1
: the action or method of one that knits
2
: work done or being done by one that knits
Examples of knitting in a Sentence
She keeps her knitting in the closet.
Recent Examples on the Web
During a recent tour of the bustling innovation labs, Blakely showed off massive knitting machines used to make Neolast fabric, basketball uppers and other fabrics.
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Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
Finding a yarn amenable to both weaving and knitting machinery proved a challenge, as the tension needed to produce flat, smooth wovens and fluffy knits is not the same, and yarns can easily break, Mulier says.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 15 June 2024
No longer interested in that half-finished knitting project?
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 June 2024
Knitting itself has documented therapeutic effects and can help heal trauma, says Dominique Kaehler Schweizer, also known as Madame Tricot (Mrs. Knitting), a Franco-Swiss psychiatrist and 3D knitting artist.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
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Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
Finding a yarn amenable to both weaving and knitting machinery proved a challenge, as the tension needed to produce flat, smooth wovens and fluffy knits is not the same, and yarns can easily break, Mulier says.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 15 June 2024
No longer interested in that half-finished knitting project?
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 June 2024
Knitting itself has documented therapeutic effects and can help heal trauma, says Dominique Kaehler Schweizer, also known as Madame Tricot (Mrs. Knitting), a Franco-Swiss psychiatrist and 3D knitting artist.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
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“Knitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knitting. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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