stocking stitch

  • 1stocking stitch — noun a knitting stitch consisting of alternate rows of plain and purl stitch …

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  • 2stocking stitch — Chiefly Brit. stockinette (def. 2). * * * …

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  • 3stocking stitch — Chiefly Brit. stockinette (def. 2) …

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  • 4stocking — n. 1 a either of a pair of long separate coverings for the legs and feet, usu. close woven in wool or nylon and worn esp. by women and girls. b esp. US = SOCK(1). 2 any close fitting garment resembling a stocking (bodystocking). 3 a differently… …

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  • 5stitch — 1. noun /stɪt​͡ʃ/ a) A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. cross stitch b) An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style. herringbone stitch …

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  • 6stocking frame — Knitting machine invented in 1589 that produced a stocking stitch. Knitted fabrics are constructed by the interlocking of a series of loops made from one or more yarns, with each row of loops caught into the previous row; the stocking frame… …

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  • 7stitch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 in sewing ADJECTIVE ▪ decorative, embroidery ▪ hand, machine ▪ blanket, chain, cross, running …

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  • 8stockinette stitch — noun knitting stitch having alternate rows of knit stitches and purl stitches, producing a fabric as for stockings • Hypernyms: ↑knitting stitch * * * noun see stockinette 1 * * * stockinette stitch noun (US) Stocking stitch. • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

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  • 9Slip-stitch knitting — is a family of knitting techniques that use slip stitches to make multiple fabrics simultaneously, to make extra long stitches, and/or to carry over colors from an earlier row. Contents 1 Basic methods 2 Double knitting with slip stitches 3… …

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  • 10Christmas stocking — Stockings on a fireplace mantel. A Christmas stocking hung …

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