We’re ¾ of the way through the first round! For the most recent set of matchups, 95 of you cast your vote via Google Form with up to another 21 votes arriving via Bluesky. Some of these were close, so every vote counts!

And if you missed it from earlier this week, I analyzed the viral Team Canada fleece from Heated Rivalry for Roger Ebert! I’m really proud of it and will be sharing it a whole bunch throughout the tournament, so just click on the damn thing.

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 Monday, March 9, two days from now.

The Sweater: A light gray turtleneck sweater

Who Wore It: Sadness (Phyllis Smith), the literal embodiment of, well, you know.

Replica: No

Notes: Why so sad if so cozy?

The Sweater: A yellow pullover sweater on a hanger

Who Wore It: The Pullover Sweater is the entity, so both itself and no one.

Replica: No

Notes: Does a living sweater who screams, “Johnny Mathis! Johnny Mathis!” and flies away from Rick Moranis count as a sweater? It does now!

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!

The Sweater: A dark red sleeveless sweater with the word "MURRRDER" written in silver glitter font.

Who Wore It: Alan Cumming, going full Scot.

Replica: No

Notes: Scottish designer Siobhan Mackenzie, who’s made items for both the US and UK versions of The Traitors, originally made this sweater vest for Alan Cumming. Which is notable not just because it’s impeccable work (it is, and I haven’t even watched any of it!), but also because NBC then tried to then sell Traitors merchandise with her design on it without getting her consent (boo). (It’s since been taken down.)

The Sweater: A light yellow ribbed turtleneck sweater

Who Wore It: Carl Showalter (Steve Buscemi), a hit man whose latest job might not go according to plan.

Replica: No

Notes: Good on Carl for being confident enough to pull this off!

The Sweater: A thickly knitted alien-like sweater dress

Who Wore It: Michelle Fuller (Emma Stone), a pharmaceutical CEO accused of being an alien by conspiracy theorists who may or may not be onto something.

Replica: No

Notes: I’m planning to catch up with this Best Picture nominee this weekend, but I could hardly believe it when, during the period where I was soliciting suggestions for this year’s bracket, someone mentioned this and asked if this counted. What’s also wild is seeing the needles used to knit those costumes. Also, sorry for probably spoiling Bugonia for you.

The Sweater: A black and white checkered v-neck sweater vest

Who Wore It: Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega), or at least Netflix’s version of of the goth teen.

Replica: Yes and Yes

Notes: A whimsical outfit for Wednesday.

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 a death in the White House.

Replica: No

Notes: The first thing you need for a cozy mystery? A cozy sweater!

The Sweater: A gray v-neck sweater vest

Who Wore It: Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti), a grumpy history teacher at an all-boys boarding school (a copy of Marcus Aurelius not included)

Replica: No

Notes: “You are penis cancer” as an insult lives in my head rent-free to this day.

The Sweater: A thick red and gray ribbed sweater with thumb holes

Who Wore It: Gheorghe Ionescu (Alec Secăreanu), a Romanian migrant worker who knows his way around a sheep farm.

Replica: No. I did find a fanzine from around the time the film came out where you could mail money and get a pattern, but since it’s not online (not even to purchase), I didn’t count it.

Notes: The way this sweater was so viral that I saw it on my feeds long before I even knew what the film was or Josh O’Connor became a star.

The Sweater: A vintage gray sweater with a stylized collar

Who Wore It: László Tóth (Adrien Brody), the Hungarian architect in his New York era

Replica: No

Notes: Notably a viral sweater.

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: I’ve yet to watch Shetland, but it was easily among the most-suggested shows to grab knitwear from!

The Sweater: Silver and bronze sweaters stitched to look like chainmail

Who Wore It: King Arthur (Graham Chapman) and the Knights of the Round Table. Not the ones who say “Ni!”

Replica: No

Notes: No, I’m not pulling your leg with this one.

The Sweater: A red turtleneck sweater

Who Wore It: Jesse (Ethan Hawke), an American about to end a less-than-stellar European vacation.

Replica: No

Notes: Maybe not the most memorable or swoon-worthy costume of the film, but without it, does Celine (Julie Delpy) get off the train in Vienna in the first place?

The Sweater: A speckled light gray turtleneck sweater

Who Wore It: Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan), the children’s bookseller who’s run out of business by Borders Fox Books and somehow still falls for the guy who did it.

Replica: No

Notes: I know people love this one and it’s got some great sweaters, but I just can’t get over the premise.

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: It’s not in the film for very long, but it was nice while it lasted?

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