tend 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

verbtend to one's knitting (third-person singular simple present tends to one's knitting, present participle tending to one's knitting, simple past and past participle tended to one's knitting)

present singular third person tends to one's knitting · participle present tending to one's knitting · participle past tended to one's knitting · past tended to one's knitting

  1. alternativeAlternative form of stick to one's knitting.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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