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")

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