knitting yarn

  • 1knitting yarn — yarn used for knitting …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 2Knitting — Knit ting, n. 1. The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting; knitwork. [1913 Webster] 2. Union formed by knitting, as of bones. [1913 Webster] {Knitting machine}, one of a number of contrivances for mechanically knitting stockings,… …

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  • 3Knitting machine — Knitting Knit ting, n. 1. The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting; knitwork. [1913 Webster] 2. Union formed by knitting, as of bones. [1913 Webster] {Knitting machine}, one of a number of contrivances for mechanically knitting… …

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  • 4Knitting needle — Knitting Knit ting, n. 1. The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting; knitwork. [1913 Webster] 2. Union formed by knitting, as of bones. [1913 Webster] {Knitting machine}, one of a number of contrivances for mechanically knitting… …

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  • 5Knitting sheath — Knitting Knit ting, n. 1. The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting; knitwork. [1913 Webster] 2. Union formed by knitting, as of bones. [1913 Webster] {Knitting machine}, one of a number of contrivances for mechanically knitting… …

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  • 6worsted knitting yarn — ▪ textile       wool yarn made of long staple fibres that have been combed to remove undesirable short fibres and make them lie parallel. In the spinning operation, which imparts the necessary twist to hold the fibres together, worsted yarns are… …

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  • 7yarn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. thread, worsted, spun wool; tale, fib, tall story. See filament, description, exaggeration. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Spun fiber] Syn. wool, spun wool, twist, flaxen thread, cotton fiber, rug yarn,… …

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  • 8Knitting abbreviations — are often used for brevity in describing knitting patterns.Knitting abbreviations can be grouped by what they describe:* side of work :RS and WS signify the right side and wrong side of the work.* type of stitch :k means a knit stitch and p means …

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  • 9yarn — [yärn] n. [ME < OE gearn, yarn, akin to Ger garn < IE base * g̑her , intestine > L haru spex, soothsayer, lit., intestine seer, Gr chordē] 1. any fiber, as wool, silk, flax, cotton, nylon, glass, etc., spun into strands for weaving,… …

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  • 10Yarn — Yarn, n. [OE. yarn, [yogh]arn, AS. gearn; akin to D. garen, G., OHG., Icel., Sw., & Dan. garn; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Cord}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk;… …

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