Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun knitting
2 senses of knitting
Sense 1
knit, knitting, knitwork -- (needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine)
=> needlework, needlecraft -- (a creation created or assembled by needle and thread)
Sense 2
knitting -- (creating knitted wear)
=> handicraft -- (a craft that requires skillful hands)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb knit
3 senses of knit
Sense 1
knit -- (make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf")
=> create from raw material, create from raw stuff -- (make from scratch)
Sense 2
knit, entwine -- (tie or link together)
=> join, conjoin -- (make contact or come together; "The two roads join here")
Sense 3
pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit -- (to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips")
=> wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp -- (make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane")