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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.
31:05I've got to speed a minute.
31:10Four.
31:11Six.
31:1258.
31:1360.
31:14No, she's missing a stitch.
31:16Hey.
31:19It's also incredibly hard with the intricate details
31:22that are in this lace work
31:23to find one stitch.
31:25One stitch is a mistake.
31:26It's just that extra added pressure
31:27just that extra added pressure and I think Lydia's the type of person that
31:30holds pressure on herself because she's so keen to do well and the thing is I've
31:33been where she is right now you know where you feel like you're not going to
31:36be able to recover but you know you make it through 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 I don't know what I'm crying
32:13mate on this day I'm not going to make
32:28the knitters are in the final stages of their most technical team knit yet
32:33lace lighting having struggled to keep track of the required 66 stitches per row
32:38Lydia is hoping different needles will make a difference
32:45well yeah yeah so I have counted yeah you are on 65 but just get to a point for our
32:54yarn over and just carry on thank you honestly that's all Holger's been doing I
33:00think that's the way to approach this otherwise you're gonna you're gonna make
33:04yourself crazy also if Holger can literally stitch a jump roll back to
33:11front and still come first if you've just chucked a yarn over in there mate
33:15chances are you're still gonna come first no so I mean you've got this thanks for
33:20making this all about me again it's hard to be away I spend a lot of my time not
33:26seeing my kids yeah it's hard because they're at the age where you know they do
33:31new things all the time and they're really funny but I know I've got my whole
33:36family 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
33:45in the panel but the stitch count will be correct
33:48and 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 and leaving
34:10time to steam their stitches I am on row 56 I like clear instructions so I think
34:18that's kind of worked in my favor but Simon has discovered he no longer has the 66 stitches required
34:25per row I had to rip back about 10 rows obviously I was attempting to do it without a lifeline I'll be
34:32lucky if I get it finished
34:37where Simon was helping previously and trying to get Lydia back on track Simon has found himself
34:41with mistakes and has had to rip back rows and rows of work and now he's there's no way he's gonna finish
34:47knitters you have one hour to go
35:00in the final hour knitters should be steaming their lace work and then fitting it to the frame
35:05so this is what your work is going to be sewn to 10 hours of blood sweat and tears for a lovely lampshade
35:14lace novice Isaac is first to complete the pattern
35:21look at that laces is crazy because it looks like a mess but obviously once it's stretched out to this size
35:28it will look good
35:30Holger 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 gonna go block
35:42and despite her earlier concerns Lydia's lace panel is also complete
35:48I could not tell you how the heck I got here
35:51but ALS and Simon are still knitting
35:55yes I don't have time to block
35:58it's not gonna be finished
36:01I'm gonna just try and sew it as best as I can onto the frame
36:13I'm going to help Simon I can sew the bottom while you cast up
36:18I want it stretched right out on the panel
36:22beautiful
36:27knitters your time is up
36:33done
36:35good effort team
36:37hey it's done it's done you've done it and it's on there
36:43hmm
36:44it 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 throw it across the room and walk out of the barn
36:56I just kept on going
36:58I hope the judges are kind
37:00but 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
37:13hmm
37:14let's welcome the judges back
37:16hello
37:17oh
37:20oh my goodness
37:30it's very impressive isn't it
37:32just wild I love it
37:34absolutely love it
37:35it's bringing out
37:37the character
37:39and the skill of each individual
37:42I think we should start looking at the stitches
37:45time to turn down the lights
37:46and get up close and personal with those stitches
37:48absolutely
37:49are you ready
37:50yes
37:51okay let there be no light
37:53in shetland
38:08the women when they were making their lace
38:10they would hold up their lace panels
38:12in front of the fire
38:14so they could see their stitches
38:16and check their pattern
38:18there is nowhere to hide
38:20the first frame in the spotlight
38:22is 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 when the stitches are so open
38:41the knitters aim was to achieve the texture of the pineapple this knitter has achieved that really well I can see very few mistakes in this
38:54next up is Holger
38:56the columns on either side are nice and neat that has worked
39:08yes it has
39:09the centre panels it's not 100% straight
39:13you can really see how one row can impact the design
39:23panel number three is Ailsa's
39:28in this lovely top of the pineapple we can see quite a few errors
39:34over here
39:37over here
39:38and here
39:39we've not got that lovely even open work line and stitches
39:45this whole top section
39:47is really not great
39:49there is still a column problem
39:51just here
39:53it goes awry
39:57the next panel is Lydia's
40:04at the top we've got a very nice very even top section
40:10it doesn't look too bad top and bottom but there's definitely something that happens
40:18just when the two centre panels are at their closest things went a bit haywire in the middle
40:30last is Simon
40:35this panel isn't finished
40:40this doesn't sit exactly where it should something went wrong round about here
40:47and that sort of knocked everything off balance
40:55I think this is quite an irregular panel
40:58and hasn't got the integrity that you would like to see
41:04yeah
41:09okay should we turn the lights back on?
41:11yay
41:12so Di and Sheila have you come to a decision?
41:15we have
41:17in fifth place
41:18in fifth place
41:19is 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
41:39isaac
41:40congratulations
41:45you followed the pattern
41:46incredibly carefully
41:47well done
41:48very well done
41:49well constitulations
41:50isaac
41:51now it's time for Di and Sheila to deliberate before the final knitting circle
41:56one thing that this competition has taught me is that I can do way more than I think I can
42:03it's my first time knitting lace and right up until about three hours ago I was like no we're getting this done we're not going to be bottom we're doing it and then suddenly it all changes on a dime
42:13it does get tougher every week
42:14one because the standards are higher and two because there's so few of you a cast off feels a lot more heavy someone's going into the barn for the last time
42:30who'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
42:55I 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
43:21very 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
43:35lacking
43:36were you expecting her to be better in the lighting panel?
43:40I really was
43:41I was really quite surprised
43:43this is
43:44a 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
43:52I'd hate to be you too
43:54I hate being me too as well
44:01Knitters
44:02well done this week
44:03you made quite the statement
44:04in 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
44:12to choose who the big knitter is
44:14as well as the person being cast off
44:16so
44:18Diane Shula
44:22the person that's most impressed us
44:23they came through
44:25with
44:26the most extraordinary
44:28solo
44:30statement piece of jewellery
44:32it's the first time
44:34sorry
44:35first time I've felt it's
44:37something's perfect
44:38so
44:39the big knitter this week
44:41is
44:49Lydia
44:50oh
44:51Lydia
44:52oh
44:53I will give you a hug
44:56thank you
44:57oh
44:58here's your sheet badge
45:00thank you
45:01congratulations
45:03but sadly we still do have to lose someone in the competition
45:10the person
45:11the person
45:12being cast off
45:13this week
45:14is
45:15Simon
45:16give us a hug Simon
45:28thank you so much
45:29we've done so much good for the world of missing
45:30thank you
45:31thank you
45:32breaking all the stereotypes
45:33and that's what we like
45:34this sheep almost means way more than the other one
45:36I am very shocked
45:38and very happy
45:39you've been an absolute star
45:40really lovely too
45:41happy with us all these
45:42being a game of war has been stressful and emotional
45:44massive highs and lows but
45:45hopefully it just shows
45:47that everyone can knit
45:48I'm not dead
45:49next time it's the semi-final as we transform charity knits into catwalk couture
45:54have you ever made a dress fit for the catwalk before
45:55never made a dress before
45:56never made a dress before
45:57never made anything fit for a catwalk
45:58and reinvent rags into bags
45:59you can definitely feel the tension in the air
46:06and that's back at the usual time of the week
46:08we'll see you next time
46:09and we'll see you next time
46:10and we'll see you next time
46:11next time
46:12it's the semi-final
46:13as we transform charity knits into catwalk couture
46:14have you ever made a dress fit for the catwalk before
46:16never made a dress before
46:17never made anything fit for a catwalk
46:18and reinvent rags into bags
46:20you can definitely feel the tension in the air
46:24and that's back at the usual time of 8 o'clock next week
46:30Christmas chefs
46:31Jamie's got some cook ahead tips
46:33tomorrow night at 8 o'clock
46:35mix, freeze and store
46:36to make the big day stress free
46:38next tonight
46:39the little known story of Apollo 1
46:41and the three astronauts that perished
46:42without ever leaving the ground
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