pick up stitches

verb

To add stitches to the knitting needle that were previously bound off, or that belong to the selvage, during the process of knitting or entrelac.

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Meanings

verbpick up stitches (third-person singular simple present picks up stitches, present participle picking up stitches, simple past and past participle picked up stitches)

present singular third person picks up stitches · participle present picking up stitches · participle past picked up stitches · past picked up stitches

  1. idiomaticTo add stitches to the knitting needle that were previously bound off, or that belong to the selvage, during the process of knitting or entrelac.
nounpick up stitches pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyStitches that were added to the row, during knitting.
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APA

pick up stitches. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20up%20stitches

MLA

“pick up stitches.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20up%20stitches. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pick up stitches,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20up%20stitches.

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