hand-knit
Americanverb (used with object)
adjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of hand-knit
First recorded in 1915–20
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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
Lirika Matoshi, a 25-year-old designer in New York who has been making hand-knit balaclavas for around a year, said that she recently noticed her sales pick up sharply.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2022
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
But when it comes to hand-knitted presents, some New Yorkers are dealing with all kinds of anxieties and expectations over each item’s fit, style, pattern and color choice.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
The annual gathering of tech leaders and entrepreneurs at Web Summit in Lisbon has taken a strange turn, with a Twitter row over hand-knitted jumpers.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2019
The Metro, full to bursting mostly with women wearing hand-knitted pink hats, passed us by.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2017
But analysts warn against reading too much into late-night binge purchases of every foreseeable item, from hand-knitted socks to airplane tickets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2016
He threw Dobby a pair of violet socks he had just unwrapped, and the hand-knitted sweater Mrs. Weasley had sent.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
“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
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
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 Joel Cook
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