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Part of the tradition is knitting the owner's initials into the cuff, to personalise the gloves.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2024

“The biggest fix is knitting all of the pieces of landscape, from upland forest to the coastal reefs, back together and making safer places for the water to go,” says Orff.

From National Geographic • Oct. 20, 2023

“We are knitting a blanket for our president’s child. Everyone is knitting a little square, and then we will join them together... I got a bit carried away, so... a rectangle.”

From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2018

Two girlfriends in their 30s discuss feminist engagement — one is knitting a pink hat for the other — when an old Singer sewing machine connects them to the reality of women past.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2017

The yarn Mom is knitting pools in her lap like strands of overcooked spaghetti.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan