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# knitting

noun (knitting — uncountable); verb form (-ing of knit: knit, knits, knitted or knit, knitting)

«knitting» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Knitting is making clothes or other things from wool or yarn by looping it together with two long needles or a machine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/knitting/#m1)
2. Knitting is also the thing being knitted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/knitting/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and crafts, people knit jumpers, scarves, hats and blankets; children may learn finger knitting or knitting with large needles at school or with grandparents. It needs patience and counting rows and stitches, which links to maths patterns. Phrases: do some knitting, knitting needles, a knitting pattern, knitting club.

### Examples

- Grandma was knitting a scarf for me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/knitting/#x1)
- I learned knitting at after-school club. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/knitting/#x2)
- She put her knitting down to answer the phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/knitting/#x3)
- Knitting needles are long and pointed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/knitting/#x4)
- Follow the knitting pattern and count your stitches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/knitting/#x5)
- Finger knitting is a good way to start. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/knitting/#x6)

### Note

Silent k: say «nitting». Double t: knit, knitting, knitted. Do not confuse with «nit» (a louse egg in hair) or «neat». Knitting uses two needles; crochet uses one hook.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «knitting»](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/knitting/): every meaning and example of this page parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«knitting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knitting.html) on Mova free.