knitting needle

noun

A long, thin, pointed rod, used in pairs to knit yarn.

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Meanings

nounknitting needle (plural knitting needles)

plural knitting needles · alternative knitting-needle

  1. A long, thin, pointed rod, used in pairs to knit yarn.

Translations

Bulgarian ку́ка
  • ку́ка (kúka)thin rod used to knit yarn
Chinese Mandarin 棒針 /棒针
  • 棒針 /棒针 (bàngzhēn)thin rod used to knit yarn
Czech jehlice
  • jehlicethin rod used to knit yarn
Danish strikkepind
  • strikkepindthin rod used to knit yarn
Dutch breinaald
  • breinaaldthin rod used to knit yarn
Esperanto trikilo
  • trikilothin rod used to knit yarn
Finnish neulepuikko, puikko
  • neulepuikkothin rod used to knit yarn
  • puikkothin rod used to knit yarn
French aiguille à tricoter
  • aiguille à tricoterthin rod used to knit yarn
German Stricknadel
  • Stricknadelthin rod used to knit yarn
Greek βελόνα πλεξίματος
  • βελόνα πλεξίματος (velóna plexímatos)thin rod used to knit yarn
Hebrew מַסְרֵגָה
  • מַסְרֵגָה (masrega)thin rod used to knit yarn
Hindi सलाई
  • सलाई (salāī)thin rod used to knit yarn
Icelandic prjónn, bandprjónn
  • prjónnthin rod used to knit yarn
  • bandprjónnthin rod used to knit yarn
Irish biorán cniotála
  • biorán cniotálathin rod used to knit yarn
Italian ferro da maglia, ferro da calza
  • ferro da magliathin rod used to knit yarn
  • ferro da calzathin rod used to knit yarn
Japanese 棒針
  • 棒針 (bōbari)thin rod used to knit yarn
Korean 뜨개질 바늘
  • 뜨개질 바늘 (tteugaejil baneul)thin rod used to knit yarn
Malay jarum kait
  • jarum kaitthin rod used to knit yarn
Māori patui whatu
  • patui whatuthin rod used to knit yarn
Norwegian Bokmål strikkepinne
  • strikkepinnethin rod used to knit yarn
Polish drut
  • drutthin rod used to knit yarn
Portuguese agulha de tricô
  • agulha de tricôthin rod used to knit yarn
Romanian andrea, croșetă
  • andreathin rod used to knit yarn
  • croșetăthin rod used to knit yarn
  • ac de tricotatthin rod used to knit yarn
Russian вяза́льная спи́ца, спи́ца
  • вяза́льная спи́ца (vjazálʹnaja spíca)thin rod used to knit yarn
  • спи́ца (spíca)thin rod used to knit yarn
Scottish Gaelic bior-fighe, dealg-stocainn
  • bior-fighethin rod used to knit yarn
  • dealg-stocainnthin rod used to knit yarn
Spanish aguja de punto, aguja de tejer
  • aguja de puntothin rod used to knit yarn
  • aguja de tejerthin rod used to knit yarn
  • yawrithin rod used to knit yarn
  • yaurithin rod used to knit yarn
Swedish sticka
  • stickathin rod used to knit yarn
Turkish şiş
  • şişthin rod used to knit yarn
Ukrainian шпи́ця, спи́ця
  • шпи́ця (špýcja)thin rod used to knit yarn
  • спи́ця (spýcja)thin rod used to knit yarn
Welsh gweyllen
  • gweyllenthin rod used to knit yarn
Cite this entry
APA

knitting needle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knitting%20needle

MLA

“knitting needle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knitting%20needle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knitting needle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knitting%20needle.

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