yarnover

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noun

A technique in which the yarn is passed over the right-hand needle. In general, the new loop is knitted on the next row, either by itself (producing a hole) or together with an adjacent stitch.

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Meanings

nounyarnover (plural yarnovers)

plural yarnovers · alternative yarn-over · alternative yarn over

  1. businessA technique in which the yarn is passed over the right-hand needle. In general, the new loop is knitted on the next row, either by itself (producing a hole) or together with an adjacent stitch.
verbyarnover (third-person singular simple present yarnovers, present participle yarnovering, simple past and past participle yarnovered)

present singular third person yarnovers · participle present yarnovering · participle past yarnovered · past yarnovered · alternative yarn-over · alternative yarn over

  1. businessTo make a yarnover.

    Synonyms: y/o, YO

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make a yarnover.

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y/oYO

Origin

From yarn + over.

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Translations

French jeté
  • jetéknitting technique
Greek ζετέ, ρίξιμο
  • ζετέ (zeté)knitting technique
  • ρίξιμο (ríximo)knitting technique
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APA

yarnover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yarnover

MLA

“yarnover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yarnover. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yarnover,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yarnover.

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