knitting

Example Sentences

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One day, an aspiring inventor brought in a knitting machine that he was working on, which may have planted a seed in Howe’s mind for his future creation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Now he presents Game of Wool: Britain's Best Knitter, Channel 4's competitive knitting show which is filmed in Ayrshire.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

They brought books, knitting, thermoses of coffee or something more muscular.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

"I really want to celebrate the fact that there are so many women around the world who are working so humbly on domestic skills ... like sewing, hand knitting," she said.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The spring turned to summer, and instead of spinning and weaving and knitting by fires, my aunts did their work by open windows, waiting for a breeze to come in.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff