Word Finder - knitting

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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.

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The first generation knitted to order; the second still knits for its own use; the next leaves knitting to industrial manufacturers.

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To join closely and firmly together.

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The fight for survival knitted the men closely together.

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To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.

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To grow together.

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All those seedlings knitted into a kaleidoscopic border.

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To combine from various elements.

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The witness knitted together his testimony from contradictory pieces of hearsay.

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Of bones: to heal following a fracture.

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I’ll go skiing again after my bones knit.

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To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.

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To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.

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The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.

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I find knitting very relaxing.

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Material that has been, or is being knitted.

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She put down her knitting and went to answer the phone.

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Overhead electrification wires, OHLE

She leaned over and picked up the knitting bag.

An old man, a servant of the princesses, sat in a corner knitting a stocking.

She was sitting in an armchair placed sideways, screening the light of the candle from him, and was knitting a stocking.

It is an important centre of trade, and has tanneries, oil, flour, tallow, dye, soap and iron works; knitting is an important domestic industry.

I didn't get a degree in animal husbandry so I could sit in the house knitting booties.

The town has several large cotton mills and a large knitting mill.

My techniques involve knitting, knotting, tying and weaving.

Always check your gauge by knitting several rows.

Women do most of the farm work and spend their spare time in knitting.

The spinning, weaving and knitting of wool is a widespread industry, and the native tweed (va Smal) is the principal material for the clothing of the inhabitants.

The pig by Thomson is lying on its side, the sheep appears to be knitting a garment from its own wool.

From that day the eldest princess quite changed toward Pierre and began knitting a striped scarf for him.

Rostov, knitting his brows, left the room with another low bow.

Here is a video to help you see how Continental knitting is done.

There are many free knitting patterns for ponchos available.

Add a little eye candy to your knitting project with our fun stitch markers!

Soon he'll be knitting jumpers for all of you!

I use a shoe box with knitting needles inserted the length of the box.

I earn about 700 Nepali rupees a week from knitting sweaters.

This pattern booklet has 10 classic designs using double knitting cotton yarn.

Teenagers enjoy crafts such as knitting and sewing.

If you're of a crafty mindset, you can try knitting a pair or two as well.

Knitting goes back many centuries, but it was only in the 1920's when men started to wear sweaters as part of their outerwear.

Besides determining your gauge, which you must do for every project and can learn easily from any knitting book, a more experienced knitter can help you size the pattern so that your finished project will fit perfectly.

If there is something specific you have in mind, hop on one of the knitting forums and ask - it's the rare instance where someone won't be able to guide you to your perfect pattern.

Knitting is one of those hobbies that requires math.

Buy a special plastic bin for knitting needles.

The knitting stitch is the basis of all knitting.

The great thing about knitting is that it's really easy.

Sheila is knitting bootees, June's knitting a matinee coat and Danny is offering to teach young Patrick John some hot Doom cheats.

This also makes a lovely cardigan, by dividing the front stitches and the front pouch and knitting the two sides seperately.

Making tea, knitting hats or stimulating a clitoris for example, so he didn't make friends easily.

In Russe, for example, women do crochet and knitting for traders who export to Greece.

Pure New Wool - Chunky A chunky thickness pure new wool ideal for knitting, dyeing and felting.

A selection of the courses on offer are printing, weaving, spinning, dyeing, felt and applique, knitting and basket making.

She needed that new frock to visit four places including the all all important, Sun Hing Knitting Factory.

Thus, leaving main knitting on larger pin and band knitting on smaller pin, working any shaping before you work the band.

There are several knitting emporia in Gothenburg where you can go shopping, and popular bargains include knitwear.

In the Dales, the favorite type of knitting stick was a shape known as the goose quill, which was curved and elegant.

Crafts contains a good selection of projects if you want to try your hand at knitting, quilting or cross stitch.

We hope to be able to offer spun knitting wool, knitted clothing and woven rugs.

We also do craft work with them - knitting, sewing, toy-making, helping to keep sometimes arthritic fingers moving.

Knitting continues in the round in stocking stitch, with a false seam created by a column of purl stitches down each side.

Must admit however, I never learned knitting or anything fancier than a double crochet stitch.

Their work consists of knitting cotton stockings by machine.

Dent's main industry was the knitting of worsted stockings which were probably sold at the Wavers Market in Sedbergh.

Then they had to be spun into a thread, like modern knitting wool.

A subtle textured acrylic mix yarn perfect for knitting.

Of the makers of paper boxes, of shirts, collars and cuffs, of hosiery and knitting mill operatives, of glove-makers, silk mill operatives and book-binders they are more than half; so also of other textile workers, excluding wool and cotton mill operatives (these last the second largest group of women workers in manufactures), in which occupations males arc in a slight excess.

Men had been convicted for criticizing the Red Cross, doubting the utility of knitting socks for soldiers, using abusive and intemperate language in arguments about the war or producing such a motion picture as The Spirit of '76 which in one part represented British soldiers using bayonets at the Wyoming valley massacre.