knitting

[nit-ing]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that knits.

2. the act of forming a fabric by looping a continuous yarn.

3. knitted knitted work.

knitting

/ ˈnɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. knitted work or the process of producing it

   2. ( as modifier )

      a knitting machine

Word History and Origins

Origin of knitting¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; knit, -ing ¹

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. stick / tend to one's knitting,

   1. to mind one's own business.

      Don't worry about my work—just tend to your knitting.

   2. to devote oneself to one's assignments or responsibilities.

      Years of sticking to his knitting finally paid off.

Example Sentences

When the weather was too cool or wet to walk outside, they sat in the baby’s room, knitting.

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This could include activities such as knitting, repairing clothes or practices that help get you ready for the year ahead.

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Berkshire has stuck to its knitting as an investor in search of bargains, even as a dizzying artificial-intelligence-stock rally left few corners of the market looking cheap.

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Using profits from a knitting business she started on Instagram at 14, Mary Esposito automates transfers of $1,000 a month to her accounts at Fidelity.

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