Definitions

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  • noun Any item knitted by hand.
  • verb To knit by hand.

Etymologies

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hand +‎ knit

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Examples

  • Of course, these days, handspun wool can be a great income generator, as well as wool products, such as handknit sweaters and socks.

    MyLinkVault Newest Links 2009

  • Inside, among print dresses and cardigans, and a pair of ancient worsted suits, he found a meager wardrobe of worn khakis and threadbare denim shirts, and a handknit jumper of undyed wool.

    FALSE MERMAID ERIN HART 2010

  • They provide handknit blanket to babies and children in crisis.

    What Would Linus Do? | Her Bad Mother 2008

  • Her feet get very cold and sore in winter and the handknit woollen socks help.

    A Craft Post girliejones 2010

  • Her feet get very cold and sore in winter and the handknit woollen socks help.

    A Craft Post girliejones 2010

  • I wanted to reach through my monitor and send her a nice handknit bitchslap.

    Regretsy – I Won’t Throw Up 2010

  • Inside, among print dresses and cardigans, and a pair of ancient worsted suits, he found a meager wardrobe of worn khakis and threadbare denim shirts, and a handknit jumper of undyed wool.

    FALSE MERMAID ERIN HART 2010

  • He had kept his collection of French handknit sweaters for twenty-some years.

    The New Yorker Stories Ann Beattie 2010

  • Jen, I'm giving away a handknit scarf at Salihan.com.

    Sunday Sweets: Valentine's Treats Jen 2009

  • And i am always looking at knitted objects and wondering "is it handknit? or machine?"

    lesbians, catboys, ukes, yarn and harlots: The Knitting Post...at last! Elizabeth McClung 2009

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