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Game of Wool Britains Best Knitter S01E06
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00:02previously the knitters tackled their fifth solo challenge amigurumi good enough to eat hoping for
00:09his first big knitter badge simon served a world-class fryer i've added extra depth in stitches
00:16but the team knit textured cardi caused controversy this isn't so loud this is all sudden
00:22it does still work resulting in a second big knitter badge for holger thank you very much
00:30isaac was on rocky ground there's quite a bit missing from the top here
00:36lydia stumbled so a few textural issues it could have been knit
00:43but ultimately it was tracy who was cast off from the competition now it's week six and time for our
00:52five remaining knitters to start standing out from the flock not something i usually have that much
00:57of a problem with it's statement week on game of war
01:06welcome back to the yarn barn knitters you've made it to the final five i think you should give yourself
01:11a round of applause come on but that's enough it is a competition after all so this week is statement
01:20week it's time for your solo challenge and di and sheila would love for you to make some statement
01:28jewelry
01:30so 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
01:48you need to choose the best possible materials to create something new
01:53stuff you have 10 hours for this one so let's get knitting
02:03this challenge is about creating high-end handmade jewelry which makes a statement i don't think i
02:10haven't made anything like this before the judges have asked for a coordinated necklace
02:15and bracelet set using innovative materials think tiny needles think intricate stitches think absolute
02:23precision yeah i just managed to stick the sharp bit straight in my finger i'd like to think that
02:28what i'm making is going to make a statement
02:32at this stage in the competition it's about thinking beyond traditional knitting and focusing
02:38on miniature details and unexpected materials to secure a place in the semi-final i would love to
02:46make it through to the semi-finals the standards are just so high so there's no telling what can happen
02:55first knitters must start with the necklace shaping their design to create the perfect fit
03:01and drape considering how beads wires or gems could enhance their piece
03:06next knitters must complete their bracelet or cuff ensuring a cohesive design across both pieces
03:14to create a dramatic set finally knitters should consider any fastenings across both elements
03:21they'll need both clever construction and striking design innovation to make these statement sets in just 10 hours
03:31so statement jewelry we are looking for balance between the cuff piece and the necklace carefully thought out
03:41is this impactful enough it will need to be very dramatic they've reached this far and now they need to
03:50really really really work hard to get through all to play for all to play for
03:58lydia is kicking off with an intricate beaded necklace and after stumbling last week she's come back
04:04fighting the first thing i thought of is incredible necklaces that they wear in africa
04:11last week got to me a lot i was pretty sure i was going to be on the bottom the
04:14imposter syndrome does hit
04:16me quite hard but i'm here and i do really want to set that role model for not just my
04:22girls but
04:22for other young girls who just feel like this space isn't for them i'm backing myself this week
04:29lydia's west african inspired necklace uses mosaic crochet to produce a stiff fabric giving
04:35structure to her choker she will then crochet a free-form lace collar beneath her matching cuff will
04:42also be made using mosaic crochet and the whole set will be threaded with tiny bead details she has
04:49chosen mercerized cotton for the set a yarn which has been chemically treated to make it stronger
04:54and shinier i've got this super tiny crochet needle it's a 0.6 millimeter needle lydia is tackling the
05:03fiddly hook in bead method where you place the bead on a tiny hook pull a loop of yarn through
05:09it and then
05:10transfer the beaded loop back into your working hook to complete the stitch hold it as tight as
05:17possible go through it's quite fiddly with the bead are you actually knitting in a bin bag yeah what
05:29in an absolutely classic holger move he has made his own yarn for this challenge out of a bin liner
05:36i want to achieve a very specific look like a shimmer so um i had to make my own little
05:42plastic
05:43yarn any fashion student and at some point in their life will have made something out of bin liners
05:49holger's bin bag jewelry set is made up of a knitted collar and cuff using liners cut into strips to
05:56emulate
05:57the black gemstone jet often worn during victorian periods of mourning he plans to add a cotton lace trim to
06:04complete the statement look i guess if it all goes wrong it'll be easy to throw away afterwards
06:11holger can i have a go yeah gosh it is weird to hold that the material it sticks to the
06:19needles it's hard
06:20to hold the correct tension i think i'm happy with what it does would you consider this quite a big
06:25risk
06:26to kind of make a statement piece of jewelry with essentially trash yeah absolutely i'm thinking this
06:35is the part of the competition where you need to start taking risks you can try and coast through the
06:39first few stages by playing it safe but there's a point which you can't get get away with anymore
06:46it seems everyone is going for gold this week as simon who came so close to securing his first sheet
06:52badge last week is also going bold with his material choice i am knitting wire this is a heart on
07:01the
07:01back of the neck are you making your jewelry for anyone in particular it's actually uh for my wife
07:08i think she deserves a bit of knitted jewelry after 17 long suffering years of naomi
07:16i always maintained that it was love at first sight um yeah i just i couldn't stop thinking about
07:22her so obviously i went back to a period of high stress she used to send me like gifts and
07:28letters
07:28and stuff out to afghan we've been through a lot as a couple we've been through a lot
07:34my father was in the forces himself and his father was in the forces and my mum's dad was in
07:39the forces
07:39i just look back at it as life's path and it's kind of led me here to listen i would
07:45love to win it
07:46but there's a big competition but 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
08:00back
08:01and a sculpture centerpiece of the love hormone oxytocin to hang on the front he is planning to knit
08:07a matching wire cuff but engineering a chain for this statement wire necklace requires an unusual
08:13technique i'm doing some viking knitting viking knitting yeah wow what i'm doing is i'm creating
08:20a chain so i've got my crochet hook and then it's basically just then creating the knit stitch
08:27but just by threading the wire through down the crochet hook is this you throwing everything at it
08:33because you need to get a sheet badge here don't you if i go out and i haven't given it
08:37absolutely
08:37everything then i'll be beating myself up for a long time also working her way through the
08:43cord for her necklace is ailsa she has been inspired by home i'm inspired by the landscape of scotland
08:50when you get out of the city and you go up to the highlands off grid away from the world
08:57it's a beautiful
09:00place ailsa's homage to scotland is a traditional thistle inspired necklace made using classic eye
09:07cords her matching bracelet will be knitted using the same colors purple for the thistle and green to
09:14reflect the landscape of scotland like lydia she will be using mercerized cotton i'm using this cotton
09:22material because of the sheen that it has it might not be statement enough but this is definitely
09:29statement for me with two hours gone the knitters should be working their way through their necklaces
09:41whilst considering how to ensure the striking drama the judges are expecting
09:50how did you take to the beading the black thread is slightly thicker than the gold so it's slightly
09:55harder to get the bead on but yeah it's not too bad you can use them very discreetly but it
10:02adds that
10:02extra dimension doesn't it so from this are you going to do a freeform crochet yes i have a plan
10:10in my
10:10but in terms of like how it comes together it is by eye the temptation is to go for the
10:19overall design
10:20and put all of your attention into that but think about the end process as well because it needs to
10:27sit beautifully on the mannequin yep yep statement that's the goal
10:38sporting his sheep badge from kids week isaac is finding this week's statement jewelry
10:44a little bit out of his comfort zone i was actually really struggling to come up with ideas for statement
10:49jewelry my girlfriend had the idea of like a daisy chain this is the best i've got i think it
10:53could
10:54work out really well without any kind of drawing or plan isaac is using freeform crochet to create
11:02a simple daisy chain necklace with a larger daisy pendant hanging from the middle his matching daisy
11:09chain bracelet will be in the same design and the whole set will be made from classic cotton yarn
11:15how are you going to make the chain so i'm going to be doing it directly onto the the daisies
11:19i'll be
11:19doing a daisy pendant as well right um just to add to that like statement feature because obviously
11:25a daisy chain itself is not statement so just one daisy chain yes yep do you feel that this makes
11:34enough of a statement i'm hoping that with the pendant it will um i think a lot of your work
11:40is quite
11:41understated but very well engineered that's what i'm really looking for to take it out of being a
11:47simple daisy chain into something really special
11:58now i've got the bulk of my necklace done this needs jazzed up a bit
12:04and we have the main body which will have the trim on the outside my hands aren't designed for such
12:11a
12:11small crochet hook your hands are not designed for anything smaller than a sledgehammer right
12:18knitters you are halfway through your jewelry challenge that'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
12:35lydia has now completed her choker but she's determined to ensure the lace section hangs absolutely
12:41correctly joins and 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
12:55i 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
13:07i'm just about to stretch a chain to make enough chain for my jewelry
13:13we've had to link so many bits of wire up together the danger is pulling it apart
13:20pulling your chain apart using a needle finder he is stretching out his viking knitting to create a chain
13:26but it could break at any moment god this is just literally fraught with danger it's all about mind
13:33over matter right so you don't know how far you can push yourself till you just take control of it
13:37in this competition when you're really up against the wire and just being able to still yourself and
13:41settle yourself down is really important you've got to live and die by your own decisions
13:46right okay i'm going to go down to five now
13:59it's statement week and our knitters are in the final three hours of their solo challenge
14:04high-end high-impact jewelry we have the main body of the necklace wow oh my gosh
14:13i hate lucky enough 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 center of it and then crocheting the petals i'm slightly worried that it's maybe
14:28not statement enough i don't know and simon has successfully stretched out his chain and is now
14:35securing the wire centerpiece how are you feeling the chains works really well do you know what i just
14:43feel proud of what i've managed to achieve and it's so so different yeah just proud yeah i think you've
14:49wasted it simon i mean i haven't seen the final thing all put together seeing the different
14:53components 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
15:07it's bunching up at the bottom a little bit because it's there's not enough chains
15:11so she is boldly unraveling some of it i'm gonna do these three rows and make them bigger
15:23i really want to make sure that this is as beautiful as possible
15:29in the final hour knitters should have moved on to their bracelets to ensure the matching set
15:35the judges have asked for my bracelet is a daisy chain it's made of four daisies initially i wanted
15:39to do it double wrapped i just don't think i'm gonna have time my pendant is taking me a little
15:42bit longer than i had anticipated the bracelet will be all black all black
15:49no pretence here um this is the after piece not an afterthought but this is the piece
15:57that makes me just a little anxious
16:01i want to see something really stunning can't wait to see that holger me too
16:08inspired by simon's viking knitting ailsa has decided to sneak some wire into her bracelet i've just
16:15made a wee metal circle to put in the middle of the bracelet just to give it a wee something
16:22how you've done that so neatly oh don't do metal don't do metal knitters 30 minutes to go 30 minutes
16:33to go 30 minutes to go people
16:36okay thank you i can't believe they gave you a tattoo for this
16:40so here's the whole thing hmm
16:46holger how's the bracelet braceleting slowly but surely okay elsa just finishing off my bracelet
16:53jazzing it up a wee bit
16:56simon's still viking knitting so you don't have a bracelet currently i don't have a bracelet currently but we are
17:02on it like a carb on it so your necklace is done yep and you're working on your bracelet at
17:13this
17:13stage i just need to get the fastenings on so it actually works as a bracelet isaac there's
17:18your necklace with your pendant so what are you doing now i'm just making a few more daisies with
17:23the with the time i have left it's almost ready it's almost ready oh where did that go i just
17:35hit a
17:35couple of my ends knitters your time is up needles down nice well done guys exhausted
17:53that's five sets of unique statement jewelry in just 10 hours
17:58i haven't just sat back on my lols it's something completely different i'm trusting in myself for
18:05this one well done knitters that's five statement jewelry sets complete in just
18:1310 hours but what do our beautiful bejazzled judges think holger if you'd like to come up
18:26we asked for an interesting use of material and you've certainly done that this really does work
18:32you get the sheen coming through and a surprising amount of different color yeah
18:40so this is the bracelet i've tried a hint of lace i'm glad to see
18:45that you have embellished this yeah more and created more drama in it
18:55what i feel is just slightly lacking this piece i'm not even sure i wouldn't put some white in as
19:01well
19:02okay having said all of that very well done with the plastic bin bag thank you in a statement
19:08and next up we have elsa
19:17it's a little bit of scotland really leaping out at you
19:23you have used mercerized cotton
19:29um
19:32there might have been more impactful yarns that you could have chosen
19:39so i also looking at the overall design now i've seen the bracelet what i would also really like to
19:45have seen is some of this heather color actually in one of these cords running through here so that
19:54you've got more interest in the color side of it and the drama then bringing them both together
20:01i actually love this work in the middle it makes me feel there's something missing here between the two
20:08yep okay simon if you'd like to come up please
20:19we really have to commend your your use of the materials yes i think this chain this is something
20:25you literally had a moment and you thought i know what i'm going to do and i'm going to learn
20:31how to do this
20:34of course there are a couple of little issues a little bit sticking out less keen on that
20:43as a finish i 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 okay it somehow doesn't work
21:01with hearts so it doesn't feel quite married together up next isaac
21:14we asked for impactful and striking pretty though the daisy chains are i'm not sure that they have enough
21:24drama i am really relieved to see this once i come up with this concept i'd want to throw the
21:34rest out and start again
21:37this is over fussy and detracts from the main event the main event okay you've not gone wild with your
21:46choices and materials certainly not no it's very restrained we wanted statement and impact it's just
21:53not got that impact that we're looking for yeah thank you very much isaac and next we have media
22:13you used your black and your gold cotton and some beads yeah what you created with that is very impressive
22:26yeah i think it's a great piece lydia thank you there's a real elegance to this and a real sense
22:33of proportion
22:33i think your free-form crochet has worked really well
22:40the bracelet
22:43i would like to wear that a piece of jewelry i'd reach for all the time thank you very much
22:50lydia thank you
22:56i am more gutted about that judging than than any of the others i was kind of struggling with the
23:02concept this week and i don't think that anything they had to say was unfair or unjust but i do
23:07think
23:07i might be in a bit of a dangerous position
23:15five knitted jewelry sets safely locked away in the knitted vault the knitters have one more chance
23:21to impress the judges and avoid the cast off for your group challenge di and sheila would love for
23:28you to make some statement lighting guys we would like you to make a very special one-of-a-kind
23:42lighting installation you 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 and you will be attaching it
23:58to an
23:59incredible lampshade we will be judging your ability to follow a lace pattern and execute it perfectly
24:11well as you know by now this challenge is judged blind so i'm now going to ask di and sheila
24:17to leave
24:18the armband although in this challenge you are all working on the same team each of your panels is
24:24going to be judged individually you have 10 hours your time starts now let's get knitting
24:35this challenge requires each knitter to knit 80 rows of lace a notoriously tricky technique which
24:42produces an open airy fabric while previously team challenges are tested both technique and design this
24:50challenge is solely about whether the knitters can execute a complex pattern flawlessly that looks
24:57ominous pineapple pattern is an exquisite lace design with origins in shetland which showcases
25:06two pineapple motifs linked with a central column but with over 5 000 stitches in total
25:12even one mistake could ruin the entire design first knitters must select their needles circular needles
25:21which are designed to hold more stitches or wooden straight needles which allow a better view of the
25:27stitches on your row if you protect them both then people have the option whether they want to do circular
25:32or straight then they must each execute their own individual lace panel lastly they should steam to even
25:44out their stitch work before combining to create one bespoke and beautiful light feature difficulties with
25:50this challenge is you can't tell what's a purposeful hole and what's a an accidental one this challenge is
25:59by far the hardest team knit yet with every knitter needing to execute their panel to perfection in order
26:06for the challenge to be completed if yours stands out that it's not looking the same then you can you
26:12can
26:12effectively say goodbye to the competition can't you that's that's it it's that point in the program
26:21yeah we need to really challenge these knitters because we're looking for the best so why is lace knitting
26:29particularly challenging well lace is challenging because you're creating a series of holes you have to
26:38open that hole if you drop a stitch it can be a disaster because going back and actually establishing
26:49where your row is is really difficult a really important and focal part of this design is the center column
27:00it has to be straight no mistakes at all
27:07the knitters must each precisely follow the pattern in front of them but with 66 stitches
27:13on every row and 80 rows in total complete concentration is required winner of the big
27:20knitter back in week one ailsa has done lace before but not under these conditions so elsa how do you
27:27feel
27:2710 hours is for you with a panel like this to be honest i don't really stress much but you're
27:35rushing
27:36over things that you wouldn't normally make six seven i haven't done lace for a while because obviously
27:45i've got young kids at home and it's harder to concentrate but despite not having practice recently
27:51lydia's lace impressed the judges back in week three in the swimwear challenge
27:56simon 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
28:09yeah um so each row that i look at i'm like okay i can do that i can do that
28:14i can do that and then
28:14it's just sort of building yeah he's the furthest ahead he's never done it before
28:17oh you little hermione granger you what good for you
28:24i can see the wave yeah it's coming along but how can you see what you've done right and what
28:30you've done wrong i can't because i've never done lace before so okay i won't be able to tell you
28:35if
28:35that's right or wrong holger is the only knitter who has chosen straight needles for his panel
28:44what was the decision behind using your straight needle i can't cope with the fact i mean the
28:48needle part is only that long and the minute it the minute the stitches fall onto this bit they
28:53kind of clump up and then the straight needles they're all kind of on the same thickness it makes
28:58it a little bit easier but lydia is struggling to keep track of her stitches with the circular needles
29:06i've made a mistake and i'm trying to find where i've dropped my stitches i don't know where i am
29:12because i can't see because my knee look it's just like they just get stuck and then they don't move
29:19onto the needle that's my problem
29:28a 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
29:39the lifeline right now i'm just about to insert my first lifeline i'm literally just going through
29:43every stitch that's on the needle and it just it stops it so if you're ripping back you can't rip
29:50back
29:51any further than the lifeline isaac holger and ailsa are all putting in lifelines regularly stopping for
29:58five minutes to add each one it's just a bit of insurance if things go wrong but simon and lydia
30:05are going rogue knitting without lifelines i might get a bit scared off later on and stick one in but
30:12i'm just gonna i'm just gonna go just gonna go for it you've got to count every stitch every stitch
30:16counts it's that simple because if you make a mistake it's gonna be glare in the office
30:24let me just check my knit bit a second oh you're halfway through the challenge and my current resting
30:31stitch count is 66. oh same yeah good with five hours gone the knitters should be hitting the
30:40halfway point in their 80 row pattern so i'm on row 48. i'm on row 36. not as far as
30:47i'd like to be i'm on
30:49row 37. i'm not as far as some people but lydia is still struggling to fix the mistake she made
30:55earlier
30:56if this row count isn't right i actually i'm gonna give up
31:15four six 58 60 now she's missing a stitch
31:24it's also incredibly hard with the intricate details that are in this lace work to find
31:29yeah one stitch one stitch is a mistake it's just that extra added pressure and i think lydia is the
31:34type of person that holds pressure on herself because she's so keen to do well and the thing is i've
31:38been
31:38where she is right now you know where you feel like you're not going to be able to recover but
31:42you know you make it through don't you the problem i'm having is with my stitches getting stuck on my
31:53needle i don't know if i'm just going to switch to these straight seven millimeter needles so i can
31:58actually see my work and move it up and down um my gauge might be off but then at least
32:03i'd have
32:03a finished piece of work but i don't have a lot of time um and i'm not even halfway through
32:10the chart so
32:32the knitters are in the final stages of their most technical team knit yet lace lighting having
32:40struggled to keep track of the required 66 stitches per row lydia is hoping different needles will
32:46make a difference
32:52well here we are so i have counted yeah you are on 65 but just get to a point for
32:59our yarn over in
33:00and just carry on thank you honestly that's all holger's been doing i think that's the way to approach
33:07this otherwise you're gonna you're gonna make yourself crazy also if holger can literally stitch
33:14a jump roll back to front and still come first if you've just chucked a yarn over in there mate
33:20chances are you're still gonna come first do you know what i mean you've got this thanks for making
33:25this all about me again it's hard to be away i spend a lot of my time not seeing my
33:32kids yeah it's hard
33:33because 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 i think they'll be really proud of me simon's suggestion
33:46of adding a yarn over means there will be an extra unplanned hole in the panel but the stitch count
33:52will
33:52be correct now i've got 66 so hey i've got the right amount of stitches yeah it's fine i stay
34:02calm
34:05for the most part
34:10with two hours remaining knitters should be nearing the end of the panel and leaving time to steam their
34:16stitches i am on row 56 i like clear instructions so i think that's kind of worked in my favor
34:25but simon has discovered he no longer has the 66 stitches required per row
34:33i had to rip back about 10 rows obviously i was attempting to do it about 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 simon has found himself
34:46with mistakes and has had to rip back rows and rows of work and now he's there's no way he's
34:51gonna finish
34:59knitters 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
35:10so this is what your work is going to be sewn to 10 hours of blood sweat and tears for
35:18a lovely lampshade
35:22lace novice isaac is first to complete the pattern
35:28look at that laces is crazy because it looks like a mess but obviously once it's stretched out to this
35:33size it will look good holger is next to hit the haberdashery there's a one glaring mistake here where
35:42this doesn't perfectly line up right i'm just gonna go block and despite her earlier concerns lydia's
35:51lace panel is also complete i could not tell you how the heck i got here but alsen's simon are
35:59still
35:59knitting yes i don't know it's not gonna be finished
36:15i'm gonna just try and sew it as best as i can onto the frame
36:21i'm going to help time i can save the bottom while you can't stop
36:25i want it stretched right out on the panel
36:32beautiful
36:38knitters your time is up
36:42done good effort team hey it's done it's done you've done it and it's on there
36:49it might have been our most tense team knit yet but that's one bespoke lace-like feature complete
36:55in just 10 hours i was going to cut it up throw it across the room and walk out the
37:01barn
37:02i just kept on going i hope the judges are kind but if not then you've got to take it
37:07up the chin
37:12well done knitters what a lovely little lace number you've created that was quite the challenge
37:17wasn't it let's welcome the judges back hello oh my goodness
37:34it's very impressive isn't it just wild i love it absolutely love it it's bringing out
37:42the character and the skill of each individual and i think we should start looking at the stitches
37:50time to turn down the lights and get up close and personal with those stitches
37:54absolutely are you ready yes okay let there be no light
38:11in shetland the women when they were making their lace they would hold up their lace panels
38:17in front of the fire so they could see their stitches and check their pattern there is nowhere to hide
38:25the first frame in the spotlight is isaacs
38:30on this panel we can see some really lovely stitch work at the top
38:38very open it's it's sometimes difficult to achieve
38:42the balance and evenness when the stitches are so open
38:47the knitter's aim was to achieve the texture of the pineapple this knitter has achieved that really
38:55well i can see very few mistakes in this next up is holger
39:07the columns on either side are nice and neat that has worked yes it has the center panels it's not
39:16100
39:16percent straight
39:20you can really see how one row can impact the design
39:27panel number three is ailsa's
39:33in this lovely top of the pineapple we can see quite a few errors
39:41over here and here we've not got that lovely even open work line and stitches this whole top section
39:52is really not great there is still a column problem just here it goes awry
40:04the next panel is lydia's
40:09at the top we've got a very nice very even top section
40:18doesn't look too bad top and bottom but there's definitely something that happens
40:23yes just when the two center panels are at their closest things went a bit haywire in the middle
40:34last is simon
40:40this panel isn't finished
40:45this doesn't sit exactly where it should something went wrong
40:51round 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 yeah
41:14okay should we turn the lights back on yay so di and sheila have you come to a decision we
41:20have
41:21in fifth place in fifth place is this panel here in fourth place is this panel lydia
41:31in third place this panel ilsa so in first place
41:47you followed the pattern incredibly carefully well done very well done well constituations
41:55isaac now it's time for di and sheila to deliberate before the final knitting circle
42:03one 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 being lace and right up until about three hours ago i was like no we're getting
42:14this done we're not going to be bottom we're doing it and then suddenly it all changes on a on
42:19a dime
42:21it does get tougher every week um one because the standards are higher and two because there's so
42:29few of you a cast off feels a lot more heavy someone's gone into the barn for the last time
42:39who's impressed you this week holger
42:45his individual piece fulfilled a brief his lace panel a couple of tiny mistakes but overall a very
42:54good week for holger yeah lydia
43:00i think for the first time i can say there is not a mistake this is a beautiful piece both
43:08technically
43:09and in design terms is very striking and on the flip side of that he's in danger this week simon
43:18simon decided to throw his all and a solo challenge took up viking knitting it was very very complex and
43:28he'd never done this before he had never done lace before and that didn't quite work out as well did
43:33it
43:35ailsa
43:37her jewelry piece was lacking were you expecting her to be better in the lighting panel i really was
43:47i was really quite surprised this is a space in the semi-final of game of war so this isn't
43:53an easy
43:54decision to make especially when the standard has been so incredibly high i'd hate to be you too
44:00i hate being me too as well
44:06knitters well done this week you made quite the statement in your lacy lighting and your
44:12bold and unique jewelry sets but as we knit our way through this competition it gets harder and harder
44:18to choose who the big knitter is as well as the person being cast off so diane sheila
44:26the person that's most impressed us they came through with the most extraordinary solo statement
44:36piece of jewelry it's the first time to me first time i felt it's something's perfect so the big knitter
44:45this week is
44:55lydia oh lydia oh i won't give you a hug
45:04here's your sheet badge thank you congratulations
45:11but sadly we still do have to lose someone in the competition the person
45:17being cast off this week is
45:29simon
45:32give us a hug simon
45:34thank you so much we've done so much good thank you breaking all the stereotypes and that's what
45:42we like this sheep almost means way more than the other one i'm very shocked and very happy
45:50you've been an absolute star really lovely to have you with us being a game of war has been
45:55stressful and emotional massive highs and lows but hopefully it just shows that everyone can knit
46:05i'm not dead
46:10next time it's the semi-final as we transform charity knits into catwalk couture have you
46:18ever made a dress fit for the catwalk before never made a dress before never made anything fit for a
46:21catwalk and reinvent rags into bags you can definitely feel the tension in the air
46:35so
46:38so
46:40so
46:44so
46:49Transcription by CastingWords
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