knitting

«knitting» in Mova's school dictionary: making clothes or other things from wool or yarn by… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (knitting — uncountable); verb form (-ing of knit: knit, knits, knitted or knit, knitting)

meaning for a pupil

1) Knitting is making clothes or other things from wool or yarn by looping it together with two long needles or a machine. tree →

2) Knitting is also the thing being knitted. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and crafts, people knit jumpers, scarves, hats and blankets; children may learn finger knitting or knitting with large needles at school or with grandparents. It needs patience and counting rows and stitches, which links to maths patterns. Phrases: do some knitting, knitting needles, a knitting pattern, knitting club.

examples

• Grandma was knitting a scarf for me. tree →
• I learned knitting at after-school club. tree →
• She put her knitting down to answer the phone. tree →
• Knitting needles are long and pointed. tree →
• Follow the knitting pattern and count your stitches. tree →
• Finger knitting is a good way to start. tree →

note

Silent k: say «nitting». Double t: knit, knitting, knitted. Do not confuse with «nit» (a louse egg in hair) or «neat». Knitting uses two needles; crochet uses one hook.

In the corpora

• People of all ages knit; the British Olympic diver Tom Daley was filmed knitting between events at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
• Knitting and sewing needles are kept in a pincushion and counted back, so none are left to prick people or pets.
• Liking a quiet hobby like knitting, reading or drawing does not make anyone weird or weak.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «knitting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.