knit

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knit

to make something by interlocking loops of yarn with knitting needles; grow together, as broken bones; become intimately united: knit a friendship

Not to be confused with:

nit – the egg of a parasitic insect, such as a louse or flea

knit

(nĭt)

v. knit or knit·ted, knit·ting, knits

v.tr.

1. To make (a fabric or garment) by intertwining yarn or thread in a series of connected loops either by hand, with knitting needles, or on a machine.

2. To form (yarn or thread) into fabric by intertwining.

3. To join closely; unite securely.

4. To draw (the brows) together in wrinkles; furrow.

v.intr.

1. To make a fabric or garment by knitting.

2. To become securely joined or mended together closely, as a fractured bone.

3. To come together in wrinkles or furrows, as the brows.

1. A fabric or garment made by knitting.

2. The way in which a fabric has been knit: a loose knit.

[Middle English knitten, to tie in a knot, from Old English cnyttan.]

knit′ter n.

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knit

(nɪt)

vb, knits, knitting, knitted or knit

1. (Knitting & Sewing) to make (a garment, etc) by looping and entwining (yarn, esp wool) by hand by means of long eyeless needles (knitting needles) or by machine (knitting machine)

2. to join or be joined together closely

3. to draw (the brows) together or (of the brows) to come together, as in frowning or concentrating

4. (Medicine) (of a broken bone) to join together; heal

(Knitting & Sewing)

a. a fabric or garment made by knitting

b. (in combination): a heavy knit.

[Old English cnyttan to tie in; related to Middle Low German knütten to knot together; see knot¹]

ˈknittable adj

ˈknitter n

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knit

(nɪt)

v. knit•ted knit, knit•ting, v.t.

1. to make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of yarn by hand with knitting needles or by machine.

2. to join closely and firmly, as members or parts.

3. to contract into folds or wrinkles: to knit the brow.

v.i.

4. to become closely and firmly joined together; grow together, as broken bones.

5. to contract into folds or wrinkles, as the brow.

6. to do knitting.

7. a fabric or garment produced by knitting.

8. the basic stitch in knitting, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn forward through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare purl ¹ (def. 1).

[before 1000; Middle English knitte, Old English cnyttan to tie; c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German knutten; akin to knot¹]

knit′ta•ble, adj.

knit′ter, n.

knit

- Literally first meant "tie with or in a knot."

knit

Past participle: knitted
Gerund: knitting

Imperative
knit
knit

Present
I knit
you knit
he/she/it knits
we knit
you knit
they knit

Preterite
I knitted
you knitted
he/she/it knitted
we knitted
you knitted
they knitted

Present Continuous
I am knitting
you are knitting
he/she/it is knitting
we are knitting
you are knitting
they are knitting

Present Perfect
I have knitted
you have knitted
he/she/it has knitted
we have knitted
you have knitted
they have knitted

Past Continuous
I was knitting
you were knitting
he/she/it was knitting
we were knitting
you were knitting
they were knitting

Past Perfect
I had knitted
you had knitted
he/she/it had knitted
we had knitted
you had knitted
they had knitted

Future
I will knit
you will knit
he/she/it will knit
we will knit
you will knit
they will knit

Future Perfect
I will have knitted
you will have knitted
he/she/it will have knitted
we will have knitted
you will have knitted
they will have knitted

Future Continuous
I will be knitting
you will be knitting
he/she/it will be knitting
we will be knitting
you will be knitting
they will be knitting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been knitting
you have been knitting
he/she/it has been knitting
we have been knitting
you have been knitting
they have been knitting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been knitting
you will have been knitting
he/she/it will have been knitting
we will have been knitting
you will have been knitting
they will have been knitting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been knitting
you had been knitting
he/she/it had been knitting
we had been knitting
you had been knitting
they had been knitting

Conditional
I would knit
you would knit
he/she/it would knit
we would knit
you would knit
they would knit

Past Conditional
I would have knitted
you would have knitted
he/she/it would have knitted
we would have knitted
you would have knitted
they would have knitted

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Noun	1.	knit - a fabric made by knitting 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 cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" 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
	2.	knit - a basic knitting stitch knit stitch, plain stitch, plain knitting stitch - a stitch taken in knitting
	3.	knit - needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine knitting, knitwork needlecraft, needlework - a creation created or assembled by needle and thread bind off, tie up - finish the last row
Verb	1.	knit - make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf" handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch purl - knit with a purl stitch rib - form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"
	2.	knit - tie or link together entwine conjoin, join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here" purl stitch - make with purl stitches loop, intertwine - make a loop in; "loop a rope"
	3.	knit - to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple draw - contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water" crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch up, wrinkle, scrunch - make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"

knit

verb

1. join, unite, link, tie, bond, ally, combine, secure, bind, connect, merge, weave, fasten, meld Sport knits the whole family close together.

2. heal, unite, join, link, bind, connect, loop, mend, fasten, intertwine, interlace broken bones that have failed to knit

3. furrow, tighten, knot, wrinkle, crease, screw up, pucker, scrunch up They knitted their brows and started to grumble.

Knitting stitches

box stitch, cable stitch, diagonal rib, double seed or double moss stitch, fisherman's rib, garter rib, garter stitch, layette, mistake rib, moss panels, moss stitch, pavilion, rib, roman stripe, seed stitch, slip stitch, stocking stitch

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Translations

يُحيك، يَحْبِكيَلْتَحِمُ العَظْميَنْسِجُ

plést

strikke

stricken zusammenwachsen

πλέκω

hacer punto tejer tricotar soldarse

neuloapunoayhdistääyhdistelläyhdistyä

tricoter souder

plesti

összeforr

gróa samanprjóna

lavorare a maglia saldarsi saldare [fratture]accigliarsi corrugare [la fronte]

編む

...을 뜨다

megztimezgėjasmezgimasmezginyssuraukti antakius

adītsaaugt

вязать связать сплачивать сплотить

pliesťzrásť

plesti

sticka

ถัก

birleşmekkaynaşmakörgü örmekörmek

đan

编织针织接合

knit

[nɪt]

A. VT [+ garment] → hacer (a punto de aguja), tricotar (Sp), tejer (LAm)
she can knit up a sweater in a couple of days → puede hacer un jersey en un par de días
to knit one's brows → fruncir el ceño
his task is to knit the nation back together → su tarea es la de volver a unir a la gente del país
see also close-knit

B. VI (also knit together, knit up) → hacer punto or calceta, tricotar (Sp), tejer (LAm); [bones] → soldarse; [wound] → cerrarse, curarse

C. CPD knit stitch N → punto m de media

knit together

A. VI + ADV = knit B

B. VT + ADV (fig) → juntar, unir

knit up

A. VT + ADV → montar

B. VI + ADV = knit B

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knit

[ˈnɪt]

[+ jumper, scarf] → tricoter
to knit one's brows (literary) (= frown) → froncer les sourcils

(fig) to knit together [+ group] → unir

vi → tricoter

[broken bones] → se ressouder

adj (= knitted) [suit, dress] → en tricot

knit

pret, ptp <knitted or knit>

blanket, scarf etc → stricken; to knit something for somebody, to knit somebody something → jdm etw stricken; the wool is then knitted into … → aus der Wolle wird dann … gestrickt; knit three, purl two → drei rechts, zwei links

to knit one’s brows → die Stirn runzeln

(person) → stricken

(bones: also knit together, knit up) → verwachsen, zusammenwachsen

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knit

[nɪt]

1. vt (garment) → lavorare a maglia or a ferri
to knit together (fig) → unire
to knit one's brows → aggrottare le sopracciglia

2. vi

a. (make garment) → lavorare a maglia

b. (also knit together) (broken bones) → saldarsi; (people) → andare d'accordo

knit

(nit) – past tense, past participle ˈknitted – verb

1. to form (a garment) from yarn (of wool etc) by making and connecting loops, using knitting-needles. She is teaching children to knit and sew; She knitted him a sweater for Christmas.

2. (of broken bones) to grow together. The bone in his arm took a long time to knit.

ˈknitter noun

She's a very good knitter.

ˈknitting noun

1. the work of a knitter. She was occupied with her knitting.

2. the material made by knitting. a piece of knitting.

ˈknitting-needle noun

a thin rod of steel or plastic etc, used in knitting.

knit one's brows

to frown.

knit

→ يَنْسِجُ plést strikke stricken πλέκω hacer punto, tejer neuloa tricoter plesti lavorare a maglia 編む ...을 뜨다 breien strikke robić na drutach tricotar вязать sticka ถัก örmek đan 编织

knit

vi (pret & pp knitted; ger knitting) (ortho) soldar(se)

References in classic literature ?

'How CAN she knit with so many?' the puzzled child thought to herself.

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"It's so very pleasant," said Lady Otway, "to knit while one's talking.

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Poyser, however, had no sooner seen the pony move off than she turned round, gave the two hilarious damsels a look which drove them into the back kitchen, and unspearing her knitting, began to knit again with her usual rapidity as she re-entered the house.

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"What were you thinking you could afford?" demanded Miss Patty, ceasing not to knit.

They will walk about Westminster Abbey and knit, I feel sure.

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The only ready made garments she bought were three fine little knit shirts.

"Huh," was Billy's comment, as he went over the mite's wardrobe and came back to center on the little knit shirts, "they look more like a real kid than the whole kit an' caboodle.

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"We knit for care bags at the James Cook University Hospital."

Knitting people together; Having a good yarn helps keep a community together

Traditionally the local woolen yarn is used to knit sweaters but in the modern time different varieties of machine made yarn are easily available in the market.

Traditional hand made knitting witnessing sharp decline in modern times: report

Participants are required to knit squares of 15x15 centimetres.

UAE women to knit a world record

The ascending order of wpc of the five knit structures made from cotton/elastane blended yarns is two-thread fleece, single pique, single jersey, 1x1rib, and interlock knitted fabrics (see Figure 2) while fleece, 1x1rib, single pique, interlock, and single jersey is an ascending order wpc of knitted fabrics made from 100% yarn.

Dimensional Characteristics of Knitted Fabrics Made from 100% Cotton and Cotton/Elastane Yarns

While my favorite sweaters to knit are those knitted from the neck down, and Harper's book does not feature neck down and raglan sleeve, cables can be adapted to most any knitter desire.