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This craft was used for a set of “Poor Boy” items bought in every color by Audrey Hepburn and designed by Sonia Rykiel. The fashion house Missoni worked with a “flammata” form of this craft on Raschel machines to create colorful zigzag designs popular in the 1960s. Apocryphally, designs in this craft were used to identify dead fishermen (10[1])in the Aran Islands. Fair Isle (10[1])is one technique to incorporate colorwork in this craft, (-5[1])which can be done by hand using English or Continental methods. Linda Muir designed the guernseys made from this craft worn in Robert Egger’s film The Lighthouse. A purl is a basic stitch in this craft for creating patterns like stockinette and cable. For 10 points, jumpers and pullovers are often made in what craft by interlacing yarn loops with needles? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: knitting [accept knitwear or knits; prompt on fashion or making textiles, fabric, or clothing; reject “sewing” or “weaving”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michal GerasimiukStanford MBerkeley A5710
Eve FleisigBerkeley CStanford A6310
Katherine LeiStanford LBerkeley B72-5
Ryan SunBerkeley BStanford L13410