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hand-knit en · NOUN
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of handknit.
Hand-Knits for Babies
1938, Tide, volume 12, page 8:Besides jeweled ornaments on colorful hand-knits, perfect outfits are being designed to match any chosen sweater.
1954 November 11, “Modern Living: What’s New in Sweaters”, in Jet, volume VII, number 1, Chicago, Ill.: Johnson Publishing Co., Inc., page 38:Always “spot out” stains before washing any of your hand-knits or crochets.
1979, Francesca Parkinson, Knit and Crochet Your Own Designs, New York, N.Y.: Arco Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 74:
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hand-knit en · VERB
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of handknit.
And today, because of a startling new guarantee plan, inaugurated by S. B. & B. W. Fleisher, Inc., it is possible for you to be as certain of Fleisher yarn quality in ready-to-wear garments, purchased in stores, as if you had hand-knit the garment yourself.
1927, House & Garden, volume 53, page 163:When Aunt Myrtle patiently hand-knits a bright orange sweater in a size you wore in sixth grade, you don’t throw it back in her face.
1992, Entrepreneur, volume 20, page 120:Anyone who has hand-knitted a stocking or a sock knows that the difficult bit is when you ‘turn the heel’, that is, when you make the transition from knitting the vertical tube to knitting the heel and foot section.
2013, Marcia Pointon, “Accessories in Portraits: Stockings, Buttons and the Construction of Masculinity in the Eighteenth Century”, in Portrayal and the Search for Identity, London: Reaktion Books, →ISBN, page 145:
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