flat knitting

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noun

a knitting process in which the yarn is knitted horizontally on needles set in a straight line.

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Compare circular knitting.

Origin of flat knitting

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby flat knitting

flatheaded apple tree borer, flatheaded borer, flatiron, flat-joint pointing, flat-knit, flat knitting, flat knot, flatland, flatlet, flat light, flatline

How to use flat knitting in a sentence

Luckily enough I have this dedicated flat that is just along from my house that I go to every day.
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There were stomachs, taut and flat, but also undulating bellies, soft and bloated from the breakfast buffet.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The program—weirdly—is now under the umbrella of ABC News, and is suffering from flat ratings and an aging demographic.
The Bloodiest Media Coups of 2014|Lloyd Grove|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another sent back a flat-screen television with a bona fide tombstone within.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Hitchcock settled in southern California, leaving behind a flat in London and a country house in Shamley Green.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Why not have sought out the pure white lime-rocks of the flat country, or the grey granite of the hills?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Then the roof itself, with its gables and dormer windows, softly folded itself flat down upon the top of the house, out of sight.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Instead of writing slander and flat blasphemy, they propose to draw it, and not draw it mild.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
There is no other way but fresh blood for it is sheer human nature to feel flat after an effort.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The hills disappear some miles above this city, and henceforward to the sea all is flat and tame as a marsh.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley