Pointless Knitting

I've been holding this post back because I didn't want to tempt fate. However, after a very exciting telephone call today, we got the news we've been waiting for. The husband and myself have been picked to be contestants on BBC's Pointless! We are off to TVC in London on Friday. Amazing.

Anyway, I'm sure you are all thinking, 'that's great, Suz. But what on Earth does that have to do with knitting?' A valid question, readers. Now, I'm not saying that knitting got us picked to be on TV, but it certainly helped...

Obviously the goal of any audition is to stand out and be remembered in a good way. You don't want to be too showy or precocious or annoying, but you also don't want to be forgettable. I had a good long think about what made us unique and the first thing that sprang to mind was knitting. Maybe, if I took along some of my work, they might think it was cool and remember us. With this in mind, I set about searching through my pattern books to find something worthy.

It was then that I had an epiphany - why not knit the presenters, Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman? I picked up my shiny blue UK size 10 needles and started straight away. I knitted each leg separately then knit across all stitches and up the body. The head, hair and jackets were all knitted separately and then stitched on at the end. I agonised over the features and facial details, but I think I got it just about right with the help of 6mm safety eyes. What do you think?

(Apologies for iPhone pic - not my camera of choice)


They were certainly admired in the audition (something I am very grateful for) so will accompany us to London next week.


The only sad thing is that someone beat me to it. Yes, a contestant a couple of weeks ago also knitted Alexander and Richard and took them on the show. Only time will tell if my efforts make it onto TV, but I'll keep my fingers crossed.