a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
"She carefully knit each row using the standard stitch where she inserted the right-hand needle through the front of the loop on her left."
A knitted garment.
"She pulled her wool knit up to her ears against the cold wind."
To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
"She sat by the window to knit a warm scarf using her favorite wool and two long needles."
In plain English: To knit means to make fabric by interlocking loops of yarn with needles.
"My grandmother likes to knit sweaters for her grandchildren during the winter months."
Usage: Use the verb knit to describe creating fabric from yarn using needles, whether by hand or machine. Do not confuse this specific crafting action with the unrelated meaning of joining things together tightly.
The word "knit" comes from the Old English verb cnyttan, which originally meant to fasten, tie, or bind. Its roots trace back to Proto-Germanic terms related to making knots.