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Noun: knitting  ni-ting
  1. Needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
    "Her knitting won first prize at the county fair";
    - knit, knitwork
     
  2. Creating knitted wear
    "Her knitting produced beautiful sweaters for the whole family"
Verb: knit (knitted,knitting)  nit
  1. Create fabric or a garment by interlocking loops of yarn with needles
    "knit a scarf"
     
  2. Tie or link together
    "The couple's hands were knit together";
    - entwine, intwine [archaic]
     
  3. To gather something into small wrinkles or folds
    "She knitted her lips";
    - pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple
     
  4. Become more closely connected or unified
    "The team knitted together as the season progressed"

Derived forms: knittings

Type of: conjoin [formal], craftwork, handicraft, join, make from scratch, needlecraft, needlework

Encyclopedia: Knitting

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