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title: "Knitting"
description: "Knitting makes fabric by forming rows of interlocking loops from a continuous yarn, using needles or a machine."
type: Glossary
url: https://teazle.art/glossary/knitting
published: 2026-10-14
updated: 2026-10-14
author: "The Teazle editors"
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# Knitting

*Knitting makes fabric by forming rows of interlocking loops from a continuous yarn, using needles or a machine.*

In knitting, each new loop is pulled through a loop of the row below. The basic stitches are knit and purl; their combinations make stocking stitch, ribbing, garter stitch and textures such as cables. Because loops can stretch, knitted fabric is elastic.

## How is it different from crochet?

Knitting keeps a whole row of live loops on the needle; [crochet](https://teazle.art/glossary/crochet.md) works one loop at a time with a hook.


## Sources

1. [Knitting (AAT 300053634)](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300053634). Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus
2. [Knitting (Q193188)](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193188). Wikidata

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