Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Knitting

Knitting , noun

1.
The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting; knitwork.
2.
Union formed by knitting, as of bones.
Collocations (3)
Knitting machine , one of a number of contrivances for mechanically knitting stockings, jerseys, and the like.
Knitting needle , a stiff rod, as of steel wire, with rounded ends for knitting yarn or threads into a fabric, as in stockings.
Knitting sheath , a sheath to receive the end of a needle in knitting.