knit
verb (used with object)
to make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of one or more yarns either by hand with knitting needles or by machine.
had knitted
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past perfectof knit.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At first, the question puzzled Ms. Nović, until she realized that, despite their differences, the four of them had knitted themselves so tightly together that they had also created a single—and singular—family unit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Although Rachel – a 61-year-old retired police detective – had knitted since she was a girl, she couldn't crochet.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024
He didn’t seem to have enough warm clothes, and, on the first day of trial, Longuevan said, Jubal showed up in a makeshift hat that other inmates had knitted out of a sock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
When Mr. Martien went off to Williams College, he brought along a toy squid that Ms. Toebbe had knitted.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
He was wearing the rust-colored turtleneck sweater he used to take on fishing trips, the one she had knitted for him before the war.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
