keep to one's knitting

A form of stick to one's knitting — To concentrate on one's own tasks, affairs, area of expertise, etc., especially in order to avoid distraction, embarrassment, or other needless problems.

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Meanings

verbkeep to one's knitting (third-person singular simple present keeps to one's knitting, present participle keeping to one's knitting, simple past and past participle kept to one's knitting)

present singular third person keeps to one's knitting · participle present keeping to one's knitting · participle past kept to one's knitting · past kept to one's knitting

  1. alternativeAlternative form of stick to one's knitting.
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keep to one's knitting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20to%20one's%20knitting

MLA

“keep to one's knitting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20to%20one's%20knitting. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keep to one's knitting,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20to%20one's%20knitting.

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