knitknit /nɪt/ ●●○ verb (present participle knitting) [intransitive, transitive] 
My grandmother taught me how to knit. She’s knitting a sweater.knit somebody something Emily knitted him some socks.2 (past tense and past participle knitted) to use a plain (=basic) knitting stitch: Knit one, purl one.3 (past tense and past participle knit) to join people, things, or ideas more closely together, or to be joined closely togetherknit together In a good report, individual sentences knit together in a clear way that readers can follow.closely/tightly etc knit (=with all the members having close relationships) a closely knit community Harold is part of a tightly knit team.4 (past tense and past participle knit) a bone that knits after being broken grows into one piece againknit together The pin holds the bones in place while they knit together.5knit your brows to show you are worried, thinking hard etc by moving your eyebrows together—knitter noun [countable] → close-knit, tight-knit
WORD ORIGINknit
Origin:
Old English cnyttanVERB TABLE
knit
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | knit |
| he, she, it | knits | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | knitted, knit |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have knitted, knit |
| he, she, it | has knitted, knit | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had knitted, knit |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will knit |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have knitted, knit |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am knitting |
| he, she, it | is knitting | |
| you, we, they | are knitting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was knitting |
| you, we, they | were knitting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been knitting |
| he, she, it | has been knitting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been knitting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be knitting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been knitting |
WORD SETS
accessory, nounalter, verbappliqué, nounarmband, nounarmhole, nounbag, nounbejewelled, adjectivebillfold, nounboater, nounbow, nounbowler, nounbow tie, nounbraid, nounbraid, verbbreast-pocket, nounbrim, nounbum bag, nounbust, nounbutton, nounbutton-down, adjectivebuttonhole, nouncape, nounchecked, adjectivecivvies, nounclasp, nouncleat, nounclingy, adjectiveclothes brush, nounclothes hanger, nounclutch bag, nouncoat check, nouncoat hanger, nouncoatroom, nouncobbler, nouncockade, nouncocktail dress, nouncodpiece, nouncollar, nouncollar stud, nouncolour-coordinated, adjectivecolourfast, adjectivecorsage, nouncostume, nouncoveralls, nouncravat, nouncrinkly, adjectivecut, noundark glasses, noundarn, verbdarn, noundart, noundécolletage, noundetailing, noundiadem, noundiaphanous, adjectivedishevelled, adjectivedowdy, adjectivedown-at-heel, adjectivedress, noundress, verbdressed, adjectivedressmaker, noundress sense, noundressy, adjectiveepaulette, nounfacing, nounfancy dress, nounfinery, nounfleecy, adjectivefop, noungarb, noungather, verbgingham, noungold-rimmed, adjectivegranny, adjectivegroom, verbhabit, nounhandbag, nounherringbone, nounknit, verbknitwear, nounline, verblined, adjectiveliner, nounlingerie, nounlining, nounlivery, nounlocker room, nounmade-to-measure, adjectivemade-to-order, adjectivemakeover, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmohair, nounname tag, nounnatty, adjectiveneckline, nounout, adverbpack, nounparasol, nounpinstripe, nounplaid, nounpleat, nounpleated, adjectiveplume, nounplumed, adjectiveplunging neckline, nounpocket, nounpocketbook, nounpocket handkerchief, nounpolka dot, nounpompom, nounpopper, nounpouch, nounpower dressing, nounpress, verbproof, verbpurse, nounraffish, adjectiveragged, adjectiverail, nounretro, adjectivesalon, nounsensible, adjectivesequin, nounset, verbshoeshine, nounshoulder bag, nounshoulder pad, nounshoulder strap, nounsingle-breasted, adjectivesize, nounsleeve, nounsleeveless, adjectivesling, nounsmocking, nounsoigné, adjectivespangle, nounsportswear, nounstarch, verbstitch, nounstud, nounstudded, adjectivetack, verbtail, nountailor, nountailored, adjectivetailoring, nountapered, adjectivetartan, nountatters, nounthread, nounthread, verbtie-dye, verbtie-pin, nountoe, nountoecap, nountoggle, nountongue, nountoupée, nountrainer, nountrimmings, nountrouser press, nounturn-up, nountweedy, adjectiveunbecoming, adjectiveundress, noununmentionables, nounvalet, nounwallet, nounwear, verbwearer, nounweatherproof, adjectivewell-dressed, adjectivewell-groomed, adjectivewristband, nounzip, nounzipper, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a close-knit community
(=with all the members having close relationships) a closely knit community Harold is part of a tightly knit team.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a closely knit community Harold is part of a tightly knit team. (=a close one)· His intimate circle was tiny.
a close-knit community (=where all the people know each other)· I live in a close-knit community where there's lots of support.
(=a family that spends a lot of time together and gives each other support)· Laura's family are very close.
(=in which everyone knows each other well and gives each other support)· The young mothers in the village are a fairly close-knit group.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· It became even more individualistic and displayed few signs of the closely knit and hierarchically organized structure of the previous era.· Her husband, she says, comes from a very closely knit family and so she continues to feel uneasy.· She had married a large, closely knit family.· There can be no question that the family of J.M. Barrie was closely knit.· Not far from the railway line lived a closely knit family, Mr and Mrs Gorman and their only daughter, Marion.· How closely knit are pollinating animals and plants in rain forest?· In the closely knit ranks of the Sussex gentry such a royal action could only further enhance growing doubts of Stuart intentions.
· You then knit two rows, and cast off using the linker.· Basically you can set up your machine for making pleats and then knit in double jacquard.· Pick up the second edge of the band keeping the stitches in the hooks again, then knit them through. 11.· After doing a preliminary design, you would think about it, modify it and then knit it.
· Hartmann's style is utterly consistent, the formal plans are tightly knit, the tone of voice is quickly identifiable.· He had become a key player in the New York real-estate game community, which is both tightly knit and secretive.· In this tightly knit situation there can be no escape and what upsets one will eventually cause chaos among all.· However, it is not in reality a homogeneous, tightly knit electronic world community.
· Not at all unlike the Gaian idea of global interdependence, environment and organisms knit together as one.· Within each paragraph consider the various sentences and whether they each knit together logically.
NOUN· For this one, every needle on the main bed knits, but only every third or fourth on the ribber.· Select needles on both beds and knit the zigzag cast on row.· So the sequence after inserting the comb is: Row 2 - Ribber tucks, main bed knits.· One bed slips while the opposite bed knits and viceversa.· Row 4 - Ribber slips, main bed knits.· Here, one bed knits while the opposite one tucks and viceversa.· Knit three rows, * push up needles marked X on the back bed, knit one row.· This is simply because the second, or front, bed makes knit and purl knitting possible within the same row.
· Set the back carriage to knit and knit four rows.· That is all it does, once the stitches have been transferred, the main carriage will knit the row.· Nothing will happen, since you haven't yet selected any needles and this carriage can not knit.· In the lower position the carriage knits, in the upper position it tucks or slips.· In one direction the carriage will knit, while in the other the needles will make the tucking movement.· The carriage will knit, bringing the needles back to B position as it does so.· Always put the hook in on the carriage side, knit the row and then put in the other hook.· Finally, set both carriages to knit and using tension 2, knit the rib.
· However, it is not in reality a homogeneous, tightly knit electronic world community.
· Knit them at a stitch size as low as the machine will comfortably knit.· While this is a useful image, it isn't of course how the machine knits.· All this becomes obvious once you have set up the machine to knit lace.· Talking about weights, I was taught always to use the minimum number of weights which enable the machine to knit correctly.· But how will the machine and controller knit this?· On all machines, knit one row across.· On some weird machine she started to knit, Jumpers and frocks which were quite a good fit.
· Hold this end of the yarn lightly to stop it jumping off the needles and knit a row.· Now knit back towards the right and all the needles will knit back to B, working position.· As you knit, the edge needles will knit back every two rows.· To make the needles knit, the carriage must be set as for stocking stitch.· So, I bring all the remaining needles forward to knit the background colour.· It's the needles that knit the cotton thread only that give the lacy effect.· Remember what a slip stitch is, it is where the patterning needle does not knit.
· Knit one row then continue to knit in pattern as desired.· You can't knit such complex patterns this way, but you're not limited to 24 stitches.
· Put the empty needles in non-working position and knit on.· In the lower position the carriage knits, in the upper position it tucks or slips.· To ease working the next row, bring the six cable needles to E position and knit ten rows.· Bring up two more needles, one each side of each group in working position, knit two rows and so on.· The stitches in B position will knit and those in E position will remain under the carriage.
· End with a four row knit section, and cast off.· To knit a single diamond, weave two rows, knit two rows without weaving.· The rectangles drawn around the row numbers indicate the rows on which you knit with the background colour.· In this situation I knit the joining rows by hand, making sure on the final row to knit using large stitches.· When you have finished row 1, move the piece of paper down to reveal row 2 and knit accordingly.· Knit one row then continue to knit in pattern as desired.· If that still comes out too thick, weave for one row, knit two rows and so on.
· Transfer alternate stitches and knit two rows of stocking stitch throughout, always transferring in the same direction.· Put the side levers to O, conveying the message that you now want all the stitches to knit.· You will find that the stitches do not knit cleanly off and you will get patches of bad knitting.· Knit together the first two stitches but only knit three stitches before you do the next knit two together.· Cast on, transfer edge stitches and knit a few rows.
· By medium thickness, I mean a yarn that knits stocking stitch at tension four to six on your machine.· Thread with waste yarn and knit 4 rows on the main bed only.· If it doesn't, the motif yarn may knit into the background.· The hat can be knitted in almost any yarn which will knit at the given stitch size in half Fisherman's rib.· Cast on over this number, in waste yarn and knit about 10 rows.· Using yarn from bobbin, knit back by hand through each back bed needle.
VERB· Finally, set both carriages to knit and using tension 2, knit the rib.· This carriage can be set to knit alternate needles on the ribber.· The controls are set to knit alternate stitches on every row.· Knit several rows with both carriages set to knit.· Leave the front carriages set to knit and knit slowly from right to left.
· Now you want to knit a garment in an all-over four-colour design.· Suppose we want to knit a circle as part of the pattern.· This m arks when you actually want to knit the new colour.· They advise that if you want to knit lace you buy the lace carriage with the machine.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1 (past tense and past participle knitted) to make clothing out of wool, using two knitting needles: - They want me to help make their lives trouble free so that they can stick to their knitting.
My grandmother taught me how to knit. She’s knitting a sweater.knit somebody something Emily knitted him some socks.2 (past tense and past participle knitted) to use a plain (=basic) knitting stitch: Knit one, purl one.3 (past tense and past participle knit) to join people, things, or ideas more closely together, or to be joined closely togetherknit together In a good report, individual sentences knit together in a clear way that readers can follow.closely/tightly etc knit (=with all the members having close relationships) a closely knit community Harold is part of a tightly knit team.4 (past tense and past participle knit) a bone that knits after being broken grows into one piece againknit together The pin holds the bones in place while they knit together.5knit your brows to show you are worried, thinking hard etc by moving your eyebrows together—knitter noun [countable] → close-knit, tight-knit