Knit
verb
To make clothes, blankets, etc., out of thread using two long needles.
My grandmother loves to knit scarves and hats for us in the winter.
Often appears as...
- knit a sweater
- knit a scarf
verb
To join things together into one thing.
The project was designed to knit together the two remote communities.
Often appears as...
- knit together communities
- knit together ideas
verb
To heal or become whole.
After his bone broke, it took a month to fully knit.
Often appears as...
- bone began to knit
- skin started to knit
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A fabric made by knitting.
The sweater is made of a soft knit.
Often appears as...
- soft knit
- cotton knit
verb
To make clothes, blankets, etc., out of thread using two long needles.
My grandmother loves to knit scarves and hats for us in the winter.
Often appears as...
- knit a sweater
- knit a scarf
verb
To join things together into one thing.
The project was designed to knit together the two remote communities.
Often appears as...
- knit together communities
- knit together ideas
verb
To heal or become whole.
After his bone broke, it took a month to fully knit.
Often appears as...
- bone began to knit
- skin started to knit
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A fabric made by knitting.
The sweater is made of a soft knit.
Often appears as...
- soft knit
- cotton knit
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Handmade Charm
Knitted items often imply a personal touch and can evoke feelings of warmth and comfort.
She gifted me a knit blanket that felt filled with love.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Consuming
Knitting takes time, so saying you knit something can suggest patience and dedication.
I knit this sweater over several months.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Clothes
Knit can refer to creating various items, not limited to wearables like sweaters or scarves.
I learned to knit an adorable plush toy.
Pro Tip 1/3Handmade Charm
Knitted items often imply a personal touch and can evoke feelings of warmth and comfort.
She gifted me a knit blanket that felt filled with love.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Consuming
Knitting takes time, so saying you knit something can suggest patience and dedication.
I knit this sweater over several months.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Clothes
Knit can refer to creating various items, not limited to wearables like sweaters or scarves.
I learned to knit an adorable plush toy.
Pro Tip 1/3Handmade Charm
Knitted items often imply a personal touch and can evoke feelings of warmth and comfort.
She gifted me a knit blanket that felt filled with love.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Consuming
Knitting takes time, so saying you knit something can suggest patience and dedication.
I knit this sweater over several months.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Clothes
Knit can refer to creating various items, not limited to wearables like sweaters or scarves.
I learned to knit an adorable plush toy.
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How to find work you...
I don't care what it is that you're into, what passion, what hobby. If you're into knitting, you can find someone who is killing it knitting, and you can learn from them. It's wild. And that's what this whole day is about, to learn from the folks speaking, and we profile these people on Live Your Legend every day, because when ordinary people are doing the extraordinary,
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Hendrik Poinar: Bring...
They had large tusks, and we seem to have a very deep connection with them, like we do with elephants. Maybe it's because elephants share many things in common with us. They bury their dead. They educate the next of kin. They have social knits that are very close. Or maybe it's actually because we're bound by deep time,
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Why is yawning...
For example, watching someone do something physical, like knitting or putting on lipstick, can help you do those same actions more accurately. Neuroimaging studies using fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging, show us that when we seem someone yawn or even hear their yawn,
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The building of the...
they've been struggling to assemble a narrative that will knit together the details facts and memories they've allowed me to document this process to make a film and prepare a book because the process of how this story is told is important they want to make sure that
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Thomas Hellum: The...
and the viewer gets the feeling of actually being there, actually being on the train, on the boat, and knitting together with others, and the reason I think why they're doing that is because we don't edit the timeline. It's important that we don't edit the timeline,
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These Birds Have ALL The...
you my dear wendy would you do me the honor of taking my paw all right you two pair of losers don't mind me i'll just squeeze it in there we lovely you've not seen a packet of nice and spicy knit next lying around of you yeah all right i think this is definitely a
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Recruiting Women for...
for you to talk to the soccer moms for them to come on board and be supportive like for me it was the pta and i'm talking to the other parents you know like i want to make a difference can you support me you know we we're on bowling clubs knitting clubs
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How to spot a pyramid...
Many pyramid schemes also capitalize on already existing trust within churches, immigrant communities, or other tightly knit groups. The first few members are encouraged to report a good experience before they actually start making a profit.
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How My Mind Came Back to...
I had become a ghost, a faded memory of a boy people once knew and loved. Meanwhile, my mind began knitting itself back together. Gradually, my awareness started to return. But no one realized that I had come back to life.
Video examples
What is a gift economy?...
This holiday season, people around the world will give and receive presents. You might even get a knitted sweater from an aunt.
Video examples
How to find work you...
I don't care what it is that you're into, what passion, what hobby. If you're into knitting, you can find someone who is killing it knitting, and you can learn from them. It's wild. And that's what this whole day is about, to learn from the folks speaking, and we profile these people on Live Your Legend every day, because when ordinary people are doing the extraordinary,
Video examples
Hendrik Poinar: Bring...
They had large tusks, and we seem to have a very deep connection with them, like we do with elephants. Maybe it's because elephants share many things in common with us. They bury their dead. They educate the next of kin. They have social knits that are very close. Or maybe it's actually because we're bound by deep time,
Video examples
Why is yawning...
For example, watching someone do something physical, like knitting or putting on lipstick, can help you do those same actions more accurately. Neuroimaging studies using fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging, show us that when we seem someone yawn or even hear their yawn,
Video examples
The building of the...
they've been struggling to assemble a narrative that will knit together the details facts and memories they've allowed me to document this process to make a film and prepare a book because the process of how this story is told is important they want to make sure that
Video examples
Thomas Hellum: The...
and the viewer gets the feeling of actually being there, actually being on the train, on the boat, and knitting together with others, and the reason I think why they're doing that is because we don't edit the timeline. It's important that we don't edit the timeline,
Video examples
These Birds Have ALL The...
you my dear wendy would you do me the honor of taking my paw all right you two pair of losers don't mind me i'll just squeeze it in there we lovely you've not seen a packet of nice and spicy knit next lying around of you yeah all right i think this is definitely a
Video examples
Recruiting Women for...
for you to talk to the soccer moms for them to come on board and be supportive like for me it was the pta and i'm talking to the other parents you know like i want to make a difference can you support me you know we we're on bowling clubs knitting clubs
Video examples
How to spot a pyramid...
Many pyramid schemes also capitalize on already existing trust within churches, immigrant communities, or other tightly knit groups. The first few members are encouraged to report a good experience before they actually start making a profit.
Video examples
How My Mind Came Back to...
I had become a ghost, a faded memory of a boy people once knew and loved. Meanwhile, my mind began knitting itself back together. Gradually, my awareness started to return. But no one realized that I had come back to life.
Video examples
What is a gift economy?...
This holiday season, people around the world will give and receive presents. You might even get a knitted sweater from an aunt.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Writer
I explain at the parties that I believe knitting is a transformative and intriguing act that can change the life and brain of the person doing it, and that knitting is a perfect metaphor for life and insight into some better ways through it.
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Ryan Gosling
Canadian Actor
I did this scene in 'Lars and the Real Girl' where I was in a room full of old ladies who were knitting, and it was an all-day scene, so they showed me how. It was one of the most relaxing days of my life.
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Emil Ferris
American Writer
I fell asleep once while washing dishes. I hallucinated prolifically - like, squirrels knitting whole sweaters! It was like my dreams inserted themselves in my waking life.
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Gia Coppola
American Director
My family and I are so close, it's important to have a close knit relationship and to make time to spend with each other, especially at the holidays.
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George Eliot
British Author
It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of them, but words can never trace out all the fibers that knit us to the old.
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Ellen Glasgow
American Novelist
Women like to sit down with trouble - as if it were knitting.
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Jacques Plante
Canadian Athlete
Someday, I'm going to learn to knit with my feet.
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Ezer Weizman
Israeli Statesman
Honey, have you ever seen a man knitting socks?
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Evan Peters
American Actor
I have knitted before, but I gave that up.
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Sonia Rykiel
French Designer
I don't know how to knit.
Quote examples
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Writer
I explain at the parties that I believe knitting is a transformative and intriguing act that can change the life and brain of the person doing it, and that knitting is a perfect metaphor for life and insight into some better ways through it.
Quote examples
Ryan Gosling
Canadian Actor
I did this scene in 'Lars and the Real Girl' where I was in a room full of old ladies who were knitting, and it was an all-day scene, so they showed me how. It was one of the most relaxing days of my life.
Quote examples
Emil Ferris
American Writer
I fell asleep once while washing dishes. I hallucinated prolifically - like, squirrels knitting whole sweaters! It was like my dreams inserted themselves in my waking life.
Quote examples
Gia Coppola
American Director
My family and I are so close, it's important to have a close knit relationship and to make time to spend with each other, especially at the holidays.
Quote examples
George Eliot
British Author
It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of them, but words can never trace out all the fibers that knit us to the old.
Quote examples
Ellen Glasgow
American Novelist
Women like to sit down with trouble - as if it were knitting.
Quote examples
Jacques Plante
Canadian Athlete
Someday, I'm going to learn to knit with my feet.
Quote examples
Ezer Weizman
Israeli Statesman
Honey, have you ever seen a man knitting socks?
Quote examples
Evan Peters
American Actor
I have knitted before, but I gave that up.
Quote examples
Sonia Rykiel
French Designer
I don't know how to knit.
Example 1 of 10
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