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hand-knit

[ hand-nit ]

/ ˈhændˈnɪt /

verb (used with object), hand-knit·ted or hand-knit, hand-knit·ting.

to knit by hand.

adjective

knitted by hand.

Origin of hand-knit

First recorded in 1915–20

OTHER WORDS FROM hand-knit

hand knitter, noun

Words nearby hand-knit

hand-carry, hand-deliver, hand-feed, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, hand-held, hand-knit, hand-launder, hand-letter, hand-loomed, hand-me-down, hand-me-up

Example sentences from the Web for hand-knit

Connemara has been long celebrated for its hand-knit woollen stockings.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 |Various
"Well-kept homes and hand-knit socks will never save the world," said Alex's mother.

The Next of Kin |Nellie L. McClung

British Dictionary definitions for hand-knit

hand-knit

adjective also: hand-knitted

knitted by hand, not on a machine

verb -knits, -knitting, -knitted or -knit

to knit (garments) by hand