Between an appointment on the books, errands on the way home, and chicanery from the MTA, this is coming out a little later than planned. That’ll probably also be the case for one of the updates for next week, but I’ll know more by then; maybe I’ll even get a job out of it!

But we’re nine days down, with just five more to go. So let’s get to it, shall we?

You can find a detailed rundown of Knit Madness here.

Ready for today’s matchups? Get started with Google Forms, and/or make your way through the Bluesky polls, which you can find below.

Voting will close on Saturday, March 21, two days from now.

The Sweater: A red, blue, yellow, brown, and white sweater. The top third is crocheted, while the bottom two-thirds are knitted

Who Wore It: Paris Geller (Liza Weil), who has somehow not strangled Rory Gilmore by now

Replica: Yes

Notes: Fuck yeah crochet rep!

Previously Defeated: (13) Black Christmas (1974); (12) Apple Cider Vinegar

The Sweater: A green zig-zag turtleneck sweater

Who Wore It: Helen Alderson (Rachel Shenton), who might not be a veterinarian but knows her way around farm animals

Replica: No

Notes: One of the remaining British imports remaining in the competition.

Previously Defeated: (8) Hunt for the Wilderpeople; (1) Cheers

The Sweater: A white sweater with a green, yellow, blue, and pink zig-zag yoke (and each color getting its own section)

Who Wore It: Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn), a lesbian romantasy author who might be humanity’s last hope against a mysterious yet welcoming hive mind.

Replica: No

Notes: Has now defeated her coping mechanism (aka her Golden Girls DVDs).

Previously Defeated: (7) Cast Away; (2) The Golden Girls

The Sweater: A green, red, and yellow Fair Isle sweater

Who Wore It: Charles Heath (Tim Key), a two-time lottery winner and widower who uses his wealth for good—aka enticing the estranged Civil Wars-coded folk duo to travel to to the small Welsh island he calls home and reunite long enough to perform a private concert for him for a buttload of money.

Replica: No

Notes: There are so many good sweaters, this and the whale cardigan are only scratching the surface.

Previously Defeated: (6) The Fugitive; (3) The Matrix Reloaded

The Sweater: An off-shoulder blue sweater with v indents along the body

Who Wore It: Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), the U.S.S. Enterprise’s chief medical officer who looks great in blue.

Replica: No

Notes: Also a total babe!

Previously Defeated: (15) The Traitors (US); (7) Monty Python and the Holy Grail

The Sweater: A light gray turtleneck sweater with bright green and forest green sections at the bottom and on the sleeves

Who Wore It: Morag McCabe (Leigh Biagi), the wife of Shetland’s police sergeant

Replica: No

Notes: Another one of the tournament’s remaining British imports.

Previously Defeated: (6) The Brutalist; (14) Bugonia

The Sweater: A light gray ribbed sweater with a puffed out collar

Who Wore It: John McClane (Bruce Willis), who just tried to pick his wife up from the airport and got drawn into stopping another terror attack.

Replica: No

Notes: The more I try to find different angles of this sweater, the more I realize I probably haven’t seen it properly.

Previously Defeated: (8) You’ve Got Mail; (1) Inside Out

The Sweater: A camel brown jacquard sweater vest with a green, red, and white Fair Isle pattern

Who Wore It: Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba), the world’s greatest detective brought in to solve the season’s big mysterious death in the White House.

Replica: No

Notes: Having now seen the entire series, Cordelia does, in fact, wear a different variation of this sweater vest in the last two episodes. (It’s red!)

Previously Defeated: (4) Wednesday; (12) God’s Own Country

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