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S01 E06 - Game of Wool Britains Best Knitter
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00:00Previously, the knitters tackled their fifth solo challenge, amigurumi good enough to eat.
00:08Hoping for his first big knitter badge, Simon served a world class fryer.
00:14I've added extra depth in stitches.
00:16But the team knit textured cardi caused controversy.
00:20This isn't so loud, this is all sudden.
00:22It does still work.
00:24Resulting in a second big knitter badge for Holger.
00:27Thank you very much.
00:30Isaac was on rocky ground.
00:32There's quite a bit missing from the top here.
00:36Lydia stumbled.
00:37So a few textural issues, it could have been knit.
00:43But ultimately, it was Tracy who was cast off from the competition.
00:48Now.
00:50It's week six and time for our five remaining knitters to start standing out from the flock.
00:55Not something I usually have that much of a problem with.
00:58It's Statement Week on Game of War.
01:06Welcome back to the yarn bar knitters.
01:08You've made it to the final five.
01:10I think you should give yourself a round of applause.
01:12Come on.
01:12Oh, that's enough.
01:14It is a competition after all.
01:16So, this week is Statement Week.
01:20It's time for your solo challenge and Di and Sheila would love for you to make some Statement Jewelry.
01:28So, a statement doesn't have to be big, but it does have to be bold and exciting and original.
01:37We are expecting two pieces, a necklace and either a cuff or a bracelet that really work together.
01:47You need to choose the best possible materials to create something new.
01:53You have ten hours for this one.
01:57So, let's get knitting.
01:59This challenge is about creating high-end, handmade jewellery, which makes a statement.
02:09I don't think I haven't made anything like this before.
02:11The judges have asked for a coordinated necklace and bracelet set using innovative materials.
02:18Think tiny needles, think intricate stitches, think absolute precision.
02:23I just managed to stick the sharp bit straight in the end of my finger.
02:27I'd like to think that what I'm making is going to make a statement.
02:32At this stage in the competition, it's about thinking beyond traditional knitting
02:37and focusing on miniature details and unexpected materials to secure a place in the semi-final.
02:44I would love to make it through to the semi-finals.
02:48The standards are just so high, so there's no telling what can happen.
02:55First, knitters must start with the necklace,
02:58shaping their design to create the perfect fit and drape,
03:01considering how beads, wires or gems could enhance their piece.
03:06Next, knitters must complete their bracelet or cuff,
03:11ensuring a cohesive design across both pieces to create a dramatic set.
03:16Finally, knitters should consider any fastenings across both elements.
03:21They'll need both clever construction and striking design innovation
03:25to make these statement sets in just 10 hours.
03:28So it's statement jewellery.
03:33We are looking for balance between the cuff piece and the necklace.
03:39Carefully thought out, is this impactful enough?
03:43It will need to be very dramatic.
03:47They've reached this far and now they need to really, really work hard to get through.
03:52All to play for.
03:54All to play for.
03:55All to play for.
03:58Lydia is kicking off with an intricate beaded necklace
04:01and after stumbling last week, she's come back fighting.
04:05The first thing I thought of was incredible necklaces that they wear in Africa.
04:10Last week got to me a lot.
04:12I was pretty sure I was going to be on the bottom.
04:14Imposter syndrome does hit me quite hard.
04:16But I'm here and I do really want to set that role model for not just my girls,
04:22but for other young girls who just feel like this space isn't for them.
04:25I'm backing myself this week.
04:27Lydia's West African inspired necklace uses mosaic crochet to produce a stiff fabric,
04:35giving structure to her choker.
04:37She will then crochet a free form lace collar beneath.
04:40Her matching cuff will also be made using mosaic crochet
04:44and the whole set will be threaded with tiny bead details.
04:48She has chosen mercerized cotton for the set,
04:51a yarn which has been chemically treated to make it stronger and shinier.
04:56I've got this super tiny crochet needle. It's a 0.6mm needle.
05:01Lydia is tackling the fiddly hook-in-bead method,
05:05where you place the bead on a tiny hook, pull a loop of yarn through it
05:09and then transfer the beaded loop back into your working hook to complete the stitch.
05:15Hold it as tight as possible. Just go through.
05:19It's quite fiddly with the bead.
05:21Are you actually knitting in a bin bag? Yeah.
05:27What?
05:29In an absolutely classic Holger move, he has made his own yarn for this challenge,
05:34out of a bin liner.
05:36I want to achieve a very specific look, like a shimmer, so I had to make my own little plastic yarn.
05:43Any fashion student at some point in their life will have made something out of bin liners.
05:49Holger's bin bag jewellery set is made up of a knitted collar and cuff,
05:53using liners cut into strips to emulate the black gemstone jet often worn during Victorian periods of mourning.
06:01He plans to add a cotton lace trim to complete the statement look.
06:05I guess if it all goes wrong, he'll be easy to throw away afterwards.
06:10Holger! Can I have a go? Yeah.
06:13Gosh, it is weird to hold.
06:16The material, it sticks to the needles, it's hard to hold the correct tension.
06:21I think I'm happy with what it does.
06:23Would you consider this quite a big risk to kind of make a statement piece of jewellery with essentially trash?
06:32Yeah, absolutely.
06:34I'm thinking this is the part of the competition where you need to start taking risks.
06:37You can try and coast through the first few stages by playing it safe,
06:40but there is a point at which you can't get away with that anymore.
06:43It seems everyone is going for gold this week, as Simon, who came so close to securing his first sheep badge last week,
06:53is also going bold with his material choice.
06:57I am knitting wire. This is a heart on the back of the neck.
07:02Are you making your jewellery for anyone in particular?
07:05It's actually for my wife.
07:08I think she deserves a bit of knitted jewellery after 17 long suffering years of Naomi.
07:15I always maintained that it was love at first sight.
07:19Yeah, I just, I couldn't stop thinking about her.
07:22So obviously I went back to a period of high stress.
07:26She used to send me like gifts and letters and stuff out to Afghan.
07:30We've been through a lot, as a couple we've been through a lot.
07:32My father was in the forces himself and his father was in the forces and my mum's dad was in the forces.
07:39I just look back at it as life's path and it's kind of led me here to this thing.
07:44I would love to win it, but there's a big competition.
07:49But I will keep on going until the bitter end.
07:54For his wife Vic, Simon is knitting a statement of his love using wire to create a heart on the back
08:00and a sculpture centrepiece of the love hormone oxytocin to hang on the front.
08:05He is planning to knit a matching wire cuff, but engineering a chain for this statement wire necklace requires an unusual technique.
08:14I'm doing some Viking knitting.
08:16Viking knitting?
08:17Yeah.
08:18Wow.
08:19What I'm doing is I'm creating a chain.
08:20So I've got my crochet hook and then it's basically just then creating the knit stitch.
08:26Wow.
08:27But just by threading the wire through down the crochet hook.
08:31Is this you throwing everything at it because you need to get a sheet badge here, don't you?
08:36If I go out and I haven't given it absolutely everything, then I'll be beating myself up for a long time.
08:39Also working her way through the cord for her necklace is Ailsa. She has been inspired by home.
08:48I'm inspired by the landscape of Scotland. When you get out of the city and you go up to the Highlands, off-grid, away from the world, it's a beautiful place.
08:58Ailsa's homage to Scotland is a traditional thistle-inspired necklace made using classic I-cords. Her matching bracelet will be knitted using the same colours, purple for the thistle and green to reflect the landscape of Scotland. Like Lydia, she will be using mercerised cotton.
09:19I'm using this cotton material because of the sheen that it has. It might not be statement enough, but this is definitely statement for me.
09:36With two hours gone, the knitters should be working their way through their necklaces whilst considering how to ensure the striking drama the judges are expecting.
09:49How did you take to the beading?
09:52The black thread is slightly thicker than the gold, so it's slightly harder to get the bead on, but, yeah, it's not too bad.
10:00You can use them very discreetly, but it adds that extra dimension, doesn't it?
10:05So, from this, are you going to do a free-form crochet?
10:09Yes. I have a plan in my head, but in terms of, like, how it comes together, it is by eye.
10:14By eye.
10:17The 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.
10:29Yep. Yep.
10:30Statement.
10:32That's the goal.
10:33Statement.
10:34Sporting his sheep badge from Kids Week, Isaac is finding this week's statement jewellery a little bit out of his comfort zone.
10:46I was actually really struggling to come up with ideas for statement jewellery.
10:49My girlfriend had the idea of, like, a daisy chain. This is the best I've got.
10:53Isaac, it could work out really well.
10:54Without any kind of drawing or plan, Isaac is using free-form crochet to create a simple daisy chain necklace with a larger daisy pendant hanging from the middle.
11:08His matching daisy chain bracelet will be in the same design, and the whole set will be made from classic cotton yarn.
11:14How are you going to make the chain?
11:16So I'm going to be doing it directly onto the daisies. I'll be doing a daisy pendant as well.
11:21Right.
11:22Just to add to that, like, statement feature, because obviously a daisy chain itself is not a statement.
11:27So it's just one daisy chain?
11:30Yes.
11:31Yep.
11:33Do you feel that this makes enough of a statement?
11:35I'm hoping that with the pendant it will.
11:38Okay.
11:39I think a lot of your work is quite understated but very well engineered.
11:44That's what I'm really looking for.
11:46To take it out of being a simple daisy chain into something really special.
11:58Now I've got the bulk of my necklace done.
12:01This needs jazzed up a bit.
12:05And we have the main body which we'll have to trim on the outside.
12:08My hands aren't designed for such a small crochet hook.
12:12In fairness, your hands are not designed for anything smaller than a sledgehammer, right?
12:17Knitters, you are halfway through your jewellery challenge.
12:21That's five hours remaining.
12:25With five hours remaining, the knitters should all be finishing the body of their necklaces
12:30and adding any details to ensure drama and flair.
12:33Lydia has now completed her choker, but she's determined to ensure the lace section hangs absolutely correctly.
12:42Joins.
12:44And now it's time to make this lace sing.
12:48Blocking or steaming the lace will stretch and set the fabric, adding definition to the piece.
12:53I hope it's enough to keep me in the competition. I need to do the bracelet now.
13:00While Lydia attempts to steam her necklace to victory, Simon has got a far more risky technique for his.
13:06I'm just about to stretch the chain to make enough chain for my jewellery.
13:12We've had to link so many bits of wire up together.
13:18The danger is pulling it apart, pulling your chain apart.
13:21Using a needle finder, he is stretching out his Viking knitting to create a chain that it could break at any moment.
13:27God, this is just literally fraught with danger.
13:32It's all about mind over matter, right?
13:33So you don't know how far you can push yourself until you just take control of it.
13:37In this competition, when you're really up against the wire,
13:39and just being able to still yourself and settle yourself down is really important.
13:43You've got to live and die by your own decisions.
13:46Right, okay, I'm going to go down to five now.
13:48It's Statement Week, and our knitters are in the final three hours of their solo challenge.
14:04High-end, high-impact jewellery.
14:07We have the main body of the necklace.
14:09Wow, oh my gosh.
14:13I hate looking up, it makes me feel so bad.
14:18Isaac has completed his daisy chain and is now making the daisy pendant.
14:23I'm knitting the centre of it and then crocheting the petals.
14:26I'm slightly worried that it's maybe not statement enough, I don't know.
14:31And Simon has successfully stretched out his chain and is now securing the wire centrepiece.
14:40How are you feeling?
14:41The chain's worked really well.
14:42Do you know what?
14:43I just feel proud of what I've managed to achieve and it's so, so different.
14:47Yeah, just proud.
14:48Yeah, I think you've aced it, Simon.
14:50I mean, I haven't seen the final thing all put together.
14:53Seeing the different components and hearing about it, like, it's sick.
15:00Lydia has blocked her necklace but is unhappy with how the freeform lace section is sitting.
15:05It's bunching up at the bottom a little bit because there's not enough chains.
15:12So, she is boldly unravelling some of it.
15:15I'm going to do these three rows and make them bigger.
15:23I really want to make sure that this is as beautiful as possible.
15:26In the final hour, knitters should have moved on to their bracelets to ensure the matching set the judges have asked for.
15:36My bracelet is a daisy chain. It's made of four daisies.
15:38Initially, I wanted to do it double wrapped, probably just don't think I'm going to have time.
15:41My pendant is taking me a little bit longer than I had anticipated.
15:45The bracelet will be all black?
15:46All black.
15:47No pretence here. This is the afterpiece. Not an afterthought, but this is the piece.
15:56That makes me just a little anxious.
16:01I want to see something really stunning.
16:04Can't wait to see that, Holger.
16:06Me too.
16:08Inspired by Simon's Viking knitting, Ailsa has decided to sneak some wire into her bracelet.
16:14So, I've just made a wee metal circle to put in the middle of the bracelet just to give it a wee something to...
16:22May, how have you done that so neatly?
16:25Oh, don't do metal.
16:27Don't do metal.
16:29Knitters!
16:3130 minutes to go.
16:3330 minutes to go.
16:3530 minutes to go, people.
16:37OK, thank you.
16:38I can't believe they gave you a tattoo for this.
16:45Holger, how's the bracelet, braceleting?
16:48Slowly but surely.
16:50OK.
16:51Ailsa.
16:52Just finishing off my bracelet.
16:54Jazzing up a wee bit.
16:56Simon's still Viking knitting.
16:58So, you don't have a bracelet currently?
17:00I don't have a bracelet currently, but we are on it like a car bonnet.
17:04So, your necklace is done.
17:05Yep.
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.
17:15There's your necklace.
17:16With your pendant.
17:18So, what are you doing now?
17:19I'm just making a few more daisies with the time I have left.
17:23It's almost ready.
17:24It's almost ready.
17:25It's almost ready.
17:27Oh, where did that go?
17:29I just hit a couple of my ends.
17:33Knitters, your time is up.
17:34Needles down.
17:36Nice.
17:37Well done, guys.
17:39Exhausted.
17:41That's five sets of unique statement jewellery in just ten hours.
17:58I haven't just sat back on my laurels. It's something completely different.
18:03I'm trusting in myself for this one.
18:05Well done, knitters. That's five statement jewellery sets complete in just ten hours.
18:14But, what do our beautiful, bejazzled judges think?
18:19Holger, if you'd like to come up.
18:26We asked for an interesting use of material, and you've certainly done that.
18:31This really does work.
18:32You get the sheen coming through, and a surprising amount of different colour.
18:39Yeah.
18:41So this is the bracelet.
18:42I've tried a hint of lace.
18:45I'm glad to see that you have embellished this more, and created more drama in it.
18:52What I feel is just slightly lacking, this piece, I'm not even sure I wouldn't put some white in as well.
19:02OK.
19:03Having said all of that, very well done with the plastic bin bag.
19:06Thank you.
19:07In a statement.
19:09And next up we have Elsa.
19:10Elsa.
19:17It's a little bit of Scotland really, leaping out at you.
19:23You have used mercerised cotton.
19:25There might have been more impactful yarns that you could have chosen.
19:37So 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.
19:52So that you've got more interest in the colour side of it, and the drama then, bringing them both together.
20:01I actually love this work in the middle.
20:05It makes me feel there's something missing here, between the two.
20:08Yep.
20:10OK, Simon, if you'd like to come up please.
20:12We really have to commend your, your use of the materials.
20:23Yes.
20:24I 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.
20:34Of course, there are a couple of little issues, little bits sticking out.
20:41Less keen on that as a finish.
20:44I actually quite like the slightly rough edges, because that's me. Like, slightly rough around the edges.
20:54This, it's kind of very scientific, but I'm not sure how impactful it is.
20:59OK.
21:00It somehow doesn't work with hearts, so it doesn't feel quite married together.
21:06Up next, Isaac.
21:11We asked for impactful and striking, pretty though the daisy chains are.
21:21I'm not sure that they have enough drama.
21:25I am really relieved to see this.
21:28Once I'd come up with this concept, I'd want to throw the rest out and start again.
21:38This is over fussy and detracts from...
21:42The main event.
21:43The main event.
21:44OK.
21:45You've not gone wild with your choices of materials.
21:47Certainly not, no.
21:48No.
21:49It's very restrained.
21:50We wanted statement and impact.
21:53It's just not got that impact that we were looking for.
21:57Yeah.
21:59Thank you very much, Isaac.
22:00And next, we have Lydia.
22:14You used your black and your gold cotton and some beads.
22:19And some beads.
22:20Yeah.
22:21What you created with that is very impressive.
22:26Yeah, I think it's a great piece, Lydia.
22:28Thank you.
22:29There's a real elegance to this and a real sense of proportion.
22:33I think your free-form crochet has worked really well.
22:37The bracelet.
22:40I would like to wear that.
22:45A piece of jewellery I'd reach for all the time.
22:48Thank you very much, Lydia.
22:50Thank you.
22:51Thanks, Lydia.
22:56I am more gutted about that judging than any of the others.
23:01I was kind of struggling with the concept this week
23:03and I don't think that anything they had to say was unfair or unjust,
23:06but I do think I might be in a bit of a dangerous position.
23:15Five knitted jewellery sets safely locked away in the knitted vault.
23:19The knitters have one more chance to impress the judges
23:22and avoid the cast off.
23:25For your group challenge, Di and Sheila would love for you
23:28to make some statement lighting.
23:33Guys.
23:38We would like you to make a very special one-of-a-kind lighting installation.
23:44You will be using a linen yarn and working to a vintage lace pattern.
23:51We want you to make five panels and each one will be the same.
23:56And you will be attaching it to an incredible lampshade.
24:00We will be judging your ability to follow a lace pattern and execute it perfectly.
24:12Well, as you know by now, this challenge is judged blind.
24:15So I'm now going to ask Di and Sheila to leave the yarn barn.
24:19Although in this challenge you are all working on the same team,
24:23each of your panels is going to be judged individually.
24:27You have ten hours. Your time starts now.
24:30Let's get knitty.
24:31This challenge requires each knitter to knit 80 rows of lace,
24:40a notoriously tricky technique which produces an open, airy fabric.
24:45While previously team challenges have tested both technique and design,
24:50this challenge is solely about whether the knitters can execute a complex pattern flawlessly.
24:55That looks ominous.
25:01Pineapple pattern is an exquisite lace design with origins in Shetland,
25:05which showcases two pineapple motifs linked with a central column.
25:10But with over 5,000 stitches in total, even one mistake could ruin the entire design.
25:18First, knitters must select their needles.
25:21Circular needles, which are designed to hold more stitches,
25:23or wooden straight needles, which allow a better view of the stitches on your row.
25:29If you take them both, then people have the option whether they want to do circular or straight.
25:35Then, they must each execute their own individual lace panel.
25:42Lastly, they should steam to even out their stitch work,
25:45before combining to create one bespoke and beautiful light feature.
25:49Difficulties with this challenge is you can't tell what's a purposeful hole and what's an accidental one.
25:59This challenge is by far the hardest team knit yet,
26:02with every knitter needing to execute their panel to perfection in order for the challenge to be completed.
26:07If yours stands out, that it's not looking the same, then you can effectively say goodbye to the competition, can't you? That's it.
26:18It's that point in the programme.
26:21Yeah.
26:22We need to really challenge these knitters, because we're looking for the best.
26:26So, why is lace knitting particularly challenging?
26:31Well, lace is challenging because you're creating a series of holes.
26:37You have to open that hole.
26:40If you drop a stitch, it can be a disaster.
26:45Because going back and actually establishing where your row is, is really difficult.
26:53A really important and focal part of this design is the centre column.
27:00It has to be straight, no mistakes at all.
27:06The knitters must each precisely follow the pattern in front of them.
27:10But with 66 stitches on every row, and 80 rows in total, complete concentration is required.
27:19Winner of the big knitter back in week one, Ailsa has done lace before, but not under these conditions.
27:25So, Ailsa, how do you feel 10 hours is for you with a panel like this?
27:32To be honest, I don't really stress much, but you're rushing over things that you wouldn't normally make.
27:37Six, seven.
27:43I haven't done lace for a while because obviously I've got young kids at home and it's harder to concentrate.
27:49But despite not having practised recently, Lydia's lace impressed the judges back in week three in the swimwear challenge.
27:55Simon and Isaac are the only two knitters who have never attempted lace before.
28:01And what about you, Isaac? How are you finding your first time doing lace?
28:05I kind of thrive on having very direct instruction.
28:09Yep.
28:11So, each row that I look at, I'm like, okay, I can do that, I can do that, I can do that, and then it's just sort of building.
28:15Yeah, he's the furthest ahead and he's never done it before.
28:18You little Hermione Granger, you.
28:20What?
28:22Good for you.
28:24I can see the wave.
28:26Yeah? It's coming along.
28:28How can you see what you've done right and what you've done wrong?
28:31I can't, because I've never done lace before, so I won't be able to tell you if that's right or wrong.
28:36Holger is the only knitter who has chosen straight needles for his panel.
28:44What was the decision behind using your straight needles?
28:46I can't cope with the fact, I mean, the needle part is only that long, and the minute the stitches fall onto this bit, they kind of clump up, and then the straight needles, they're all kind of on the same thickness.
28:58It makes it a little bit easier.
28:59But Lydia is struggling to keep track of her stitches with the circular needles.
29:05I've made a mistake and I'm trying to find where I've dropped my stitches.
29:09I don't know where I am, because I can't see.
29:14Because my needle, it's just like, they just get stuck, and then they don't move onto the needle.
29:21That's my problem.
29:22A few hours into the challenge, knitters should be well into their lace panels.
29:33And to avoid having to pull out mistakes, some of the knitters are using an old trick, the lifeline.
29:40Right now, I'm just about to insert my first lifeline.
29:42I'm literally just going through every stitch that's on the needle, and it just, it stops it.
29:48So if you're ripping back, you can't rip back any further than the lifeline.
29:53Isaac, Holger and Ailsa are all putting in lifelines regularly, stopping for five minutes to add each one.
30:00It's just a bit of insurance if things go wrong.
30:04But Simon and Lydia are going rogue, knitting without lifelines.
30:08I might get a bit scared off later on and stick one in, but I'm just going to, I'm just going to go, just going to go for it.
30:14You've got to count every stitch. Every stitch counts. It's that simple, because if you make a mistake, it's going to be glare in the office.
30:24Let me just check my knit bit a second.
30:27Oh, you're halfway through the challenge, and my current resting stitch count is 66.
30:33Oh, same. Oh, good.
30:37With five hours gone, the knitters should be hitting the halfway point in their 80-row pattern.
30:42I'm on row 48.
30:44I'm on row 36. Not as far as I'd like to be.
30:48I'm on row 37. I'm not as far as some people.
30:52But Lydia is still struggling to fix the mistake she made earlier.
30:56If this row count isn't right, I actually am going to give up.
30:59I'm just going to give up.
31:08OK, we've got to take a minute.
31:15Four, six, 58, 60.
31:19Now she's missing a stitch.
31:20It's also incredibly hard with the intricate details that are in this lace work to find one stitch.
31:30One stitch is just a mistake.
31:32It's just that extra added pressure, and I think Lydia's the type of person that piles pressure on herself, because she's so keen to do well.
31:37And the thing is, I've been where she is right now, you know, where you feel like you're not going to be able to recover, but, you know, you make it through, don't you?
31:43The problem I'm having is with my stitches getting stuck on my needle.
31:53I don't know if I'm just going to switch to these straight 7mm needles so I can actually see my work and move it up and down.
32:00My gauge might be off, but then at least I'd have a finished piece of work.
32:04But I don't have a lot of time, erm, and I'm not even halfway through the chart, so...
32:16And I don't know what I'm crying, mate, because it's Mother's Day, I'm not with my...
32:20My c...
32:33The knitters are in the final stages of their most technical team knit yet, lace lighting.
32:40Having struggled to keep track of the required 66 stitches per row, Lydia is hoping different needles will make a difference.
32:47How you did it, mate?
32:51Well, here we are.
32:54So I have counted.
32:55Yeah.
32:56You are on 65.
32:58But just get to a point, throw a yarn over in and just carry on.
33:01Thank you.
33:03Honestly, that's all Holger's been doing.
33:06I think that's the way to approach this, otherwise you're going to make yourself crazy.
33:10Also, if Holger can literally stitch...
33:13..a jump roll back to front and still come first.
33:18If you've just chucked a yarn over in there, mate, chances are you're still going to come first.
33:22Do you know what I mean?
33:23You've got this.
33:25Thanks for making this all about me again.
33:27It's hard to be away.
33:30I spend a lot of my time not seeing my kids.
33:33Yeah, it's hard because they're at the age where, you know, they do new things all the time and they're really funny.
33:39But I know I've got my whole family behind me.
33:43I think they'll be really proud of me.
33:44Simon's suggestion of adding a yarn over means there will be an extra unplanned hole in the panel.
33:51But the stitch count will be correct.
33:53Now I've got 66.
33:55So...
33:57I've got the right amount of stitches.
33:59Yeah.
34:01It's fine.
34:02I stay calm.
34:05For the most part.
34:06With two hours remaining, knitters should be nearing the end of the panel and leaving time to steam their stitches.
34:18I am on row 56.
34:21I like clear instructions, so I think that's kind of worked in my favour.
34:25But Simon has discovered he no longer has the 66 stitches required per row.
34:31So...
34:33I had to rip back about ten rows.
34:35Obviously I was attempting to do it without a lifeline.
34:37I'll be lucky if I get it finished.
34:42Where Simon was helping previously and trying to get Lydia back on track,
34:46Simon has found himself with mistakes and has had to rip back rows and rows of work.
34:50And now he's... there's no way that he's going to finish.
34:52Knitters, you have one hour to go.
35:05In the final hour, knitters should be steaming their lace work and then fitting it to the frame.
35:11So this is what your work is going to be sewn to.
35:15Ten hours of blood, sweat and tears for a lovely lampshade.
35:22Lace novice Isaac is first to complete the pattern.
35:28Look at that.
35:30Laces is crazy because it looks like a mess.
35:32But obviously once it's stretched out to this size, it will look good.
35:37Holger is next to hit the haberdashery.
35:40There is one glaring mistake here where this doesn't perfectly line up.
35:45Right, I'm just going to go block.
35:46And despite her earlier concerns, Lydia's lace panel is also complete.
35:52I could not tell you how the heck I got here.
35:56But Ailes and Simon are still knitting.
36:00Yes, I don't have time to block.
36:03It's not going to be finished.
36:05It's not going to be finished.
36:15I'm going to just try and sew it as best as I can onto the frame.
36:21I'm going to help Simon.
36:22I can sew the bottom while you cast up.
36:23I want it stretched right out on the panel.
36:31Beautiful.
36:36Knitters, your time is up.
36:40Done.
36:42Good effort, team.
36:44It's done.
36:46You've done it and it's on there.
36:47It might have been our most tense team knit yet, but that's one bespoke lace-like feature complete in just 10 hours.
36:58I was going to cut it up, throw it across the room and walk out of the barn.
37:02I just kept on going.
37:04I hope the judges are kind, but if not, then you've got to take it up the gym.
37:08Well done, knitters. What a lovely little lace number you've created.
37:14That was quite the challenge, wasn't it?
37:17Hmm.
37:19Let's welcome the judges back.
37:21Hello.
37:25Oh!
37:27Oh, my goodness.
37:28It's very impressive, isn't it?
37:38Just wild. I love it.
37:39Absolutely love it.
37:41It's bringing out the character and the skill of each individual.
37:48I think we should start looking at the stitches.
37:51Time to turn down the lights and get up close and personal with those stitches.
37:54Absolutely.
37:55Are you ready?
37:56Let there be no light.
38:11In Shetland, the women, when they were making their lace,
38:15would hold up their lace panels in front of the fire
38:19so they could see their stitches and check their pattern.
38:23There is nowhere to hide.
38:24The first frame in the spotlight is Isaac's.
38:31On this panel, we can see some really lovely stitch work at the top.
38:38Very open.
38:39It's sometimes difficult to achieve the balance and evenness
38:45when the stitches are so open.
38:46The knitter's aim was to achieve the texture of the pineapple.
38:53This knitter has achieved that really well.
38:56I can see very few mistakes in this.
38:59Next up is Holger.
39:00The columns on either side are nice and neat.
39:12That has worked.
39:13Yes, it has.
39:15The centre panels, it's not 100% straight.
39:17You can really see how one row can impact the design.
39:28Panel number three is Ailsa's.
39:30In this lovely top of the pineapple, we can see quite a few errors.
39:41Over here.
39:43And here.
39:44We've not got that lovely, even, open work line and stitches.
39:51This whole top section is really not great.
39:55There is still a column problem.
39:57Just here.
39:59It goes awry.
40:01The next panel is Lydia's.
40:02At the top, we've got a very nice, very even top section.
40:18It doesn't look too bad, top and bottom, but there's definitely something that happens.
40:22Yeah.
40:23Just when the two centre panels are at their closest, things went a bit haywire in the middle.
40:35Last is Simon.
40:41This panel isn't finished.
40:46This doesn't sit exactly where it should.
40:48Something went wrong round about here and that sort of knocked everything off balance.
41:00I think this is quite an irregular panel and hasn't got the integrity that you would like to see.
41:09Yeah.
41:14OK, should we turn the lights back on?
41:16Yay!
41:17So, Di and Sheila, have you come to a decision?
41:20We have.
41:22In fifth place, is this panel here.
41:26In fourth place, is this panel, Lydia.
41:31In third place, this panel, Ilse.
41:36So, in first place, this panel.
41:42Who did it?
41:43Isaac.
41:44Congratulations.
41:45Thank you.
41:46You followed the pattern incredibly carefully.
41:50Well done.
41:51Very well done.
41:53Well constitulations, Isaac.
41:56Now it's time for Di and Sheila to deliberate before the final knitting circle.
42:01One thing that this competition has taught me is that I can do way more than I think I can.
42:08It's my first time knitting lace and right up until about three hours ago, I was like, no, we're getting this done.
42:14We're not going to be bottom, we're doing it, and then suddenly it all changes on a dime.
42:22It does get tougher every week.
42:25One, because the standards are higher.
42:27And two, because there's so few of you, a cast off feels a lot more heavy.
42:32Someone's gone into the barn for the last time.
42:39Who's impressed you this week?
42:40Holger, his individual piece, fulfilled a brief.
42:48His lace panel, a couple of tiny mistakes, but overall a very good week for Holger.
42:56Yeah.
42:57Lydia, I think for the first time I can say there is not a mistake.
43:04This is a beautiful piece.
43:07Both technically and in design terms, it's very striking.
43:12And on the flip side of that, he's in danger this week.
43:16Simon.
43:18Simon decided to throw his all at a solo challenge, took up Viking knitting.
43:26It was very, very complex and he'd never done this before.
43:30He had never done lace before and that didn't quite work out as well, did it?
43:35Ailsa.
43:38Her jewellery piece was lacking.
43:42Were you expecting her to be better in the lighting panel?
43:45I really was.
43:47I was really quite surprised.
43:49This is a space in the semi-final of Game of War.
43:53So this isn't an easy decision to make, especially when the standard has been so incredibly high.
43:58I'd hate to be you too.
44:00I hate being me too as well.
44:02Knitters.
44:07Well done this week.
44:08You made quite the statement in your lacy lighting and your bold and unique jewellery sets.
44:15But as we knit our way through this competition, it gets harder and harder to choose who the big knitter is as well as the person being cast off.
44:21So, Diane Shula.
44:22The person that's most impressed us, they came through with the most extraordinary solo statement piece of jewellery.
44:36It's the first time, first time I've felt it's, something's perfect.
44:43So, the big knitter this week is...
44:46Lydia.
44:47Oh, Lydia.
44:48Oh, Lydia.
44:49Oh, I will give you a hug.
44:50Thank you.
44:51Oh.
44:52Here's your sheet badge.
44:53Thank you.
44:54Congratulations.
44:55But sadly, we still do have to lose someone in the competition.
45:16The person being cast off this week is...
45:29Simon.
45:33Give us a hug, Simon.
45:35Thank you so much.
45:36You've done so much good in the world of knitting.
45:38Thank you, Simon.
45:39Thank you.
45:40Breaking all the stereotypes.
45:41Yeah.
45:42And that's what we like.
45:43This sheep almost means way more than the other one.
45:46I am very shocked.
45:48And very happy.
45:50You've been an absolute star.
45:51Really lovely too.
45:52Happy with us all these weeks.
45:54Being on the Game of War has been stressful and emotional.
45:56Massive highs and lows, but hopefully it just shows that everyone can knit.
46:01I'm not dead.
46:10Next time, it's the semi-final as we transform charity knits into catwalk couture.
46:17Have you ever made a dress fit for the catwalk before?
46:19Never made a dress before.
46:20Never made anything fit for a catwalk.
46:22And reinvent rags into bags.
46:25You can definitely feel the tension in the air.
46:32And that's back at the usual time of 8 o'clock next week.
46:35Christmas chefs, Jamie's got some cook-ahead tips tomorrow night at 8 o'clock.
46:39Mix, freeze and store to make the big day stress-free.
46:42Next tonight, the little-known story of Apollo 1
46:45and the three astronauts that perished without ever leaving the ground.
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