knit

Definition

To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.

Etymology

From Middle English knytten, from Old English cnyttan (“to fasten, tie, bind, knit; add, append”), from Proto-West Germanic *knuttijan, from Proto-Germanic *knutjaną, *knuttijaną (“to make knots, knit”). Cognate with Low German knütten and Old Norse knýta (whence Danish knytte, Norwegian Nynorsk knyta). More at knot.

Example Sentences

• "to knit a stocking"
• "The first generation knitted to order; the second still knits for its own use; the next leaves knitting to industrial manufacturers."
• "Stitches that are knitted look like little V’s when seen from the front."

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