We’re now on Day 3, which might just include some of the most cheerful non-Nanny pieces of knitwear so far.

And if you’re a newsletter subscriber and got a 404 error on yesterday’s roundup page, that’s on me: I screwed up the slug and changed it soon after I sent it out. But since I’m still fairly new to beehiiv, I haven’t found a way to send everyone an update with the proper link. So that’s linked to here throughout this page.

What’s honestly been so exciting about this so far is that, apart from the upsets, a lot of these matchups have been fairly close so far! But what I realized when Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Wheel of Time were tied at 10 votes each with only a few hours to go last night, I realized that…I didn’t have a contingency plan in place for a tie. Having never done one of these things before, does anyone have any recommendations?

You can find a detailed rundown of Knit Madness here.

The Sweater: A lumpy, hand-knitted burgundy pullover (or knitted with magic) with the letter “R” in gold.

Who Wore It: Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), one-third of Harry Potter’s dynamic trio.

Replica: Yes

Notes: There’s an official Harry Potter knitting pattern book that includes the Weasley sweater pattern (and a plethora of others), but fans have been making replicas for over 20 years. A deleted scene features Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) wearing his blue Weasley sweater. Also, all of the usual caveats around anything Harry Potter-related these days, thanks to its author.

The Sweater: A navy pullover with white polka dots and a green Christmas tree featuring red and blue ornaments that light up.

Who Wore It: John (Malcolm Cumming), one of several Scottish Sixth Formers (I think) who gets caught up in a zombie apocalypse around the Christmas holidays.

Replica: No

Notes: I love whoever thought to combine zombies, musicals, and Christmas into a movie. I haven’t seen it yet, but apparently, it’s good.

The Sweater: A cream-colored zippered cardigan with several fish stitched together in black yarn on the front and sleeves. (Not seen: Even more fish on the back.)

Who Wore It: Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury), who’s perhaps the greatest detective that Cabot Cove has ever seen. Or she should be.

Replica: Yes

Notes: A different version of Jessica’s sweater would later show up in Gossip Girl season courtesy of Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick), a fact brought to me by a Murder, She Wrote fan—hence the leading photo of this post. And I cannot stress how difficult it was to pick only one of Jessica’s sweaters for this prompt; I’ve never seen the show, but solely based on photos, I’m a big fan of her “Home Sweet Home” pullover.

The Sweater: A green sweater with a red brick wall. Santa is waving and holding a stocking, and above him are the words “Holiday Cheers.” Paired with silver tinsel.

Who Wore It: Jonathan Bennett, a man on a mission to find the Hallmark Channel’s next leading man.

Replica: No

Notes: This sweater was recommended to me by a Bluesky user. Thought Finding Mr. Christmas was the name of a Hallmark Channel original movie until I Googled it and learned it’s a reality competition to win the leading role in a Hallmark Christmas Movie.

The Sweater: A pink turtleneck sweater with a shooting star on it.

Who Wore It: Mabel Pines (Kristen Schaal), one-half of Gravity Falls’ newest residents—and as close to a ray of sunshine as you can find.

Replica: Yes

Notes: Mabel wears an astounding 107 sweaters across the show’s 40 episodes.

The Sweater: A multicolored geometric fair isle sweater that features several rows of birds.

Who Wore It: Vastly overworked and underappreciated familiar (and Van Helsing descendant) Guillermo de la Cruz (Harvey Guillén).

Replica: No

Notes: Guillermo is another TV character with a ton of sweaters, but at least he might have a place to put them.

The Sweater: A white, blue, and red pullover. It’s mainly white with red trimming with blue reindeer and blue around the neck.

Who Wore It: Inclusive winter holiday king Seth Cohen (Adam Brody).

Replica: No

Notes: It’s not often you portmanteau a word on a TV show, and it becomes a whole thing.

The Sweater: A black and gray pullover. The sweater has a gray yoke near the neck with star-like shapes, none of which look like perfect stars.

Who Wore It: David Rose (Dan Levy), a sheltered former gallerist who acclimates to Schitt’s Creek almost better than anyone in his family.

Replica: Yes/No

Notes: Previously mentioned in a feature. David’s lightning bolt top from season 5 is more well-known Schitt’s Creek top, but since that’s a sweatshirt (and not a sweater), it’s ineligible for this contest. Also, you can view every single one of David’s shirts, sweatshirts, and sweaters here.

The Sweater: A light blue sweater with a white Apollo rocket.

Who Wore It: Danny Torrance (Danny Lloyd), a kid with a telepathic connection who’s stuck in an isolated hotel in the middle of winter with his murderous dad.

Replica: Yes

Notes: Not just a pattern for kids!

The Sweater: A white turtleneck sweater with pink stripes made from his own wool.

Who Wore It: Shaun the Sheep, a Wallace and Gromit character cool enough to get his own films.

Replica: No

Notes: Unlike everyone else in this tournament, Shaun knows exactly where that wool came from.

The Sweater: A multicolored cardigan with various Christmas illustrations.

Who Wore It: Oversharing NPR host Terry Rialto (Molly Shannon).

Replica: No, but you can buy a version of it on eBay for $149.98. (Thanks, Leah!)

Notes: Granted, the sweater might be the least funny thing about this all-time classic sketch, but it’s a very ugly sweater (complimentary).

The Sweater: A bright green pullover with “HO HO HO” stitched across the shoulder and different colored ornaments dangling down.

Who Wore It: Arthur Claus (James McAvoy), the clumsy and eccentric younger son of the current Santa who ends up having to save Christmas.

Replica: No

Notes: I have somehow never heard of this film before this tournament, but it’s a really fun sweater.

The Sweater: A dark green turtleneck sweater with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in the center.

Who Wore It: A very grumpy modern-day Darcy—Mark Darcy (Colin Firth).

Replica: No

Notes: Kinda love how only Colin Firth could get specifically type-cast to play Darcy.

The Sweater: A white sweater with candy cane-striped sleeves, “HO HO HO” written near the bottom trim, and a lit-up Christmas tree that says, “I ❤ Christmas” in the middle.

Who Wore It: A very grumpy live-action Grinch (Jim Carrey).

Replica: No

Notes: His heart shriveled up two sizes that day.

The Sweater: A white and white Faroe Island vón star sweater.

Who Wore It: Inspector Sarah Lund (Sofie Gråbøl), who’s about to immigrate to Sweden before a season-long murder mystery keeps her right in Denmark.

Replica: Yes

Notes: People went wild over this sweater almost as much as they did over the show.

The Sweater: A dark red and green striped sweater straight from your nightmares.

Who Wore It: Malevolent spirit Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund).

Replica: Yes

Notes: One of the lasting images of a horror legend.

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