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knitting
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knit·ting  (ntng)
n.
1. The act or process of producing something knitted.
2. Material that has been knitted or is being knitted.

knitting [ˈnɪtɪŋ]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing)
a.  knitted work or the process of producing it
b.  (as modifier) a knitting machine
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Noun1.knitting - needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machineknitting - needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
needlecraft, needlework - a creation created or assembled by needle and thread
bind off, tie up - finish the last row
2.knitting - creating knitted wear
handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands
Translations
knitting [ˈnɪtɪŋ]
A. N (= activity) → labor f de punto; (= product) → prenda f de punto; (= piece being worked on) → labor f
I think I'll do some knittingcreo que voy a ponerme a hacer punto or (LAm) tejer
she put her knitting down on the chairdejó la labor sobre la silla
B. CPD knitting machine Ntricotosa f (Sp), máquina f de tejer(LAm)
knitting needle, knitting pin Naguja f de hacer punto or (LAm) de tejer
knitting pattern Npatrón m, instrucciones fpl para hacer punto, instrucciones fpl de tejido(LAm)
knitting wool Nlana f para labores or (LAm) para tejer

knitting [ˈnɪtɪŋ] ntricot m
I like knitting → J'aime le tricot., J'aime faire du tricot.
to do one's knitting → faire son tricot
knitting machine nmachine f à tricoter
knitting needle naiguille f à tricoter
knitting pattern nmodèle m (pour tricot)

knitting
n
Stricken nt; (= material being knitted)Strickzeug nt, → Strickarbeit f; (= knitted goods)Gestrickte(s) nt, → Stricksachen pl; she was doing her knittingsie strickte
(of bones etc)Verwachsen nt, → Zusammenwachsen nt

knitting:
knitting machine
knitting needle
nStricknadel f
knitting wool
n(Strick)wolle f, → Strickgarn nt

knitting [ˈnɪtɪŋ] n (activity) → il lavorare m a maglia; (product) → lavoro a maglia

knitting حَبك pletení strikning Stricken πλέξιμο punto, tejido neuletyö tricot pletenje lavoro a maglia 編物 뜨개질 breiwerk strikking dziewiarstwo tricô вязание stickning การถัก örgü việc đan len 编织


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When you have someone else to whom you must report, even if you''re paying the person, and perhaps especially because you''re out of pocket, you tend to stick to the knitting and get more done than you would if you were only accountable to yourself.
John Mowbray, head of corporate affairs at Northumbrian Water, said: "When we returned to the market in May 2003 we repeatedly said we were going to stick to the knitting, concentrate on our core business and not be distracted into diversification.
 
 
 
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