knitting
Idioms about knitting
stick / tend to one's knitting,
to mind one's own business: Don't worry about my work—just tend to your knitting.
to devote oneself to one's assignments or responsibilities: Years of sticking to his knitting finally paid off.
Origin of knitting
1Words Nearby knitting
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How to use knitting in a sentence
Some people have taken up knitting to deal with our increasingly homebound lives during the coronavirus pandemic.
After changing the way we analyze basketball, Ken Pomeroy turns to curling | Matt Bonesteel | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostThe sky’s the limit and winter’s long, so get your needles and get knitting.
Nearby was her purple reflective yarn for knitting and a pencil drawing of Heather.
His British-born mother ran a knitting business from the tenement where he grew up with three siblings.
Sheldon Adelson, casino magnate who influenced policy from D.C. to Jerusalem, dies at 87 | Donald Frazier | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostTo manage the complexity, we divided the tasks, each knitting half of the necessary polygonal faces before we sewed all the pieces together.
More than secular nationalist movements or industrial interests or mental illness or knitting groups?
Karen Armstrong’s New Rule: Religion Isn’t Responsible for Violence | Patricia Pearson | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe could have auditioned to be the tavern wench or a faerie; instead, she signed on as a merchant, knitting chain-mail bikinis.
Best Career Arc Ever: From Burlesque To Bartending | Anne Berry | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFanning, ever the old soul, returned the gestures by knitting the veteran actors scarves.
Dakota Fanning on ‘Night Moves,’ Climate Change, and Hollywood’s Poor Treatment of Women | Marlow Stern | May 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI had a lot of knitted caps courtesy of the hospital volunteers and even my own knitting.
A Breast Cancer Alphabet: F Is For Fashion Accessories | Madhulika Sikka | February 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSure, they have the knitting around the ankles and the waistbands.
NBA Players Are Wearing Sweatpants Again, but Now They Cost $550 | Sujay Kumar | November 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMrs. Ducksmith gathered up her knitting and retired, Aristide dashing to the door to open it for her.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeMrs. Ducksmith shot a timid glance at him and the knitting needles clicked together nervously.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeMrs. Ducksmith blushed and, to conceal her face, bent it over her resumed knitting.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. Locke"Oh," she exclaimed carelessly, and went on knitting, drawing closer to the lamplight.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydThey found the old woman alone, knitting in her rustic chair in her floral bower on the roof.
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for knitting
/ (ˈnɪtɪŋ) /
knitted work or the process of producing it
(as modifier): a knitting machine
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