five now.
13:43It's Statement Week and our knitters are in the final three hours of their solo challenge. High-end, high-impact jewellery.
14:02We have the main body of the necklace.
14:05Oh, my gosh.
14:08I hate looking up. It makes me feel so bad.
14:13Isaac has completed his daisy chain and is now making the daisy pendant.
14:18I'm knitting the centre of it and then crocheting the petals.
14:21I'm slightly worried that it's maybe not statement enough. I don't know.
14:27And Simon has successfully stretched out his chain and is now securing the wire centrepiece.
14:35How are you feeling?
14:37The chain's worked really well. Do you know what? I just feel proud of what I've managed to achieve and it's so, so different.
14:42Yeah, just proud.
14:44Yeah, I think you've aced it, Simon. I mean, I haven't seen the final thing all put together.
14:48Seeing the different components and hearing about it, like, it's sick.
14:55Lydia has blocked her necklace but is unhappy with how the free-form lace section is sitting.
15:01It's bunching up at the bottom a little bit because there's not enough chains.
15:07So, she is boldly unravelling some of it.
15:10I'm going to do these three rows and make them bigger.
15:14I really want to make sure that this is as beautiful as possible.
15:24In the final hour, knitters should have moved on to their bracelets to ensure the matching set the judges have asked for.
15:31My bracelet is a daisy chain. It's made of four daisies. Initially, I wanted to do it double wrapped.
15:35Probably just don't think I'm going to have time. My pendant is taking me a little bit longer than I had anticipated.
15:40The bracelet will be all black.
15:42All black.
15:45No pretence here. This is the after piece. Not an afterthought, but this is the piece.
15:52That makes me just a little anxious.
15:57I want to see something really stunning.
16:00Can't wait to see that, Holger.
16:02Me too.
16:04Inspired by Simon's Viking knitting, Ailsa has decided to sneak some wire into her bracelet.
16:11I've just made a wee metal circle to put in the middle of the bracelet just to give it a wee something.
16:17I've done that so neatly.
16:20Oh, don't do metal.
16:22Don't do metal.
16:25Knitters!
16:2730 minutes to go.
16:2830 minutes to go.
16:3030 minutes to go, people.
16:32OK, thank you.
16:33I can't believe they gave you a tattoo for this.
16:41Holger, how's the bracelet, braceleting?
16:44Slowly but surely.
16:45OK.
16:46Ailsa.
16:47Just finishing off my bracelet.
16:49Jazzing up a wee bit.
16:52Simon's still Viking knitting.
16:53So you don't have a bracelet currently?
16:55I don't have a bracelet currently, but we are on it like a car bonnet.
17:05So your necklace is done.
17:06Yep.
17:07And you're working on your bracelet.
17:08At this stage, I just need to get the fastenings on so it actually works as a bracelet.
17:13Isaac, there's your necklace with your pendant.
17:15So what are you doing now?
17:16I'm just making a few more daisies with the time I have left.
17:22It's almost ready. It's almost ready.
17:27Oh, where did that go?
17:28I just hit a couple of my ends.
17:29Knitters, your time is up. Needles down.
17:42Nice.
17:43Well done, guys.
17:45Exhausted.
17:46That's five sets of unique statement jewellery in just ten hours.
17:54I haven't just sat back on my lols. It's something completely different.
17:58I'm trusting in myself for this one.
18:04Well done, knitters. That's five statement jewellery sets complete in just ten hours.
18:10But what do our beautiful, bejazzled judges think?
18:14Holger, if you'd like to come up.
18:15We asked for an interesting use of material and you've certainly done that.
18:26This really does work. You get the sheen coming through and a surprising amount of different colour.
18:33Yeah.
18:35So this is the bracelet.
18:37I've tried a hint of lace.
18:40I'm glad to see that you have embellished this more and created more drama in it.
18:50What I feel is just slightly lacking, this piece, I'm not even sure I wouldn't put some white in as well.
18:58Having said all of that, very well done with the plastic bin bag.
19:02In a statement.
19:04And next up we have Elsa.
19:12It's a little bit of Scotland really, leaping out at you.
19:18You have used mercerised cotton.
19:20There might have been more impactful yarns that you could have chosen.
19:33So Elsa, looking at the overall design, now I've seen the bracelet, what I would also really like to have seen is some of this heather colour actually in one of these cords running through here.
19:48So that you've got more interest in the colour side of it and the drama then, bringing them both together.
19:56I actually love this work in the middle.
20:00It makes me feel there's something missing here between the two.
20:03Yep.
20:04OK, Simon, if you'd like to come up please.
20:15We really have to commend your, your use of the materials.
20:18Yes.
20:19I think this chain, this is something you literally had a moment and you thought, I know what I'm going to do and I'm going to learn how to do this.
20:27Of course, there are a couple of little issues, a little bit sticking out, less keen on that as a finish.
20:40I actually quite like the slightly rough edges because that's me, like slightly rough around the edges.
20:50This, it's kind of very scientific, but I'm not sure how impactful it is.
20:54OK.
20:55It somehow doesn't work with hearts, so it doesn't feel quite married together.
21:01Up next, Isaac.
21:09We asked for impactful and striking, pretty though the daisy chains are.
21:16I'm not sure that they have enough drama.
21:20I am really relieved to see this.
21:25Once I come up with this concept, I'd want to throw the rest out and start again.
21:31This is over fussy and detracts from...
21:37The main event.
21:39The main event.
21:40OK.
21:41You've not gone wild with your choices of materials.
21:43Certainly not, no.
21:44No, it's very restrained.
21:46We wanted statement and impact.
21:49It's just not got that impact that we were looking for.
21:52Yeah.
21:54Thank you very much, Isaac.
21:55And next, we have Lydia.
21:57Lydia.
22:10You used your black and your gold cotton and some beads.
22:16What you created with that is very impressive.
22:20Yeah, I think it's a great piece, Lydia.
22:25There's a real elegance to this and a real sense of proportion.
22:29I think your free-form crochet has worked really well.
22:35The bracelet.
22:36I would like to wear that.
22:41A piece of jewellery I'd reach for all the time.
22:44Thank you very much, Lydia.
22:45Thanks, Lydia.
22:46Thanks, Lydia.
22:51I am more gutted about that judging than any of the others.
22:56I was kind of struggling with the concept this week
22:58and I don't think that anything they had to say was unfair or unjust,
23:01but I do think I might be in a bit of a dangerous position.
23:03Five knitted jewellery sets safely locked away in the knitted vault.
23:14The knitters have one more chance to impress the judges
23:17and avoid the cast-off.
23:19For your group challenge, Di and Sheila would love for you
23:24to make some statement lighting.
23:30Guys.
23:31We would like you to make a very special one-of-a-kind lighting installation.
23:39You will be using a linen yarn and working to a vintage lace pattern.
23:45We want you to make five panels and each one will be the same.
23:50And you will be attaching it to an incredible lampshade.
23:58We will be judging your ability to follow a lace pattern and execute it perfectly.
24:05Well, as you know by now, this challenge is judged blind,
24:09so I'm now going to ask Di and Sheila to leave the yarn barn.
24:14Although in this challenge you are all working on the same team,
24:18each of your panels is going to be judged individually.
24:22You have ten hours. Your time starts now.
24:25Let's get knitty.
24:26This challenge requires each knitter to knit 80 rows of lace,
24:35a notoriously tricky technique which produces an open, airy fabric.
24:40While previously team challenges have tested both technique and design,
24:45this challenge is solely about whether the knitters can execute a complex pattern flawlessly.
24:50That looks ominous.
24:56Pineapple pattern is an exquisite lace design with origins in Shetland,
25:01which showcases two pineapple motifs linked with a central column.
25:05But with over 5,000 stitches in total,
25:08even one mistake could ruin the entire design.
25:13First, knitters must select their needles.
25:16Circular needles, which are designed to hold more stitches,
25:18or wooden straight needles, which allow a better view of the stitches on your row.
25:24If I take them both, then people have the option whether they want to do circular or straight.
25:29Then, they must each execute their own individual lace panel.
25:35Lastly, they should steam to even out their stitch work,
25:40before combining to create one bespoke and beautiful light feature.
25:44Difficulties with this challenge is you can't tell what's a purposeful hole and what's an accidental one.
25:54This challenge is by far the hardest team knit yet,
25:57with every knitter needing to execute their panel to perfection in order for the challenge to be completed.
26:02If yours stands out, it's not looking the same, then you can effectively say goodbye to the competition, can't you? That's it.
26:10That's it.
26:13It's that point in the programme.
26:16Yeah.
26:17We need to really challenge these knitters, because we're looking for the best.
26:23So, why is lace knitting particularly challenging?
26:26Well, lace is challenging because you're creating a series of holes.
26:33You have to open that hole.
26:36If you drop a stitch, it can be a disaster.
26:41Because going back and actually establishing where your row is, is really difficult.
26:49A really important and focal part of this design is the centre column.
26:56It has to be straight, no mistakes at all.
27:02The knitters must each precisely follow the pattern in front of them.
27:07But with 66 stitches on every row, and 80 rows in total, complete concentration is required.
27:13Winner of the big knitter back in week one, Ailsa has done lace before, but not under these conditions.
27:20So, Ailsa, how do you feel ten hours is for you with a panel like this?
27:27To be honest, I don't really stress much, but you're rushing over things that you wouldn't normally make.
27:33Six, seven...
27:38I haven't done lace for a while because obviously I've got young kids at home
27:41and it's harder to concentrate.
27:44But despite not having practice recently, Lydia's lace impressed the judges back in week three in the swimwear challenge.
27:51Simon and Isaac are the only two knitters who have never attempted lace before.
27:56And what about you, Isaac? How are you finding your first time doing lace?
28:01I kind of thrive on having very direct instruction.
28:05So, each row that I look at, I'm like, okay, I can do that, I can do that, I can do that.
28:09And then it's just sort of building.
28:11Yeah, he's the furthest ahead and he's never done it before!
28:14You little Hermione Granger, you.
28:16What?
28:17Good for you.
28:20I can see the wave, yeah?
28:22It's coming along.
28:23How can you see what you've done right and what you've done wrong?
28:26I can't, because I've never done lace before, so...
28:28That's okay!
28:29I won't be able to tell you whether that's right or wrong.
28:31Holger is the only knitter who has chosen straight needles for his panel.
28:40What was the decision behind using your straight needles?
28:42I can't cope with the fact, I mean, the needle part is only that long.
28:45And the minute the stitches fall onto this bit, they kind of clump up.
28:49And then the straight needles, they're all kind of on the same thickness.
28:53It makes it a little bit easier.
28:54But Lydia is struggling to keep track of her stitches with the circular needles.
29:01I've made a mistake and I'm trying to find where I've dropped my stitches.
29:04I don't know where I am.
29:07Because I can't see.
29:09Because my needle...
29:10It's just like, they just get stuck.
29:13And then they don't move onto the needle.
29:16That's my problem.
29:24A few hours into the challenge, knitters should be well into their lace panels.
29:29And to avoid having to pull out mistakes, some of the knitters are using an old trick.
29:34The lifeline.
29:35Right now I'm just about to insert my first lifeline.
29:37I'm literally just going through every stitch that's on the needle.
29:43And it just, it stops it.
29:44So if you're ripping back, you can't rip back any further than the lifeline.
29:48Isaac, Holger and Ailsa are all putting in lifelines regularly.
29:53Stopping for five minutes to add each one.
29:56It's just a bit of insurance if things go wrong.
29:59But Simon and Lydia are going rogue, knitting without lifelines.
30:04I might get a bit scared off later on and stick one in, but I'm just gonna, I'm just gonna go.
30:08Just gonna go for it.
30:10You've got to count every stitch.
30:11Every stitch counts.
30:12It's that simple because if you make a mistake, it's gonna be glare in the office.
30:19Let me just check my knit bit a second.
30:22Oh, you're halfway through the challenge.
30:25And my current resting stitch count is 66.
30:29Oh, same.
30:31Oh, good.
30:32With five hours gone, the knitters should be hitting the halfway point in their 80 row pattern.
30:37I'm on row 48.
30:38I'm on row 36.
30:41Not as far as I'd like to be.
30:43I'm on row 37.
30:45I'm not as far as some people.
30:47But Lydia is still struggling to fix the mistake she made earlier.
30:51If this row count isn't right, I actually am gonna give up.
30:54Oh.
30:56Sigh.
31:03OK.
31:05I'm gonna take a minute.
31:11Six.
31:1258.
31:1360.
31:14no she's missing a stitch it's also incredibly hard with the intricate
31:21details that are in this lace work to find yeah one stitch once it's just a
31:26mistake it's just that extra added pressure and I think Lydia is the type
31:29of person that holds pressure on herself because she's so keen to do well and the
31:32thing is I've been where she is right now you know we feel like you're not
31:36going to be able to recover but you know you make it through don't you
31:40the problem I'm having is with my stitches getting stuck on my needle I
31:48don't know if I'm just gonna switch to these straight seven millimeter needles
31:52so I can actually see my work and move it up and down my gauge might be off but
31:57then at least I'd have a finished piece of work but I don't have a lot of time and
32:04I'm not even halfway through the chart so
32:10the knitters are in the final stages of their most technical team knit yet lace
32:33lighting having struggled to keep track of the required 66 stitches per row Lydia is
32:39hoping different needles will make a difference
32:44well here we are so I have counted yeah you are on 65 but just get to a point
32:54throw yarn over in and just carry on thank you honestly that's all Holger's been
33:00doing I think that's the way to approach this otherwise you're gonna you're gonna
33:03make yourself crazy also if Holger can literally stitch a jump roll back to front and still come
33:12first if you've just chucked a yarn over in there mate chances are you're still gonna come first you've got
33:19this thanks for making this all about me again it's hard to be away I spend a lot of my time not seeing my
33:27kids yeah it's hard because they're at the age where you know they do new things all the time and
33:33they're really funny but I know I've got my whole family behind me I think they'll be really proud of
33:39me Simon's suggestion of adding a yarn over means there will be an extra unplanned hole in the panel
33:46but the stitch count will be correct now I've got 66 so hey I've got the right amount of stitches yeah
33:55yeah it's fine I stay calm for the most part with two hours remaining knitters should be nearing the
34:09end of the panel and leaving time to steam their stitches I am on row 56 I like clear instructions
34:17so I think that's kind of worked in my favor but Simon has discovered he no longer has the 66
34:24stitches required per row I had to rip back about 10 rows obviously I was attempting to do it about a
34:31lifeline I'll be lucky if I get it finished where Simon was helping previously and trying to get
34:40Lydia back on track Simon has found himself with mistakes and has had to rip back rows and rows of
34:44work and now he's there's no way he's going to finish knitters you have one hour to go in the final hour
35:01knitters should be steaming their lacework and then fitting it to the frame so this is what your work is
35:08going to be sewn to 10 hours of blood sweat and tears for a lovely lampshade lace novice Isaac is
35:19first to complete the pattern look at that laces is crazy because it looks like a mess but obviously
35:27once it's stretched out to this size it will look good Holger is next to hit the haberdashery there's a
35:35one glaring mistake here where this doesn't perfectly line up right I'm just gonna go block and despite
35:44her earlier concerns Lydia's lace panel is also complete I could not tell you how the heck I got
35:50here but ALsense Simon are still knitting yes it's not gonna be finished
36:10I'm gonna just try and sew it as best as I can onto the frame I'm going to help time I can say the
36:18bottom are you cast up I want it stretch right out on the panel beautiful knitters your time is up done
36:38good effort team hey it's done it's done you've done it and it's on there it might have been our
36:45most tense team knit yet but that's one bespoke lace-like feature complete in just 10 hours I was
36:54going to cut it up throw it across the room and walk out the barn I just kept on going I hope the judges
37:00are kind but if not then you've got to take it up the chin well done knitters what a lovely little
37:09lace number you've created that was quite the challenge wasn't it let's welcome the judges back
37:15very impressive isn't it just wild I love it absolutely love it it's bringing out the character
37:38and the skill of each individual I think we should start looking at the stitches time to turn down
37:46the lights and get up close and personal with those stitches absolutely are you ready yes okay let
37:52there be no light in Shetland the women when they were making their lace it would hold up their lace
38:11panels in front of the fire so they could see their stitches and check their pattern there is nowhere to
38:19hide the first frame in the spotlight is Isaac's on this panel we can see some really lovely stitch work
38:29at the top very open it's it's sometimes difficult to achieve the balance and evenness when the stitches
38:40are so open the knitter's aim was to achieve the texture of the pineapple this knitter has
38:49achieved that really well I can see very few mistakes in this next up is Holger
38:56the columns on either side are nice and neat that has worked yes it has the centre panels it's not a hundred percent
39:12straight you can really see how one row can impact the design panel number three is Ailsa's
39:24in this lovely top of the pineapple we can see quite a few errors
39:33over here and here we've not got that lovely even open work line and stitches this whole top section is really not great
39:49and there is still a column problem just here it goes awry
39:56awry
40:03the next panel is Lydia's
40:05at the top we've got a very nice very even top section
40:11it doesn't look too bad top and bottom but there's definitely something that happens
40:18yes just when the two centre panels are at their closest things went a bit haywire in the middle
40:28last is Simon
40:35this panel isn't finished
40:37this doesn't sit exactly where it should
40:43something went wrong
40:45round about here and
40:47and that sort of knocked everything off balance
40:54I think this is quite an irregular panel
40:58and hasn't got the integrity that you would like to see
41:04yeah
41:08okay should we turn the lights back on
41:11yay
41:12so Di and Sheila have you come to a decision
41:15we have
41:16in fifth place
41:18is this panel here
41:20in fourth place
41:23is this panel
41:24Lydia
41:25in third place
41:28this panel
41:29Ilse
41:30so
41:31in first place
41:36this panel
41:37who did it?
41:38Isaac
41:40congratulations
41:41you followed the pattern incredibly carefully
41:46well done very well done
41:48well constitulations Isaac
41:51now it's time for Di and Sheila to deliberate before the final knitting circle
41:58one thing that this competition has taught me is that I can do way more than I think I can
42:02it's my first time knitting lace
42:04it's my first time knitting lace
42:05and right up until about three hours ago
42:07I was like no we're getting this done
42:09we're not going to be bottom
42:11we're doing it
42:12and then suddenly it all changes on a dime
42:14on a dime
42:15it does get tougher every week
42:18one because the standards are higher
42:21and two because there's so few of you
42:24a cast off feels a lot more heavy
42:26someone's gone into the barn for the last time
42:34who's impressed you this week?
42:36Holger
42:40his individual piece
42:41fulfilled a brief
42:43his lace panel
42:45couple of tiny mistakes
42:47but overall
42:48a very good week for Holger
42:51yeah
42:52Lydia
42:53I think for the first time
42:57I can say
42:58there is not a mistake
43:00this is a beautiful piece
43:02both technically
43:03and in design terms
43:05it's very striking
43:06and on the flip side of that
43:08he's in danger this week
43:10Simon
43:13Simon decided to throw his all
43:16and a solo challenge
43:18took up viking knitting
43:20it was very very complex
43:22and he'd never done this before
43:24he had never done lace before
43:26and that didn't quite work out as well did it?
43:29Ailsa
43:32her jewellery piece
43:34was lacking
43:36were you expecting her to be better in the lighting panel?
43:39I really was
43:41I was really quite surprised
43:43this is a space in the semi-final of Game of War
43:47so this isn't an easy decision to make
43:49especially when the standard
43:51has been so incredibly high
43:53I'd hate to be you too
43:55I hate being me too as well
43:57knitters
44:02well done this week
44:03you made quite the statement
44:05in your lacy lighting
44:06and your bold and unique jewellery sets
44:09but as we knit our way through this competition
44:11it gets harder and harder
44:12it gets harder and harder
44:13to choose who the big knitter is
44:14as well as the person being cast off
44:17so
44:18Diane Sheila
44:22the person that's most impressed us
44:24they came through
44:26with the most extraordinary
44:28solo
44:30statement piece of jewellery
44:32it's the first time
44:33it's the first time
44:34it's the first time
44:35it's the first time I've felt it's
44:37something's perfect
44:39so
44:40the big knitter this week
44:42is
44:50Lydia
44:52oh Lydia
44:54oh I want to give you a hug
44:56thank you
44:58oh
45:00here's your sheet badge
45:01thank you
45:02congratulations
45:06but sadly we still do have to lose someone
45:09in the competition
45:11the person
45:12being cast off
45:14this week
45:15is
45:24Simon
45:27give us a hug Simon
45:29thank you so much
45:31thank you
45:32we've done so much good for the world of knitting
45:33thank you
45:35thank you
45:36breaking all the stereotypes
45:37and that's what we like
45:39this sheep almost means way more than the other one
45:41I am very shocked
45:43and very happy
45:45you've been an absolute star
45:47really lovely too
45:48happy with us all these days
45:49being a game of war has been stressful and emotional
45:51massive highs and lows
45:53but hopefully it just shows
45:55that everyone can knit
45:57I'm not dead
46:00I'm not dead
46:01I'm not dead
46:05next time
46:07it's the semi-final
46:08as we transform charity knits
46:10into catwalk couture
46:12have you ever made a dress fit for the catwalk before?
46:14never made a dress before
46:15never made anything fit for a catwalk
46:18and reinvent rags into bags
46:20you can definitely feel the tension in the air
46:27and that's back at the usual time of 8 o'clock next week
46:30Christmas chefs Jamie's got some cook-ahead tips tomorrow night at 8 o'clock
46:35mix, freeze and store to make the big day stress free
46:38next tonight the little known story of Apollo 1
46:40and the three astronauts that perished without ever leaving the ground
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