to knit (plain)
1knit stitch — noun a basic knitting stitch • Syn: ↑knit, ↑plain, ↑plain stitch • Derivationally related forms: ↑knit (for: ↑knit) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
2knit — [nıt] v present participle knitting [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: cnyttan] 1.) past tense and past participle knitted to make clothing out of wool, using two ↑knitting needles →↑crochet ▪ My grandmother taught me how to knit. ▪ She s knitting …
3knit — [ nıt ] (past tense and past participle knit or knit|ted) verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make something such as a piece of clothing using wool and sticks called knitting needles: She reads and knits to pass the time. knit someone… …
4knit — ► VERB (knitting; past and past part. knitted or (especially in sense 3) knit) 1) make by interlocking loops of yarn with knitting needles or on a machine. 2) make (a plain stitch) in knitting. 3) unite or join together. 4) tighten (one s… …
5knit — (v.) O.E. cnyttan to tie with a knot, bind, fasten, related to O.N. knytja bind together, M.L.G. knütten to tie, knot, O.E. cnotta a knot, from P.Gmc. *knuttjan, from stem *knutt . Of brows, late 14c. Meaning to do knitting (especially plain… …
6plain stitch — noun a basic knitting stitch • Syn: ↑knit, ↑knit stitch, ↑plain • Derivationally related forms: ↑knit (for: ↑knit) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
7knit */*/ — UK [nɪt] / US verb Word forms knit : present tense I/you/we/they knit he/she/it knits present participle knitting past tense knit or knitted past participle knit or knitted 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to make something such as a piece of… …
8knit — verb past tense and past participle knitted or knitting (I, T) 1 also knit up to make clothing out of wool using two knitting needles: knit sb sth: She s knitting me a sweater. compare crochet 2 technical to use a plain (=basic) knitting stitch:… …
9plain — 1 /pleIn/ adjective 1 CLEAR very clear, and easy to understand or recognize; obvious (1): He spoke in Russian, but his message was plain enough. | it is plain (that): It was plain that management policies would have to change. | as plain as… …
10plain stitch — ▪ textiles also called Jersey Stitch, Flat Stitch, or Stockinette Stitch, basic knitting stitch in which each loop is drawn through other loops to the right side of the fabric. The loops form vertical rows, or wales, on the fabric face,… …