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.
has been knitting
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present perfect progressiveof knit (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Mrs Barry has been knitting for 70 years, but her first foray into film came after the death of her husband, Paddy, from pancreatic cancer.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2023
While awaiting her execution, Lucio has been knitting blankets for prison guards and trying to learn to crochet, her clemency application says.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2022
“We need to reconstruct the social fabric,” said Espindola, who has been knitting since she was 6.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2019
Joining up threads he has been knitting from the start, he wove a rich economic fabric.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2013
She hands him a red wool scarf, the one she has been knitting on and off.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
