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

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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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