hand-knit

A form of handknit — Any item knitted by hand.

Meanings

nounhand-knit (plural hand-knits)

plural hand-knits

  1. alternativeAlternative form of handknit.

    Hand-Knits for Babies

    1938, Tide, volume 12, page 8
    2 more examples

    Besides jeweled ornaments on colorful hand-knits, perfect outfits are being designed to match any chosen sweater.

    1954 November 11, “Modern Living: What’s New in Sweaters”, in Jet, volume VII, number 1, Chicago, Ill.: Johnson Publishing Co., Inc., page 38

    Always “spot out” stains before washing any of your hand-knits or crochets.

    1979, Francesca Parkinson, Knit and Crochet Your Own Designs, New York, N.Y.: Arco Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 74
verbhand-knit (third-person singular simple present hand-knits, present participle hand-knitting, simple past and past participle hand-knitted or hand-knit)

present singular third person hand-knits · participle present hand-knitting · participle past hand-knitted · past hand-knitted

  1. alternativeAlternative form of handknit.

    When Aunt Myrtle patiently hand-knits a bright orange sweater in a size you wore in sixth grade, you don’t throw it back in her face.

    1992, Entrepreneur, volume 20, page 120
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    And today, because of a startling new guarantee plan, inaugurated by S. B. & B. W. Fleisher, Inc., it is possible for you to be as certain of Fleisher yarn quality in ready-to-wear garments, purchased in stores, as if you had hand-knit the garment yourself.

    1927, House & Garden, volume 53, page 163

    Anyone who has hand-knitted a stocking or a sock knows that the difficult bit is when you ‘turn the heel’, that is, when you make the transition from knitting the vertical tube to knitting the heel and foot section.

    2013, Marcia Pointon, “Accessories in Portraits: Stockings, Buttons and the Construction of Masculinity in the Eighteenth Century”, in Portrayal and the Search for Identity, London: Reaktion Books, →ISBN, page 145
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