knit

/nɪt/

/nɪt/

Other forms: knitting; knitted; knits

If you decide to knit a sweater, you will need yarn, knitting needles, an instruction manual, and lots of patience! Knitting involves different kinds of stitches or consecutive loops that you create in rows.

The verb is derived from the Old English cnyttan, meaning “to tie with a knot, bind or fasten.” While knitting can also be completed with a machine, many people knit hats, scarves, and mittens as a hobby. Knit can also mean “entwine.” Two ideas or concepts can be knit together, and it could be said that a marriage knits two people together. Note that the ‘k’ at the beginning is silent.

Definitions of knit

1. verb

   make (textiles) by knitting
   “knit a scarf”

   types:

   purl

   knit with a purl stitch

   rib

   form vertical ribs by knitting

   type of:

   create from raw material, create from raw stuff

   make from scratch
2. verb

   tie or link together
   synonyms: entwine

   types:

   purl stitch

   make with purl stitches

   intertwine, loop

   make a loop in

   crochet, hook

   make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle

   noose

   make a noose in or of

   type of:

   conjoin, join

   make contact or come together
3. noun

   a fabric made by knitting
   types:

   balbriggan

   a cotton knit fabric used for underwear

   double knit

   a knit fabric similar to jersey that is made with two sets of needles producing a double thickness joined by interlocking stitches

   jersey

   a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric

   stockinet, stockinette

   knit used especially for infants' wear and undergarments

   tricot

   a knitted fabric or one resembling knitting

   type of:

   cloth, fabric, material, textile

   artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
4. noun

   a basic knitting stitch
   synonyms: knit stitch, plain, plain stitch

   type of:

   knitting stitch

   a stitch taken in knitting
5. noun

   needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
   synonyms: knitting, knitwork

   type of:

   needlecraft, needlework

   a creation created or assembled by needle and thread
6. verb

   gather something into small wrinkles or folds
   synonyms: cockle, crumple, pucker, rumple

   draw

   contract

   type of:

   crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle

   make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in