1
: the action or method of one that knits
2
: work done or being done by one that knits
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She keeps her knitting in the closet.
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For all his intensity on the track, however, the Olympic-podium-backflipping 25-year-old takes a more mellow view on knitting.
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Alana Wise, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
The trend also corresponds to the cool-ification of knitting among younger generations.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2026
For fall, she’s expanded even further with leather, introducing pieces in suede as well as a new knitting technique that weaves eyelash yarns into fringe.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
The climbing subreddit, knitting accounts, not-safe-for-work pages.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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Alana Wise, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
The trend also corresponds to the cool-ification of knitting among younger generations.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2026
For fall, she’s expanded even further with leather, introducing pieces in suede as well as a new knitting technique that weaves eyelash yarns into fringe.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
The climbing subreddit, knitting accounts, not-safe-for-work pages.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for knitting
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“Knitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knitting. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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