hand-knit
Americanverb (used with object)
adjective
adjective
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of hand-knit
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
The script feels like flashy gold buttons on a hand-knit cardigan.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Pugsley’s pudgy shape is distorted further with wobbly stripes in a hand-knit sweater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
He bought the hand-knit sea creature for $100 on Etsy.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2023
Designer Ivan Frolov said he was inspired by Ukrainian songs for this collection which featured corset dresses in colours like pink, red and black, with heart shapes cut from them as well as hand-knit sweaters.
From Reuters ● Feb. 21, 2023
May Ling would fall asleep, milk-sated and warm, in that cozy crib, snug under a hand-knit coverlet, a wall of crib bumpers shielding her from the hard slats of the sides.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
In 2020, Rivers started Knit the Rainbow, a New York nonprofit organization that collects and distributes hand-knitted garments to homeless LGBTQ+ youth.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
Five thousand hand-knitted bright orange fish dangle from the ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
The also carry out an annual "angel drop" where they place hand-knitted Christmas angels around the town for people to pick up and put on their own trees.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2022
On winter nights when the northern lights come out, she piles on hand-knitted sweaters and stomps down to the beach to watch the sky perform.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2017
Harry opened the last present to find a new, hand-knitted sweater from Mrs. Weasley and a large plum cake.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
Gooding, the knitwear designer, estimated that the cost of hand-knitting a sweater — including tools, yarn and fair pay for hourly labor — could reach $2,000.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
“The world of fashion is turning toward garments that are more politically correct in their origins,” said Olivia Eaton, an adjunct associate professor at Pratt Institute who teaches hand-knitting.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
Then I talked about the sweaters’ relationship with other traditions of hand-knitting in other countries.
From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2023
The city was noted for its manufactures as early as the reign of King John, and the hand-knitting of stockings was introduced in the sixteenth century.
From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Cook, Joel
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
