knitting

Plural: knittings

Noun

• The act or process of creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn.
• needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
• creating knitted wear
• The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.
• Material that has been, or is being knitted.
• overhead electrification wires, OHLE

Verb

• make (textiles) by knitting
• tie or link together
• to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
• present participle and gerund of knit

Examples

• I find knitting very relaxing.
• Playing KNITTING on a triple word score felt like weaving a masterpiece on the Words With Friends board.
• She put down her knitting and went to answer the phone.

Synonyms

cockle, crumple, entwine, knit, knitwork, pucker, rumple