slipstitch

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noun

a kind of stitch that is passed from the left needle to the right needle without being knitted

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Meanings

nounslipstitch (plural slipstitches)

plural slipstitches · alternative slip stitch

  1. businessa kind of stitch that is passed from the left needle to the right needle without being knitted
  2. crocheta stitch used to connect different parts of a work, achieved by pulling the thread through two non-adjacent loops

Origin

From slip + stitch.

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Translations

Danish kædemaske
  • kædemaskecrocheting stitch
Dutch halve vaste
  • halve vastecrocheting stitch
French maille glissée
  • maille glisséeknitting stitch
Portuguese ponto baixíssimo
  • ponto baixíssimocrocheting stitch
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APA

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

MLA

“slipstitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slipstitch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slipstitch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slipstitch.

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