tend 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

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

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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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