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00:00Hello challenge, amigurumi good enough to eat.
00:03Hoping for his first big knitter badge, Simon served a world-class fryer.
00:09I'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.
00:25Isaac was on rocky ground.
00:27There's quite a bit missing from the top here.
00:31Lydia stumbled.
00:32So a few textural issues, it could have been knit.
00:38But ultimately it was Tracy who was cast off from the competition.
00:43Now.
00:45It's week six and time for our five remaining knitters to start standing out from the flock.
00:50Not something I usually have that much of a problem with.
00:54It's Statement Week on Game of War.
00:56Welcome 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.
01:08Oh, that's enough.
01:09It is a competition after all.
01:11So, this week is Statement Week.
01:15It's time for your solo challenge.
01:19And Di and Sheila would love for you to make some statement jewelry.
01:23So, 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.
01:42You need to choose the best possible materials to create something new.
01:48You have ten hours for this one, so let's get knitting.
01:59This challenge is about creating high-end, handmade jewelry, 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.
02:14Think tiny needles.
02:15Think intricate stitches.
02:17Think absolute precision.
02:18You know, 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.
02:27At 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 semifinal.
02:40I would love to make it through to the semifinals.
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
02:56and drape, considering how beads, wires, or gems could enhance their piece.
03:02Next, knitters must complete their bracelet or cuff, ensuring a cohesive design across both
03:08pieces 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
03:22in just 10 hours.
03:23So, a 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.
03:43They've reached this far and now they need to really, really work hard to get through.
03:48All to play for.
03:50All to play for.
03:50Lydia is kicking off with an intricate beaded necklace, and after stumbling last week,
03:59she's come back fighting.
04:00The first thing I thought of was incredible necklaces that they wear in Africa.
04:06Last 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.
04:11But I'm here, and I do really want to set that role model for not just my girls, but for other
04:18young girls who just feel like this space isn't for them.
04:21I'm backing myself this week.
04:24Lydia's West African-inspired necklace uses mosaic crochet to produce a stiff fabric, giving
04:30structure to her choker.
04:31She 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
04:41with tiny bead details.
04:43She has chosen mercerized cotton for the set, a yarn which has been chemically treated to
04:49make it stronger and shinier.
04:51I've got this super tiny crochet needle.
04:54It's a 0.6 millimetre needle.
04:56Lydia is tackling the fiddly hook-in-bead method, where you place the bead on a tiny hook, pull
05:03a loop of yarn through it, and then transfer the beaded loop back into your working hook
05:08to complete the stitch.
05:11Hold it as tight as possible.
05:13Go through.
05:14It's quite fiddly with the bead.
05:20Are you actually knitting in a bin bag?
05:22Yeah.
05:22What?
05:24In an absolutely classic Holger move, he has made his own yarn for this challenge, out
05:30of a bin liner.
05:32I want to achieve a very specific look, like a shimmer, so I had to make my own little
05:37plastic yarn.
05:39Any 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
05:50into 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.
06:00I guess if it all goes wrong, he'll be easy to throw away afterwards.
06:03Holger, can I have a go?
06:06Yeah.
06:07Gosh, it is weird to hold that the material, it sticks to the needles, it's hard to hold
06:15the correct tension.
06:16I think I'm happy with what it does.
06:18Would you consider this quite a big risk to kind of make a statement piece of jewellery
06:25with essentially trash?
06:26Yeah, absolutely.
06:28I'm thinking this is the part of the competition where you need to start taking risks. You
06:32can try and coast through the first few stages by playing it safe, but there is a point at
06:37which you can't get away with that anymore.
06:41It seems everyone is going for gold this week, as Simon, who came so close to securing his
06:47first 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.
06:57Are 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.
07:15Yeah, I just, I couldn't stop thinking about her.
07:18So obviously I went back to a period of high stress.
07:21She 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
07:34was in the forces.
07:35I just look back at it as life's path and it's kind of led me here to this seat.
07:39I would love to win it, but there's a big competition.
07:43But I will keep on going until the bitter end.
07:47For his wife, Vic, Simon is knitting a statement of his love using wire to create a heart on
07:55back and a sculpture centerpiece of the love hormone oxytocin to hang on the front.
08:00He is planning to knit a matching wire cuff.
08:03But engineering a chain for this statement wire necklace requires an unusual technique.
08:09I'm doing some Viking knitting.
08:11Viking knitting?
08:12Yeah.
08:13Wow.
08:14What I'm doing is I'm creating a chain.
08:15So I've got my crochet hook and then it's basically just then creating the knit stitch.
08:21Wow.
08:22But 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?
08:30If 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.
08:41She 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.
09:11Like Lydia, she will be using mercerised cotton.
09:15I'm using this cotton material because of the sheen that it has.
09:20It might not be statement enough, but this is definitely a statement for me.
09:26With two hours gone, the knitters should be working their way through their necklaces,
09:36whilst considering how to ensure the striking drama the judges are expecting.
09:41How did you take to the beading?
09:47The 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.
09:54You can use them very discreetly, but it adds that extra dimension, doesn't it?
09:59So, from this, are you going to do a free-form crochet?
10:03Yes, I have a plan in my head, but in terms of, like, how it comes together, it is by eye.
10:12The temptation is to go for the overall design and put all of your attention into that,
10:17but think about the end process as well, because it needs to sit beautifully on the mannequin.
10:25Yep. Yep.
10:26Statement.
10:27That's the goal.
10:28Statement.
10:33Sporting his sheep badge from Kids Week,
10:36Isaac is finding this week's statement jewellery a little bit out of his comfort zone.
10:41I 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.
10:52Without any kind of drawing or plan,
10:54Isaac is using free-form crochet to create a simple daisy chain necklace,
10:59with a larger daisy pendant hanging from the middle.
11:02His matching daisy chain bracelet will be in the same design,
11:06and the whole set will be made from classic cotton yarn.
11:09How are you going to make the chain?
11:11So, 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,
11:20because obviously a daisy chain itself is not a statement.
11:22So, just one daisy chain?
11:24Yes.
11:25Yep.
11:26Do you feel that this makes enough of a statement?
11:30I'm hoping that with the pendant it will.
11:32OK.
11:33I think a lot of your work is quite understated but very well engineered.
11:39That's what I'm really looking for,
11:41to take it out of being a simple daisy chain into something really special.
11:46Now I've got the bulk of my necklace done.
11:55This needs jazzed up a bit.
11:57And we have the main body which will have to trim on the outside.
12:02My hands aren't designed for such a small crochet hook.
12:06In fairness, your hands are not designed for anything smaller than a sledgehammer, right?
12:12Knitters, you are halfway through your jewellery challenge.
12:16That's five hours remaining.
12:20With five hours remaining,
12:22the knitters should all be finishing the body of their necklaces
12:25and adding any details to ensure drama and flair.
12:30Lydia has now completed her choker,
12:32but she's determined to ensure the lace section hangs absolutely correctly.
12:37Joins.
12:39And now it's time to make this lace sing.
12:43Blocking or steaming the lace will stretch and set the fabric,
12:46adding definition to the piece.
12:48I hope it's enough to keep me in the competition.
12:52I need to do the bracelet now.
12:54While Lydia attempts to steam her necklace to victory,
12:57Simon has got a far more risky technique for his.
13:01I'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.
13:12The danger is pulling it apart, pulling your chain apart.
13:16Using a needle finder,
13:18he is stretching out his viking knitting to create a chain
13:21that it could break at any moment.
13:23God, this is just literally fraught with danger.
13:26It's all about mind over matter, right?
13:28So you don't know how far you can push yourself
13:30until you just take control of it.
13:32In this competition, when you're really up against the wire
13:34and just being able to still yourself and settle yourself down
13:37is really important.
13:38You've got to live and die by your own decisions.
13:40Right, okay, I'm going to go down to five now.
13:54It's Statement Week,
13:55and our knitters are in the final three hours of their solo challenge.
13:59High-end, high-impact jewellery.
14:02We have the main body of the necklace.
14:04Wow! Oh, my gosh.
14:08I hate looking up. It makes me feel so bad.
14:13Isaac has completed his daisy chain
14:15and 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.
14:24I don't know.
14:27And Simon has successfully stretched out his chain
14:30and is now securing the wire centrepiece.
14:35How are you feeling?
14:36The chain's worked really well.
14:37Do you know what?
14:38I just feel proud of what I've managed to achieve
14:40and it's so, so different.
14:42Yeah, just proud.
14:43Yeah, I think you've aced it, Simon.
14:45I mean, I haven't seen the final thing all put together.
14:48Seeing the different components and hearing about it, like, it's sick.
14:51Lydia has blocked her necklace
14:56but is unhappy with how the free-form lace section is sitting.
15:02It's bunching up at the bottom a little bit
15:04because there's not enough chains.
15:06So, 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.
15:25In the final hour, knitters should have moved on to their bracelets
15:28to ensure the matching set the judges have asked for.
15:31My bracelet is a daisy chain.
15:32It's made of four daisies.
15:33Initially, I wanted to do it double wrapped.
15:35Probably just don't think I'm going to have time.
15:36My pendant is taking me a little bit longer than I had anticipated.
15:39The bracelet will be all black?
15:41All black.
15:42No pretence here.
15:45This is the afterpiece.
15:48Not an afterthought, but this is the piece.
15:50That makes me just a little anxious.
15:54I want to see something really stunning.
15:58Can't wait to see that, Holger.
16:00Me too.
16:01Inspired by Simon's Viking knitting,
16:05Ailsa has decided to sneak some wire into her bracelet.
16:09I've just made a weave.
16:11I've just made a metal circle to put in the middle of the bracelet
16:16just to give it a wee something.
16:18You've done that so neatly.
16:20Oh, don't do metal.
16:22Don't do metal.
16:24Knitters!
16:2630 minutes to go.
16:2830 minutes to go.
16:3030 minutes to go, people.
16:33I can't believe they gave you a tattoo for this.
16:41Holger, how's the bracelet?
16:42Braceletting?
16:43Slowly but surely.
16:44Okay.
16:45Ailsa.
16:46Just finishing off my bracelet.
16:48Jazzing up a wee bit.
16:50Simon's still Viking knitting.
16:52So you don't have a bracelet currently?
16:54I don't have a bracelet currently, but we are on it like a car bonnet.
16:59So your necklace is done.
17:01Yep.
17:02And you're working on your bracelet.
17:03At this stage, I just need to get the fastenings on.
17:06So it actually works as a bracelet.
17:07Isaac, there's your necklace.
17:08With your pendant.
17:09So what are you doing now?
17:10I'm just making a few more daisies with the time I have left.
17:22It's almost ready.
17:23It's almost ready.
17:27Oh, where did that go?
17:29I just did a couple of my ends.
17:33Knitters, your time is up.
17:39Needles down.
17:40Nice.
17:41Well done, guys.
17:43Exhausted.
17:46That's five sets of unique statement jewellery in just ten hours.
17:52I haven't just sat back on my lolls.
17:56It's something completely different.
17:57I'm trusting in myself for this one.
18:00Well done, knitters.
18:05That'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.
18:20We asked for an interesting use of material and you've certainly done that.
18:27This really does work.
18:28You get the sheen coming through and a surprising amount of different color.
18:34Yeah.
18:35So this is the bracelet.
18:36I've tried a hint of lace.
18:39I'm glad to see that you have embellished this more and created more drama in it.
18:49What I feel is just slightly lacking, this piece, I'm not even sure I wouldn't put some white
18:56in as well.
18:57Okay.
18:58Having said all of that, very well done with the plastic bin bag.
19:02In a statement.
19:03And next up we have Elsa.
19:13It's a little bit of Scotland really, leaping out at you.
19:18You have used mercerized cotton.
19:25There might have been more impactful yarns that you could have chosen.
19:34So Elsa, looking at the overall design, now I've seen the bracelet.
19:38What I would also really like to have seen is some of this heather color actually in one
19:46of these cords running through here so that you've got more interest in the color side of
19:52it 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.
20:05Okay, Simon, if you'd like to come up please.
20:15We really have to commend your use of the materials.
20:18Yes.
20:19This is something you literally had a moment and you thought, I know what I'm going to
20:25do and I'm going to learn how to do this.
20:29Of course, there are a couple of little issues, little bits sticking out, less keen on that
20:38as a finish.
20:39I actually quite like the slightly rough edges because that's me, like slightly rough around
20:45the edges.
20:49This, it's kind of very scientific, but I'm not sure how impactful it is.
20:54Okay.
20:55It somehow doesn't work with hearts, so it doesn't feel quite married together.
21:01Up next, Isaac.
21:03We asked for impactful and striking, pretty though the daisy chains are.
21:17I'm not sure that they have enough drama.
21:20I am really relieved to see this.
21:24Once I'd come up with this concept, I'd want to throw the rest out and start again.
21:33This is over fussy and detracts from the main event.
21:38The main event.
21:39Okay.
21:40You've not gone wild with your choices of materials.
21:42Certainly not, no.
21:43No, it's very restrained.
21:45We wanted statement and impact.
21:48It's just not got that impact that we're looking for.
21:52Yeah.
21:53Thank you very much, Isaac.
21:55And next, we have Lydia.
22:09You used your black and your gold cotton and some beads.
22:15Yeah.
22:16What you created with that is very impressive.
22:20Yeah, I think it's a great piece, Lydia.
22:24There's a real elegance to this and a real sense of proportion.
22:28I think your free-form crochet has worked really well.
22:35The bracelet.
22:38I would like to wear that.
22:40A piece of jewellery I'd reach for all the time.
22:43Thank you very much, Lydia.
22:46I am more gutted about that judging than any of the others.
22:55I 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 and avoid the cast off.
23:18For your group challenge, Di and Sheila would love for you to make some statement lighting.
23:30Guys.
23:33We 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.
23:46We want you to make five panels and each one will be the same.
23:51And you will be attaching it to an incredible lampshade.
23:55We 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.
24:10So, I'm now going to ask Di and Sheila to leave the yarn barn.
24:13Although, in this challenge, you are all working on the same team,
24:17each of your panels is going to be judged individually.
24:20You have ten hours.
24:22Your time starts now.
24:24Let's get knitty.
24:30This challenge requires each knitter to knit 80 rows of lace,
24:34a notoriously tricky technique which produces an open, airy fabric.
24:39While previously, team challenges have tested both technique and design,
24:44this challenge is solely about whether the knitters
24:47can execute a complex pattern flawlessly.
24:51That looks ominous.
24:56Pineapple pattern is an exquisite lace design with origins in Shetland
25:00which showcases two pineapple motifs linked with a central column.
25:04But with over 5,000 stitches in total,
25:07even one mistake could ruin the entire design.
25:12First, knitters must select their needles.
25:15Circular needles, which are designed to hold more stitches,
25:18or wooden straight needles,
25:20which allow a better view of the stitches on your row.
25:24If you take them both, then people have the option
25:26whether they want to do circular or straight.
25:30Then, they must each execute their own individual lace panel.
25:34Lastly, 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
25:48what's a purposeful hole and what's an accidental one.
25:53This challenge is by far the hardest team knit yet,
25:56with every knitter needing to execute their panel to perfection
26:00in order for the challenge to be completed.
26:02If yours stands out, that it's not looking the same,
26:05then you can effectively say goodbye to the competition,
26:08can't you?
26:09That's it.
26:10It's that point in the programme.
26:16Yeah.
26:16We need to really challenge these knitters
26:20because we're looking for the best.
26:22So, why is lace knitting particularly challenging?
26:26Well, lace is challenging
26:28because you're creating a series of holes.
26:32You have to open that hole.
26:35If you drop a stitch, it can be a disaster
26:40because going back and actually establishing
26:44where your row is is really difficult.
26:48A really important and focal part of this design
26:52is the centre column.
26:55It has to be straight, no mistakes at all.
26:58The knitters must each precisely follow the pattern
27:05in front of them.
27:06But with 66 stitches on every row
27:09and 80 rows in total,
27:11complete concentration is required.
27:13Winner of the big knitter back in week one,
27:16Ailsa has done lace before,
27:18but not under these conditions.
27:20So, Ailsa, how do you feel 10 hours is for you
27:25with a panel like this?
27:27To be honest, I don't really stress much,
27:29but you're rushing over things
27:31that you wouldn't normally make.
27:33Six, seven.
27:37I haven't done lace for a while
27:39because obviously I've got young kids at home
27:41and it's harder to concentrate.
27:43But despite not having practised recently,
27:46Lydia's lace impressed the judges
27:48back in week three in the swimwear challenge.
27:50Simon and Isaac are the only two knitters
27:53who have never attempted lace before.
27:56And what about you, Isaac?
27:58How are you finding your first time doing lace?
28:00I kind of thrive on having very direct instructions.
28:04Yeah.
28:05So, each row that I look at, I'm like,
28:08OK, 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
28:12and he's never done it before.
28:14You little Hermione Granger, you.
28:16What?
28:17Good for you.
28:20I can see the wave.
28:21Yeah.
28:22It's coming along.
28:23How can you see what you've done right
28:25and what you've done wrong?
28:26I can't because I've never done lace before.
28:28OK.
28:29I won't be able to tell you if that's right or wrong.
28:35Holger is the only knitter
28:37who has chosen straight needles for his panel.
28:39What was the decision behind using a straight needle?
28:42I can't cope with the fact,
28:43I mean, the needle part is only that long
28:45and the minute the stitches fall onto this bit,
28:47they kind of clump up
28:49and then the straight needles,
28:50they're all kind of on the same thickness.
28:53It makes it a little bit easier.
28:55But Lydia is struggling to keep track of her stitches
28:58with the circular needles.
29:01I've made a mistake
29:02and I'm trying to find where I've dropped my stitches.
29:04I don't know where I am
29:06because I can't see
29:09because my needle, it's just like,
29:11they just get stuck
29:13and then they don't move.
29:15Onto the needle.
29:16That's my problem.
29:24A few hours into the challenge,
29:25knitters should be well into their lace panels
29:28and to avoid having to pull out mistakes,
29:30some of the knitters are using an old trick,
29:33the lifeline.
29:34Right now, I'm just about to insert my first lifeline.
29:37I'm literally just going through every stitch
29:39that's on the needle and it stops it.
29:44So if you're ripping back,
29:45you can't rip back any further than the lifeline.
29:48Isaac, Holger and Ailsa
29:50are all putting in lifelines regularly,
29:52stopping for five minutes to add each one.
29:55It's just a bit of insurance if things go wrong.
29:58But Simon and Lydia are going rogue,
30:01knitting without lifelines.
30:03I might get a bit scared off later on
30:05and stick one in,
30:06but I'm just going to go.
30:08Just going to go for it.
30:09You've got to count every stitch.
30:11Every stitch counts.
30:12It's that simple
30:13because if you make a mistake,
30:15it's going to be glare in the office.
30:19Let me just check my knit bit a second.
30:22Ah, you're halfway through the challenge
30:25and my current resting stitch count is 66.
30:29Oh, same.
30:31Good.
30:32With five hours gone,
30:33the knitters should be hitting the halfway point
30:35in 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
30:49the mistake she made earlier.
30:51If this row count isn't right,
30:53I actually am going to give up.
30:55Oh.
31:03I've got to speed a minute.
31:05Go, go, go.
31:11Four, six, 58, 60.
31:12No, she's missing a stitch.
31:15It's also incredibly hard with the intricate details
31:22that are in this lace work to find one stitch.
31:25stitch once it's just a mistake it's just that extra added pressure and I
31:28think Lydia's the type of person that holds pressure on herself because she's
31:31so keen to do well and the thing is I've been where she is right now you know
31:35we feel like you're not going to be able to recover but you know you make it
31:38free don't you
31:42the 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 and my gauge might be off
31:57but then at least I'd have a finished piece of work but I don't have a lot of
32:02time and I'm not even halfway through the chart so
32:11and I don't know what I'm crying mate
32:22the 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
32:46well yeah yeah so I have counted yeah you are on 65 but just get to a point for our
32:55yarn over and just carry on thank you honestly that's all Holger's been doing
33:00I think that's the way to approach this otherwise you're gonna you're gonna make yourself crazy
33:05also if Holger can literally stitch a jump rope back to front and still come first if you've just chucked a yarn over in there mate
33:15chances are you're still gonna come first
33:17you've got this thanks for making this all about me again
33:24it's hard to be away I spend a lot of my time not seeing my kids yeah it's hard because they're at the age where you know they do new things all the time and they're really funny but I know I've got my whole family behind me I think they'll be really proud of me
33:40Simon's suggestion of adding a yarn over means there will be an extra unplanned hole in the panel but the stitch count will be correct
33:47and I've got 66 so hey I've got the right amount of stitches yeah it's fine I stay calm
33:57for the most part
34:01with two hours remaining knitters should be nearing the end of the panel
34:09and leaving time to steam their stitches I am on row 56 I like clear instructions so I think that's kind of worked in my favor
34:19but Simon has discovered he no longer has the 66 stitches required per row
34:26I had to rip back about 10 rows obviously I was attempting to do it without a lifeline I'll be lucky if I get it finished
34:33where Simon was helping previously and trying to get Lydia back on track Simon has found himself with mistakes and has had to rip back rows and rows of work and now he's there's no way he's going to finish
34:46knitters you have one hour to go
34:59in the final hour knitters should be steaming their lace work and then fitting it to the frame
35:04so this is what your work is going to be sewn to 10 hours of blood sweat and tears for a lovely lampshade
35:13lace novice Isaac is first to complete the pattern
35:19look at that laces is crazy because it looks like a mess but obviously once it's stretched out to this size it will look good
35:30look good
35:32Holger is next to hit the haberdashery
35:34there is a one glaring mistake here where this doesn't perfectly line up
35:39right I'm just going to go block
35:42and despite her earlier concerns Lydia's lace panel is also complete
35:47I could not tell you how the heck I got here
35:51but ALS and Simon are still knitting
35:56yes I don't have time to block
35:59it's not going to be finished
36:10I'm going to just try and sew it as best as I can onto the frame
36:15I'm going to help Simon
36:17I can sew the bottom while you cast up
36:18I want it stretched right out on the panel
36:26beautiful
36:31knitters your time is up
36:36done
36:37good effort team
36:39it's done it's done you've done it and it's on there
36:42hmm
36:43it might have been our most tense team knit yet
36:46but that's one bespoke lace-like feature complete in just 10 hours
36:52I was going to cut it up and throw it across the room and walk out of the barn
36:56I just kept on going
36:57I hope the judges are kind but if not then you've got to take it up the chin
37:06well done knitters what a lovely little lace number you've created
37:10that was quite the challenge wasn't it
37:13let's welcome the judges back
37:14hello
37:15hello
37:16oh
37:20oh my goodness
37:22it's very impressive isn't it
37:27just wild I love it
37:29absolutely love it
37:30it's bringing out
37:32the character
37:34and the skill of each individual
37:37I think we should start looking at the stitches
37:39time to turn down the lights
37:40and get up close and personal with those stitches
37:41absolutely
37:42are you ready
37:43yes
37:44okay
37:45let there be no light
37:46in Shetland the women when they were making their lace would hold up their lace panels
38:00in front of the fire
38:02so they could see their stitches
38:04In Shetland, the women, when they were making their lace,
38:10they would hold up their lace panels in front of the fire
38:14so they could see their stitches and check their pattern.
38:18There is nowhere to hide.
38:20The first frame in the spotlight is Isaac's.
38:26On this panel, we can see some really lovely stitch work at the top.
38:30Very open, it's sometimes difficult to achieve the balance and evenness
38:39when the stitches are so open.
38:42The knitter's aim was to achieve the texture of the pineapple.
38:48This knitter has achieved that really well.
38:51I can see very few mistakes in this.
38:54Next up is Holger.
39:00The columns on either side are nice and neat.
39:07That has worked.
39:08Yes, it has.
39:09The centre panels, it's not 100% straight.
39:15You can really see how one row can impact the design.
39:22Panel number three is Ailsa's.
39:25In this lovely top of the pineapple, we can see quite a few errors.
39:35Over here and here.
39:40We've not got that lovely, even, open work line and stitches.
39:46This whole top section is really not great.
39:49But there is still a column problem.
39:52Just here, it goes awry.
39:59The next panel is Lydia's.
40:05At the top, we've got a very nice, very even top section.
40:10It doesn't look too bad, top and bottom,
40:15but there's definitely something that happens.
40:18Yeah.
40:18It's just when the two centre panels are at their closest.
40:25Things went a bit haywire in the middle.
40:30Last is Simon.
40:31This panel isn't finished.
40:40This doesn't sit exactly where it should.
40:44Something went wrong round about here.
40:47And that sort of knocked everything off balance.
40:52I think this is quite an irregular panel
40:58and hasn't got the integrity that you would like to see.
41:04Yeah.
41:09OK, 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, is this panel here.
41:22In fourth place, is this panel, Lydia.
41:26In third place, this panel, Ilse.
41:31So, in first place, this panel.
41:38Who did it?
41:40Isaac.
41:41Congratulations.
41:41You followed the pattern incredibly carefully.
41:47Well done.
41:48Very well done.
41:49Well, constitulations, Isaac.
41:51Now it's time for Di and Sheila to deliberate
41:54before the final knitting circle.
41:58One thing that this competition has taught me
42:00is that I can do way more than I think I can.
42:03It's my first time knitting lace,
42:05and right up until about three hours ago,
42:08I was like, no, we're getting this done.
42:09We're not going to be bottom, we're doing it,
42:12and then suddenly it all changes on a dime.
42:16It does get tougher every week.
42:19One, because the standards are higher,
42:23and two, because there's so few of you,
42:25a cast-off feels a lot more heavy.
42:28Someone's gone into the barn for the last time.
42:34Who's impressed you this week?
42:37Holger.
42:39His individual piece fulfilled a brief.
42:44His lace panel,
42:46a couple of tiny mistakes,
42:48but overall, a very good week for Holger.
42:51Yeah.
42:52Lydia,
42:53I think for the first time,
42:57I can say there is not a mistake.
43:00This is a beautiful piece.
43:02Both technically and in design terms is very striking.
43:07And on the flip side of that,
43:09he's in danger this week.
43:11Simon.
43:13Simon decided to throw his all at a solo challenge.
43:18Took up Viking knitting.
43:20It was very, very complex,
43:23and he'd never done this before.
43:25He had never done lace before,
43:26and that didn't quite work out as well, did it?
43:30Ailsa.
43:32Her jewellery piece
43:34was lacking.
43:37Were you expecting her to be better
43:39in the lighting panel?
43:40I really was.
43:42I was really quite surprised.
43:43This is a space in the semi-final of Game of War,
43:48so this isn't an easy decision to make,
43:50especially when the standard has been so incredibly high.
43:53I'd hate to be you too.
43:55I hate being me too as well.
44:02Knitters,
44:02well done this week.
44:03You made quite the statement
44:05in your lacy lighting
44:06and your bold and unique jewellery sets.
44:10But as we knit our way through this competition,
44:12it gets harder and harder
44:13to choose who the big knitter is
44:15as well as the person being cast off.
44:18So, Diane Shula.
44:21The person that's most impressed us,
44:24they came through
44:25with the most extraordinary
44:28solo statement piece of jewellery.
44:32It's the first time,
44:34first time I've felt it's
44:37something's perfect.
44:39So,
44:40the big knitter this week
44:41is...
44:49Lydia.
44:51Oh, Lydia!
44:54Oh, I want to give you a hug.
44:59Here's your sheet badge.
45:02Congratulations.
45:06But sadly,
45:07we still do have to lose someone
45:09in the competition.
45:11The person
45:12being cast off
45:13this week
45:14is...
45:24Simon.
45:27Give us a hug, Simon.
45:30Thank you so much.
45:31We've done so much good for the world of missing.
45:33Big hugs, Simon.
45:35Breaking all the stereotypes.
45:37Yeah.
45:37And that's what we like.
45:39This sheep almost means way more than the other one.
45:41I'm very shocked.
45:43I'm very happy.
45:45You've been an absolute star.
45:47Really lovely to have you with us all.
45:49Being a game of war has been stressful and emotional, massive highs and lows, but hopefully it just shows that everyone can knit.
45:57I'm not dead.
46:01I'm not dead.
46:05Next time, it's the semi-final as we transform charity knits into 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.
46:17And reinvent rags into bags.
46:20You can definitely feel the tension in the air.
46:23And 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 and the three astronauts that perished without ever leaving the ground.
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