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NIT-ing/ˈnɪtɪŋ/

Knitting is the craft, or the piece on the needles: do some knitting, a knitting pattern, leave your knitting on the sofa. Knit is the verb. Wool and needles are the tools. Uncountable for the activity (some knitting). Do not write sitting when you mean knitting.

Meaning

The activity of making things from wool, or the piece you are making.

Examples

• “She took her knitting on the train.”
• “Her knitting kept her busy on the long coach trip.”
• “The handbook of the club lists a knitting class on Thursdays.”

Good to know

do some knitting (activity). Verb: knit. Tools: wool, needles. Mix-up: sitting.

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