| 单词 | knit |
| 例句 | “No, it won’t,” she says, her knitting needles flying and clicking. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The place is cozier than I expected: the lobby is full of comfy-looking couches, some of which have elderly people sitting on them knitting or reading. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z She made tight fists around the knitting needles in her lap, as if considering who to stab with them. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Margot came back, saw “her” book in my hands, knitted her brow and angrily demanded the book back. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z So my characteristic stance is one of rotating slowly on one foot, eyes wide, garment in hand, asking myself, “Where have I seen the $9.96 Athletic Works knit overalls?” or similar query. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z By knitting together the seams of Pangaea, Columbus set off an ecological explosion of a magnitude unseen since the Ice Ages. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z For months now she can barely drag herself from bed in the mornings, and after school she flops right back in, frantically knitting Baby Jesus dresses and ranting about thieves. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was carrying a suitcase-sized pocketbook, from which protruded a pair of knitting needles, some mending, crochet hook, baby’s bottle, and copy of the Scientific American. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Or an old woman who knits cat sweaters? The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He worked up a sweat and wiped his brow with a knit cap he pulled out of his pants pocket. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z She said she didn’t even like knitting that much, but it reminded her of her grandmother. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z "What were you teaching Ricky how to knit for?" she asked as soon as we walked in. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Also, I had no idea men were allowed to knit. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Grandma was knitting white mittens, so I knew they were for me, even though it wasn’t cold out. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Nana continued knitting, and I looked at the journal on the other end of the seat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A third farmer, rail-thin and wearing a knit cap, pointed at me as we approached. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z One of them, a dark-skinned man in his early twenties with thick, knitted eyebrows twirled a whip in his hand and rhythmically swatted the side of the truck with it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He wore knee-high rubber boots, a rust-colored turtleneck Mama had knitted him, and a black skipper’s hat. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I made the decision not to answer, hoping that might cause the skin above her eyes to again knit up. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He put down his pen and knit his fingers together. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It had been torn, he could see, and had been knit back together so tightly, most eyes would not have caught the change. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I don’t know how Nana could just sit there and hum and knit for most of a day, but that’s what she did. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Instead of sitting down to knit, she pulls three silver-wrapped packages from behind her chair. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z His knitting was no better than mine, which made me feel some sympathy for him. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I undo the ties on my blue knitted wool hat, let it flap loose on my head. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “I really want to knit something, with a warm cup of hot cocoa, and watch cozy witch murder mystery shows on the telecast,” Thorn said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “A protest?” my mother repeated, her eyebrows knitting together. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They knit themselves together into a skeletal field mouse and scampered off. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I shall ask Mercy to teach me to knit, Kit decided after the second Saturday, and thereafter she armed herself with wool and needles. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Her little granddaughter, the one who lives in her own world, takes a bright blue ball of yarn from my mother’s knitting basket. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She doesn't knit or watch game shows or moan about her aching back. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Grandma sat before us with her knitting, nodding her head in time to the music. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He found Nina tending to Wylan in a narrow cabin, her hands drifting over his arm, knitting the flesh of the bullet wound together. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I acted like I didn't want to know nothing about knitting, but honestly, it looked kind of cool. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The women would carry their knitting to the doorstep, and they would all talk quietly there till the mosquitoes and the coming darkness drove them indoors. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Tristran did so; as he touched the ends of the silver chain together they knit and mended as if they had never been broken. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Although she’d been watching my knitting to some degree, it had been a while since Mother had inspected my fine sewing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She knitted most of the objects on her way, clasping her knitting needles around the steering wheel as she drove. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z One girl even dropped a beautiful knit scarf on the floor, but her mother didn't chide her like my mother was chiding me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I kept knitting for you, and I kept thinking about the father of the missing girl. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z They were both dressed in layers of old clothes, and they both had blue knit ski caps pulled down over their ears. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth returned home on the train twice each month, her knitting bag stuffed with military documents, microfilm, and other secrets that she would pass along to Moscow. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But Jean de Satigny made fun of her artistic impulse, saying that if she wanted to do something with her hands she would be better off knitting booties and learning to make pastry. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Spring spread her vine-covered arms, and a cube knitted from a thousand flowers floated in front of her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Hagrid took up two seats and sat knitting what looked like a canary-yellow circus tent. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z And the soldiers wore the girls’ hats, one a tiny yellow straw boater with a bunch of daisies on the crown, the other a white knitted half-hat to which medallions of blue cellophane adhered. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore a yellow knit suit with matching buttons and short white cotton gloves. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The other girls at Maidsend all lay snoring or knitting or doing their nails when the rain was tipping it down in such grotty visibility no one could fly. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I knew I should never settle to my knitting or to a book. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He glanced at the driver, huddled over the wheel in a horribly knitted, homemade cardigan, and slumped onto the backseat. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z So my mother was right, he wouldn't blurt out crazy wild stuff as long as he was knitting, but his body would jerk instead. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Right above our heads, two tall men in thick coats and knit caps hold the pole, talking about the Knicks. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Then Aunt Ruby and Aunt Docia put on their flannel petticoats and their plain petticoats and their stiff, starched white petticoats with knitted lace all around the flounces. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He set Ma’s rocker back up then collected all her knitting tools and put ’em back in the basket. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I tried again, wrapping both hands around the handle and knitting my fingers together. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was that group of girls in Colorado who wore knit hats with cat ears. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z At the corner the old man, wrapped in an army overcoat, his feet covered with gunny sacks, his head in a knitted cap, was puttering with a stack of paper bags. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the imprint of a person on the fabric of the divan where my knitting had been before. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Those perched on the knitted glave cover released it and it eased back down, swallowing the slice of light and returning the dreamer to darkness. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The Uncle wrapped thick knitted blankets around them and gave them hot tea, although of the three of them, he looked the frailest and in need of a rest. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “I heard he killed one with a knitting needle and a length of twine,” said Horace. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He folds his right arm around my shoulders and knits my fingers through his. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The letter she folded up and tucked into the back of her sweater drawer, right where her favorite sweater was, the one she had worn when she was pregnant, its knit soft and warm. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A trench coat is belted around his waist, a scarf knitted by Ashima wrapped at his throat, a tweed cap on his head. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Leah took it all—bones, teeth, scalp—and knitted herself something like a hair shirt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked like he wanted to run out of the shop when he said, "My wife, man. She makes me go sit in with her at these knitting classes." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Sunday afternoons he squatted on the aft deck of his boat, silently and methodically untangling his gill net or knitting its flaws up patiently. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She met it unblinking, brows knit, and just when I thought she’d been silent a beat too long, she shook her head and laughed again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z My hands sweated so much holding the wool that I could not knit. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, you’re not. You just don’t think. Should I be knitting or sewing, do you suppose? I’m so comfortable just sitting.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s tan paisley wallpaper and a queen-sized four-poster bed with a knitted afghan folded and draped across the bottom. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Her favorite things to knit are dresses for the Baby Jesus doll that lies in a cradle on top of the wardrobe. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But I suspect the nicest pair she knits will be for you. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She pulled out a long spool of bright-red knitting yarn from Mama’s sewing basket. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Like the woman who is always sitting on her porch, knitting something. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And he was doing what he was always doing, knitting, if that's what you want to call it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z But the way her arms were moving made me think she was knitting. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir, but I’m tired out from all the knitting I had to do today.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Merlyn put down his knitting and looked at his pupil over the top of his spectacles. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaned forward, brows knit, and then, quite suddenly, his foggy eyes became intelligent and alert. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She had died three years ago in December, and every year, as December got closer, Holly started knitting. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The door opened, and the blonde in the photograph—all smiles—waltzed in, wearing a pink sweater with a pattern of snowflakes knit into it, and her hair tied back with a pink ribbon. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Most days, she was extremely uncomfortable, and spent her time knitting baby clothes down by the waterfront. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He hardly felt proud of them, nothing like the books his parents had chosen for him or the bizarre knitting he was sure Hyacinth had spent hours working on. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Yet when she is asked about migrants, she stops knitting a blue shawl and stiffens; her demeanor turns cold. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He shook his head and knitted his eyebrows. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I think these scarves aren’t sent to the Angels at all, but unraveled and turned back into balls of yarn, to be knitted again in their turn. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The gun looked huge in her knitted glove. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I keep picturing you at Aunt Maureen’s, knitting a sweater and eating stinky baked beans. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I set my knitting on my lap and considered my answer. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It got so bad that I actually spent hours lying on the couch watching Grandma knit, plotting ways to sneak into the kitchen and steal some meat. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma took out her knitting again but did not set to work. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “We danced to this when we were eighteen!” said Mrs. Weasley, wiping her eyes on her knitting. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z An old woman in a yellow knit beret is holding up a pink plastic bag filled with wrapped trinkets. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I was looking at my hands knitting your scarf. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps even a knit woolen cap with a ball on top, or a woman’s bright yellow beret—I have witnessed all these wonders and more. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The click of my mother’s knitting needles every evening. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It's weird to see a dude with a bunch of fly clothes on standing in a corner of a crazy party, knitting. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z What I lack in knitting prowess I am making up for with a quilting needle. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She does this, not in her bedroom, but on the chesterfield in the living room, stretched out with her shoes off and a knitted afghan covering her. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z No one in this house can knit anymore. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The women were all sitting up and knitting or riffling through magazines or putting their hair in pin curls and chattering like parrots in a parrot house. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She had a scarf wrapped around her neck and a knit cap pulled over her curly black hair. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Circumstances knit themselves, fitted themselves, shot into order: the chain that had been lying hitherto a formless lump of links was drawn out straight,—every ring was perfect, the connection complete. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Thinking of Elizabeth caused a little crack in me, an ache that was spreading, getting longer and wider like a run in a fine-gauge knit. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z My father belonged to a loosely knit group of black families in the neighbourhood to whom tribal traditions were a way of life, and who sought to bring up their offspring according to its laws. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The men were grizzled and sharp-eyed, dressed in dark, heavy- knit clothes built to hide layers of road dust. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Her knitting piled in her lap, she stared at Cora. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mom saw me and called me back, handing me a knit watch cap. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I watched how August stood a moment before each hive with her fingers knitted together under her chin. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I gently lifted the bonobo’s hand, but he tugged it away, turning his head to stare quietly out the window, his fingers making knitting motions over his rope. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z For the last hour or so, he’s sat quietly, his brow knitted in concentration, staring at the Nut through the window glass. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z "Oh, let me guess, you want me to show you how to knit now too?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z A woman of the inn had been sitting with him, quietly knitting. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, I didn't even know my mother knew how to knit. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Needles's smile sank, and he went back to his knitting. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z It felt more like the Three Fates I’d seen knitting the yarn outside the highway fruit stand: ancient, powerful, and definitely not human. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They had reshaped his eyes, cutting them narrower against the light, and altered the line of his brow, drawing it forward and knitting it between his black eyebrows in a single furrow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z "To knit for. And to kick raps about!" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z My knitting basket is one of the few things I bothered to unpack when I moved here. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Even random stuff like yarn and knitting needles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z There were shops everywhere, and I looked around for the knitting store while Noodles looked around for girls. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z His brows are knit; his face is drawn with pain. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She brought him something even more crazy—a ball of yarn and some knitting needles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She knit her brow and seemed to be testing the air for any trace of danger left to us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny took off the red mittens Aunt Lorne had knit for him and stretched his hands toward the fire blazing on the hearth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a pair of fingerless gloves knit from a dense navy blue yarn, and a thick pair of brown wool mittens. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z So, when he asked her how she had chosen the four members of her academic team, Mrs. Olinski knitted her brow and answered with hushed seriousness. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “Neither do I. We have to learn sewing and knitting and smocking. In Deportment, they make us walk around the room with a book on our heads.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Mother also seemed calmed and relaxed by this timeless domestic ritual; knitting always seemed to soothe her headaches, and she didn’t need such frequent doses of Lydia Pinkham’s. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Miss Forcible looked at Miss Spink, picked up her knitting, and took a deep breath. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z He held on tighter, knitting his fingers through mine. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Below his knee, his leg bones had been broken, and they had knitted back together at an odd angle. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z All afternoon I knitted that scarf for you. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Baker was suddenly standing up and placing her knitting on the bench beside her. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She started to knit an afghan for her mother, a large project that would take months. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z For a moment I thought of digging out New York clothes and putting on a puff for the boy, but I dropped that one and settled for clean chino slacks and a knitted shirt. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Involuntarily he reaches up to touch the comer of one eye, feels the wetness there, wants to answer her, wants to find some words to knit those years together, that gap of time. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z She could hear her mother saying, “She is fond of cooking, and she can knit extremely well. Within a week she finished this cardigan I am wearing.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I used to follow the progress of the Nazi troops on a map I had hung on the drawing-room wall, while Clara knitted socks for the Allied soldiers. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Four old sweaters, ugly and full of holes, and five pairs of knitting needles. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Nana kept knitting in the passenger seat, and Granddad tapped a finger on the steering wheel, humming along to a song only he could hear. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The wreckage of buildings strewn over the landscape and skeins of wire from the roadside poles garbled like knitting. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z My mother knit scarves for the neighborhood kids. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z A pink headband with a knit flower circles her head. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z She talked about high school football with the mailman and took cold fried chicken to Bertha’s knitting club. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z There was my whole life for you, socks stretching all the way to the infinite horizon, a yawning valley of knitting tedium. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She knitted slowly now, like her mind was someplace else. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “So,” Miss Sadie said, knitting her fingers together, “it appears you have something I want and I have something you want.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She nailed me with eyes that said if I so much as tried to hold Nicole’s hand, she was going to run a knitting needle through the back of my head. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She kept it in her plane—she’d take it out and knit until she was given a combat assignment and then she’d tuck it behind her parachute. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z "Excuse me, Miss, but do you know where a knitting store is around here?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Then Babulya’s voice interrupted the terrible images in her head, speaking from the table where she knitted a lumpy scarf: Pray, Annushka. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Jazz had been cutting and glueing, looking down on the whole thing, and was now watching Needles knit his heart out. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z One dressed in a striped red shirt, matching knit hat, and round black glasses raised his hand in greeting, and the woman dressed as a mad scientist added, “Morning!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z All this time I’ve been complaining about Mom and her endless knitting. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Soon the only light came from the moon and it was getting cool enough for Milkman to be grateful for his knit cap. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She wrapped her thick knitted shawl around her and hefted the bag over her shoulder. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z You and I, you and I, you and I. We were learning to adapt, to knit ourselves into a solid and forever form of us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Someone had sat down there recently, and picked up my knitting because it had been in the way. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He knitted his brow and shook his head. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z If she were with us today, she’d be sitting in Mom’s corner, knitting, talking quietly with David. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z "A little fine embroidery? I thought you would be knitting socks for soldiers." The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Every living thing deserves our respect,” said Medwyn, knitting, his shaggy brows, “be it humble or proud, ugly or beautiful.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z So my mother took the yarn, which was purple, and the two knitting needles, and started to show Needles how to knit. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Or knitting scarves, for the Angels at the front lines. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma knitted me white sweaters, white mittens, and white hats. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z In our basement I found an oversized knit sweater, stained and hole-ridden, and an ugly blue dress, which Mother bleached to a faded brown. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her skirt was turned back, showing a petticoat of red knitted yarn with tatting around the edge. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She’s sitting on the couch, knitting a blanket, so I get inside my closet and close the door. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The week before, she had brought her knitting needles and a ball of purple yam to school. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He had seen their own RA units at work, tightly knit groups, working all hours, proud of the speed with which they could set up a line, and proud of their discipline, drills, training, teamwork. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As soon as his bones knit and he could be moved a little, Esteban felt the torturous desire to embrace her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z If she left, if she climbed into the green boat now, was there any chance the mist might knit itself magically back together? Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Blanca spent the winter knitting a sweater made of Scottish wool in her sewing class at school, with the boy’s measurements in mind. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Riley asked me, her brow knitted, too, as though she were concerned about me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know how to knit, and who need a sweater in Texas? Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Leo was afraid he had said something wrong, but Aphros pulled some seaweed yarn from his pouch and started knitting. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And again, on Emma’s merely turning her head to look at Mrs. Bates’s knitting, she added, in a half whisper, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Dr. Hamid frowns as I lift up my shirt, her dark eyebrows knitting together as she looks at the infected skin around my G-tube. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Even as a kid, I understood innately that the South was knit into me, part of my heritage that was meaningful enough for my father to make return visits to see his people there. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Her daughter-in-law would later remember her letters fondly—and also her knitting, Anna moving the needles fast and furiously to the end of her life. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z There were wristlets, short tubes of wool to keep the wind from whistling up soldier’s sleeves, and there were knitted helmets with only a hole in front to look out of. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Finally, Grandma bought some lovely soft gray wool for me and taught me how to knit a sweater for Dad. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She had brought many treats along as a safety precaution, and the wool for her knitting could always be used as a leash in a pinch. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z One day in May she came home from school and went directly to her knitting needles. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then I knitted the bone back to the sinew and the sinew back to the tissue. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Guest, who’s the best sewer and knitter in the Settlement, had even gone and knitted some fancy clothes for me that Ma still keeps in a peculiar-smelling box made out of cedarwood. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She agreed to wait outside, but only if I held a ball of yarn, which went under the bathroom door and was connected to the scarf she was knitting. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Elizabeth can take you,” Mom calls out from her knitting spot. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Her lips are pressed together, and her brows are knitted tightly. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Anyway, whatever they were, I figured they were just a bunch of ladies talking about lady stuff and knitting. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z After a few minutes, she went back to her seat, took out her knitting, then put it back. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She never knitted nothing for me and Jazz. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Milo looked up, very surprised, and noticed for the first time, in the half-light of the room, a pleasant-looking old lady quietly knitting and rocking. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps in a worn coat and a knitted hat like a tea cosy, sitting on a curb, with two plastic bags filled with her only possessions, muttering to herself. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I adjust the knit cap, and it suddenly hits me—which Finch does Violet like? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And camp they did, till Buck’s ribs knitted and he was able to travel. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Forcible was sitting in one of the armchairs, knitting hard.They poured Coraline a cup of tea in a little pink bone china cup, with a saucer. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The sound of her needles knitted in the sound of the rain. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z There’s no nod for this part, just a knit brow and a dubious frown. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Mother sits on the folding bed, either reading, sewing, knitting or studying, whichever is next on her list. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The train arrives shortly after the sun has fully risen, and on the way to Boston the stories continue, while Elizabeth knits and Lorena props her head up sleepily on her arm. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He pulled a chair next to the knitting lady and sat down across from her. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z They pulled off their knitted skullcaps and slapped one another upside the head with them. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z When Milkman was dressed in World War II army fatigues with a knit cap on his head, they opened some Falstaff beer and began to talk about guns. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Her grandmother had taught her to knit before she died. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Bailey turns to find Caroline standing in the doorway in her nightgown, her hair piled on her head in a spiky mess of pin curls and a knitted blanket pulled around her shoulders. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My mother told me that when I was learning how to knit. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She taught me to sew, bead, knit, smock, and just about everything else. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He saw the look, knit his heavy eyebrows, rubbed his hands, and marched abruptly away, saying he’d be back directly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, like it was nothing, my man Needles started knitting up a storm. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z So I watched him bobbing along in his navy blue knit hat, his head gping from side to side a little, like it always does when he walks. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z In fingerless wool gloves knitted late at night—sitting up in bed while Carl snored—she’d perched on a stool, milking cows. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She doesn’t like knitting, so maybe she knitted one and then got tired of it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Nana used to knit it into her quilts all the time. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Some are in jogging shorts and sun halters, some in exercise costumes like the ones they used to show on television, body-tight, with knitted pastel leg warmers. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Her knitted brow and the downward turn of her mouth seemed to say, Leo Valdez, you are so full of it. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z At first I think it will be myself, in my old jacket, my blue knitted hat. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Her thick, dark eyebrows were knitted together and somehow made a lovely contrast to the frothy, bridal white. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven of them, including a knit cap, a flat cap, a Russian ushanka hat, and a Chairman Mao hat with a red star at the forehead. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I have a hunch it isn’t going to take off,” said Clara without looking up from her knitting. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I knit my old life into my new one, my private concerns into my public work. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Her brow was furrowed as she manipulated knitting needles, and Franz’s eyes were glued to the unwinding yarn ball. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I figured she was going to tell me a story about some lady in her knitting group or something, but she said, “I found that note.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The knit cap was pulled down on her forehead and her shoes still had no laces. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Babulya was knitting a lumpy scarf near the oven, and Dyedka was grumping his way through Papa’s old history book at the table, thumping his wooden legs impatiently on the floor. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I noticed that he wore no jacket himself, just a light gray knit V-neck shirt with long sleeves. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I wonder why she would have knitted only one sock. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I can remember Cordelia throwing my blue knitted hat over the bridge, I remember falling through the ice and then my mother running toward me with her sleety hair. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And why bring me this dog?” he said, stroking Gwenforte’s head, his brows knitted with befuddlement. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I covered her with the old knitted afghan and walked down to see Mr. Greene. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I went and sat down with a book and The Times and my knitting in the rose-garden, domestic as a matron, yawning in the warm sun while the bees hummed amongst the flowers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She taught us to sew and to knit and crochet. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As giant waves sent slippers, suitcases, tables and the chair she sat in slithering to and fro across the floor, she knit on, unperturbed. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He emptied it onto the desk and quickly sorted through it: a few clothes, a woolen sweater I had just finished knitting, toothpaste, soap, a towel, and a jar of Grandma’s fresh beef chili sauce. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared at Mummy, my eyebrows knitting together. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She threw on a thick winter coat, pulled on a knitted cap, wrapped a long scarf around her neck, and tugged on a pair of snow boots. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z My mother did not knit or anything like that. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Oliver followed, his new blue knit hat with the fluorescent yellow tip trailing down his back. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A knit skull cap covers his head and forehead. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z More like—slip one, knit one, pass slipped stitch over. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I took my bag of knitting and went out. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z On the other side of the hearth she was swaying gently in her rocking chair and her knitting needles flashed in and out above the sock she was knitting. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day that Mom didn’t leave the house, every day she spent knitting on the couch, pulled her deeper into sadness. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She smiled, and pinched my arm, and I thought about being placid, how quiet and comfortable it sounded, someone with knitting on her lap, with calm unruffled brow. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She tried on hats with plumes, straw hats, knit caps, even a cowboy hat from Miss Lilian’s riding days. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “Made me that sweater I have. Sheared the wool, dyed it with indigo, spun it, knitted it, too big. Brought it over with a kettle of chowder and told me to grow into it.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Her knitting was on the floor beside the chair, the needles stuck through it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The knitting in her hands came up to cover her face. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The sweaters she had knitted in yellow, pink, bright orange—all the colors I hated—I put those in moth-proof boxes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But even if the program succeeds in its immediate objective, it is clear that the whole closely knit fabric of life has been ripped apart. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I put on my snowsuit and boots, my knitted hat and mittens. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z After supper I wrapped the toady-frog in the sweater Ma had been working on and put it in her knitting basket and ran ’cross the road to hide in the drainage ditch with Cooter. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes, as she sat knitting, aware that William’s eyes were on her face, she felt her breath tightening in a way that was strange and not unpleasant. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He turned to the girls, his eyebrows knitted in that oh-I’m-so-sorry-for-you-NOT way that only truly awful people can pull off. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Some read, a few watch television, one lady knits. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Her hair was black yarn that had been knit and raveled, so that it was curly. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z In the past year, June had dragged Ivy and Taryn through a myriad of activities, everything from synchronized swimming to knitting classes at the rec center. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “If you get to stay home and knit all day, why can’t I stay home and read?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I grab my winter bubble coat and a knit hat. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He had on this knit cap and black overcoat. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “I heard about the knitting needle,” he said casually. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She spent her days embroidering infants’ dresses, knitting woolen booties, decorating little baskets, arranging the stacks of tiny blouses, bibs, and diapers, and ironing the sheets she had embroidered. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mrs. McCraw drove off, I still had her knitting bag in my hand. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When I entered the living room she was sitting on the couch wrapped up in a large knitted afghan. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I do love knitting patterns. Well, Harry, we have trespassed upon Horace’s hospitality quite long enough; I think it is time for us to leave.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She discovers a yam store and begins to knit for the coming winter, making Gogol sweaters, blankets, mittens, and caps. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Clara spent the winters rapidly knitting all sorts of woolen clothes to keep him warm, but he wore them only until someone who needed them more than he did crossed his path. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After she was gone, my mom found Mrs. McCraw’s knitting bag. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He took his own knit stocking cap and cut a big hole in the top of it and two small holes on the side of it and then he took off Edward’s dress. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z She wore a warm knit cap that hid her balding head. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z While they wait for the train Elizabeth takes out her knitting needles and a skein of deep red wool. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The very tip of the hat was knitted with a fluorescent yellow yarn. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Not so good. All she wants to do is knit and listen to audiobooks, and nobody did the laundry.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She was knitting and her worn red hands fairly flew over the yam. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z There was that group of girls in Colorado who wore knit hats with cat ears. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Antain hung in the background, his eyebrows knit together into a perplexed knot. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Not to mention, Needles is such a shy dude, I figured he'd most likely find a corner to sit in and knit while Noodles and I scope the scene. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z But she just continued to frown at him, thick eyebrows knitted together. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z There was a glave on the bedside table, with a black knit cover drawn down over it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Trees knitted overhead, so only knots and loops of sky showed. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Elizabeth looks at him over her knitting, sizing him up with narrowed eyes that remind him of his sternest teachers, though he stands much taller than she does. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z If our soldier boys had learned to knit, if my grandfather had learned, maybe it wouldn’t kill me to learn. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “And these, mine enemies, are all knit up in their distractions.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z "I just dropped my knitting over the balcony by mistake. But it's all right. I've got hold of one end of it. I can pull it up by myself, thank you all the same." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z There’s this cool girl, Autumn, who wears a bandanna and she knits. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He paid for us to take private lessons in sewing and knitting and record keeping from other people. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Needles still sits on the stoop freestyling and knitting his heart out. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z His hard collar stood up against his strong red neck, and he wore a pale blue knitted tie with a horseshoe tie pin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Brown asked my mother as he skimmed through the books, his brow knitted, giving him a look of someone very learned. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom sits in a corner of the family room, legs buried under the gray blanket she’s knitting. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She still hadn’t undone a single button of her knitted jacket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z We spend our time knitting matching sweaters, baking wholesome cookies from scratch, and watching my brother’s hair fall out. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z What if my supernatural ability turns out to be something disappointing like superhuman knitting? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He tried to teach Noodles how to knit—thought it'd be good for him—but as soon as Noodles realized how hard it was, he quit and said knitting was only for chicks and sissies. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z One end of it was attached to some needles and a half-finished sock she had been knitting for me. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Winter blessings were heavy and thick like Mother’s pot of homemade stew, like the knitted hat and scarf she makes me wear when it snows, when the cold pierces my skin, freezes my bones. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Always, always one was knitting outfits for the little trolls.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Mrs. Baker pulled some knitting out of a bag, but it remained on her lap as she watched us with a stern look. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z When she heard that, for days she lay in bed crying and knitting dresses for her Baby Jesus doll. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The nurse brought out some knitting, and clicked her needles sharply. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She rocked quietly for a few minutes, picking a thread on her knitted shawl. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Commons was deserted except for a couple of haggard old janitors and the red-wigged lady who sat at the switchboard and knitted all weekend, paying no attention to the incoming calls. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I sliced one in half, but immediately it began to knit back together. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z About a month before school started she was mean all morning as usual and in the afternoon, instead of settling down to knit, she kept getting meaner and meaner. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Modus operandi. That’s how we operate. Mom tunes out with her knitting and podcasts. And food shopping, apparently. Dad travels all the time, so he doesn’t have to see how depressed Mom is.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z But something was bugging me—it was bad enough Needles was sitting outside in the middle of the summer, in the hood, knitting, but what made it worse is that he was using purple yarn. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He had a knit skullcap and a permanent squint from working in the sun. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The Golly Brown Giant is teaching a handful of mostly boys how to knit—if this high school basketball superstar can knit, knitting is the coolest thing ever, right? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I didn’t like being talked down to that way, and judging from Emma’s knitted brow, she didn’t, either—but to have said so would’ve been unthinkably rude, so we finished our climb in awkward silence. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Mary Lou marched in and slapped the picture down by her mother’s knitting. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z But the wound did not knit, did not heal, and the blood kept pouring down her face and neck, hot and thick. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z But, no matter what Lourdes said, Pilar refused to pin up her hair or hide it under a knitted cap as other girls did. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They would sit around the hearth, knitting or making pillows from goose feathers. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z My father scratched his head and knitted his brow, deep in thought. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “But she can knit and cook,” said the dealer, “and she can find lost watches.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When she had put the newsstand in order, she pulled out her knitting and began to work furiously. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Hoping the man with one eyebrow will forget me, or lose interest, I stay home from work for two days and help Danuta, Siunek, and Sala knit sweaters to make up for the lost pay. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Mrs. Asher s Talent for knitting was so keen that she could finish an entire afghan in eight city blocks. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He looks me over, a black knit cap pulled down over his ears, and pushes the door open a little wider. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z A primate skull is hard and tough, and the bone plates are knitted together. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Saying no more, she tipped her golden wand upon the man, making his cloak pure white and the knit tunic fresh around him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Zu’s lips puckered in thought, her eyebrows knitting together as she surveyed the Everest of undergarments in front of us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Tightly knit cultures or subcultures, such as that of the police, represent a different kind of locked door. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I will miss my mother and father and Caleb and evening firelight and the clack of my mother’s knitting needles, but that is not the only reason for this hollow feeling in my stomach. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He had encouraged me to learn how to cook and to knit months earlier when Mother had thrust those chores upon me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “She was knitting all the time before she told me we were moving. Coincidence? I don’t think so.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z There were the garden shears, the knitting needles; the world is full of weapons if you’re looking for them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He takes out a swatch of knitting and bounces his leg. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She could yell at me and knit at the same time. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was only a practical vessel of helpful service, waiting to be filled up with recipes and knitting patterns. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z At the end I had in my hand one small, funny-looking knitted brown thing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z On winter days, picking fish from his net, he wore a wool cap knitted by his wife and an infantryman’s battered field jacket. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Auntie Ying, who seems to shrink even more every time I see her, reaches into her knitting bag and pulls out the start of a tiny blue sweater. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z And of course they all got brown woollen socks knitted by yours truly, displaying various degrees of competence. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He stepped to the bureau and picked up a knitting needle. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He adjusted the heavy duffel bag on his lap and pulled off his knit hat. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z No other blade, not though mightier hands had wielded it, would have dealt that foe a wound so bitter, cleaving the undead flesh, breaking the spell that knit his unseen sinews to his will. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Walking, riding, standing, sitting, Where she goes, there goes her knitting,” says one. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z "What's your name?" says a girl about my age with a white knit cap over her head. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She shrugged, knitting her brows together for an instant. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Her eyebrows knitted with irritation and she finally waved me away. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A makeshift signal flag—a red knitted leg wanner of the sort worn by dancers— was knotted to the end of an alder branch by the vehicle's rear exit. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I worked on the sweater I was knitting for Dad, sharing the sofa with Ji-yong, who was intent on making a periscope. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed my knitting bag and got out of there before she could think of some other homegrown skill for me to learn. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She has taken off her hat, her red hair falling in waves around her shoulders, and she has replaced her white jacket with a heavy black coat and a knit scarf in a vibrant violet. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The lady on the right knitted one of them. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The coffee table is covered in Mom’s knitting projects, but I bet her magazines are underneath. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z And when the yarn is dry, everyone learns how to knit. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He’s tall, lean, and wearing all black: black T-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers, and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Today she was wearing her simple blue dress and a heavy knitted sweater with buttons made from small flat stones. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Mabel was on the sidewalk, her dark hair spilling from under a knit cap, her hands in fingerless gloves clasped together. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A beautiful, dark-haired woman stands beside the bed, her light brown hands knitting a scarf. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Being together in those classes, the nine of us were developing a true friendship—becoming closer knit than we might have been under other circumstances. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We go down through the layers, unearthing discoveries: my high school pictures, my lipsticked mouth unsmiling, somebody’s hair in an envelope, a single knitted baby sock. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The Grand Elder knitted his eyebrows in away that he assumed was imposing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z There were gloves on his hands, not knitted gloves such as those she was accustomed to wearing in winter, or the coarse gloves that had helped her grip the rope as she climbed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Not with knitting needles or garden shears, or knives purloined from the kitchen, and especially not when we are pregnant. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Every evening, it seems, Mr. Nielsen brings something home from a customer: a dozen eggs, soft Norwegian flatbread called lefse, a long knitted scarf. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z On the third day, I opened our living room window very quietly and watched them running up and down the alley in their knit hats with steam blowing out of their mouths. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Then we finished the outfit with a pair of simple black pants, suede square-toed shoes, and a cream-white knitted sweater. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They argued, they laughed, they sang, they argued again, and they knitted. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She placed the kitten in the box, removed her own scarf—a rainbow-colored piece she had knitted herself—and tucked it around the kitten. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The knight dug through and retrieved the knit cap. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He handed me one of the knit hats that was shaped like a big hockey puck. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Miss Forcible snorted, and put down her knitting. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z All the staring faces quickly dived back into their sewing or knitting or conversation. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The hat had two tassels on a knitted string that bounced as she stepped up onto the bus. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “In smaller groups people are a lot closer. They’re knit together, which is very important if you want to be effective and successful at community life,” Gross said. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Some wear black knit hats they can pull down over their faces. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Mrs. Martin put her knitting in her carry bag, stood, and gathered her coat. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I love her more for her scars. in a red and white dress with matching hat and booties that Mother knitted. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z My ears were freezing, and I remembered the knit cap. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And yet when the noble lady had once gone by, the crowds knitted together just as before, milling about, strolling, buying or selling. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z They were all knitting and talking and snacking on popcorn. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z It took two knitting needles, Mother’s ingenuity and the resources of all the tenants. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z One dressed in a striped red shirt, matching knit hat, and round black glasses raised his hand in greeting, and the woman dressed as a mad scientist added, “Morning!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He gave me a pillow, his mother’s knitting basket, and his father’s suspenders. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Governor Wallace’s hard face and tightly knit brows, plastered on the front of Time magazine some twelve days later, covered the nation’s coffee tables and city newsstands. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Butler could actually feel his bones knitting and the blood retreating from semicongealed scabs. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z For all their moving, the Links try to carry on an upper- middle-class tradition of volunteering and knitting community ties. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He knits his brow, making the clay on his forehead break into fissures. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Con’s brows were knitted with worry again, and she was sorry she had brought it up. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She would sit and knit while we had our very proper lesson, no more poker or jokes, and afterward, she and the Captain would chat across my head. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The anxious woman leaned on her desk, and her brow knitted into a strange pattern of angled, intersecting lines. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Mom’s never-ending knitting project. It’s a bad omen.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Or she stays in the sitting room, knitting away at her endless Angel scarves, turning out more and more yards of intricate and useless wool people: her form of procreation, it must be. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “You knit in a perpetual circle instead of turning back at the end of a row.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She returned; with her own hands cleared her knitting apparatus and a book or two from the table, to make room for the tray which Leah now brought, and then herself handed me the refreshments. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He nodded and went to the couch to lie down on top of the knitted blanket that she had thrown across it. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z They fly back and forth, knitting us together. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Most of the small children on the barge wore knit caps, probably made by their mothers. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The mist would knit itself back together, or it wouldn’t. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z My mother, who was positive that Lee would like clothes, was knitting a sweater and a pair of mittens. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The yarn Mom is knitting pools in her lap like strands of overcooked spaghetti. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z After finishing the marketing, I read, practiced calligraphy, knitted, and spent a lot of time with An Yi. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It is longer than Bailey expected from watching her knit, with intricate patterns of knotted cables at each end. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Maybe all three are knitted together, like the woolly blanket she’s working on. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weasley had sent him a scarlet sweater with the Gryffindor lion knitted on the front, also a dozen home-baked mince pies, some Christmas cake, and a box of nut brittle. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Several knit, and a few sew a little. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z My brother is bringing Danny, whose nose runs all the time, who wears knitted vests in diamond patterns, who has a stamp collection. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She hands him a red wool scarf, the one she has been knitting on and off. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Here comes Ned Moffat. What does he want?” said Laurie, knitting his black brows as if he did not regard his young host in the light of a pleasant addition to the party. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z "It means the bone is knitting, the flesh healing itself. Be thankful." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The skin between them darkened, too, knitting her freckles together into a speckled harlequin mask. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When Granddaddy called, I was sulking in my room and knitting yet another sock in the endless series of Christmas socks. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “We’re going to knit a bit after supper,” she whispered as the organist cranked up the volume. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Alys was in the rocker, knitting with gray wool in the dim, flickering light. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Father’s given me permission to knit a white wool sweater; the yarn isn’t very pretty, but it’ll be warm, and that’s what counts. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She herself constructed shapeless beings made of leftover scraps from the wool she used to knit for the poor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The day before leaving, Ashima puts Gogol in his stroller, puts the sweater she’d knit for her father and the paintbrushes in a shopping bag, and walks to Harvard Square, to the subway station. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The Doctorita making jokes and laughing at something and singing along with romantic songs on the radio and knitting her Baby Jesus dresses. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But every time it happened, he would have to redo the whole knitting thing from the beginning. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z His eyebrows knitted and he looked at me sadly. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But I envy the Commander’s Wife her knitting. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d scared me then, and they scared me now—three ghoulish grandmothers with bags of knitting needles and yam. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I say goodbye to Aunt Louise, pick up the knitting, and place it carefully on the sofa. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Maybe I’m knitting to stay calm,” she said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z She never talked to him about Shoba; once, when he mentioned the baby’s death, she looked up from her knitting, and said, “But you weren’t even there.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The man’s eyebrows knit together as he steps toward the boy. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Then I looked at Howard with his eyebrows knitted together and a look of pure worry on his face and before I knew it, I was spilling those troubles out to him. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I rolled out the carpet farther and found a blue knit blanket, almost newspaper thin. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Weave, knit, something to do with my hands. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He knits his eyebrows together, a little confused. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Behind his eyes, I saw a thousand worried monkeys, knitting his eyebrows together into an indecisive frown. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “I knit and cook and find things,” said my mother. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Jack said, knitting his brow. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The others, intent on their knitting, did not notice. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The agent would be wearing a dung-colored blazer over a red knit turtleneck, her heels sensibly low in case the suspect should attempt a quick getaway. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Pure carbon, each atom linked to four equidistant neighbors, perfectly knit, tetrahedral, unsurpassed in hardness. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She looked at Ma, gently rocking and knitting. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When I walked into the living room, Mom was sitting on the couch, talking to Dad, her knitting bag next to her. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Outside, she wrapped her shawl tightly over the fur vest and pulled her thick knitted hat down to protect her ears. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Doctorita wanders to the table in her bathrobe, still clutching her knitting needles, half a yellow Baby Jesus dress draped over her arm. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A small black bird flew past and, just for a moment, nipped at the knitted doily on the back of Zane s chair. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I stopped knitting and looked up in alarm. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He says next thing I’ll be sitting in the kitchen knitting socks. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Grantham had pulled some knitting from her basket and the click of needles, like the rubbing of the smallest of bones, entered the conversation. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A purple ruffled bonnet and a knitted white sweater. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He had Johnny’s blanket coat, his ridiculous befeathered knitted cap in his hands. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Since she loves knitting, I decide I hate it. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z For one thing, he’s wearing a ratty red knit cap, loose black sweater, jeans, sneakers, and these fingerless black gloves. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I hesitate, then put the doll with the other items in the crate and bring it all up to the man in the knit cap. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z In a few minutes he closed his satchel and put the knitting needle in his pocket. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then took it out again and started knitting, the needles clicking and scraping against each other. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z We strolled around the lawn, and then Grandma picked a shaded bench and pulled out her knitting. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Blanca was prone to colds and slept winter and summer in woolen shifts she knit herself in her spare time. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I had pulled on a Celtics knit hat so I wouldn’t have icicles for hair, but I didn’t have anything to block the frosty air hitting my face. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The woman gave Lyddie’s dress and shawl and strange boots a critical going over with her eyes, then settled again to her knitting, which the bumping of the coach made difficult. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing his dark blue knit cap pulled down over his forehead again. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The words pain her as if they were knitted into her skin with thick needles and yarn. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “In almost every family there’s a fool or a crazy person,” Clara assured her while she concentrated on her knitting—in all those years she had not learned to knit without looking. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Nana saw me coming down the stairs, dropped her knitting, and rushed out of the car. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I joined a weekly study group to practice French, and another to learn knitting. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then they pulled on their beautiful white stockings, that they had knit of fine cotton thread in lacy, openwork patterns, and they buttoned up their best shoes. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, Tony,” Cico said and knit his brow, “there’s a lot of things I don’t know. But never go to the Hidden Lakes alone, Tony, never. It’s not safe.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why are we leaving?” she asked, her brows knitted in confusion. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z She herself was wearing a knitted jacket buttoned up to her chin, and when Meggie wasn’t thinking of Mo or Capricorn she wondered whether Elinor might melt away inside it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And once again he brought up the business about the mythology and the knitting, and once again Anne was insulted. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Or, Stabbed her with a knitting needle, right in the belly. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z At her feet, Yolanda is knitting furiously at a tiny blanket, pink and baby blue and pastel yellow squares with a white border. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I remembered I had left my knitting in the morning-room before lunch, and I went along through the drawing-room to fetch it, the faithful Jasper at my heels. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Surely not by the ropes that looked like Mother’s knitting stretched out. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z When she had finished, she sighed deeply, patted Milo gently on the shoulder, and began knitting once again. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z She pointed to my head with a knitting needle. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z After the candles were lit, Rachel and the two girls picked up skeins of yarn and began to knit as Matthew drew the great Bible toward him across the table. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She sets me to work “zoning” the Bobbie Brooks knit summer dresses, a task that could serve as an IQ test for the severely cognitively challenged. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Lily pulled out a blue long-sleeved knit top and held it up in front of her. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Yarn and needles and buttons and the toady-frog and the half knit sweater flewed all over the stoop like your guts do after you been hoop snake bit! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z One of them was knitting, but the other two were standing near the bars shouting at the animals and poking at them with their umbrellas. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z She knits, talks on the phone with Aunt Louise about their London trip—which they’re still secretly planning—and reads her citizenship booklet. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “One of us has to be the uncool, mature one,” she said, dropping her knitting into the bag next to the couch. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z She reached for the knitted socks that Alys had made for her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Dad made it as far as Grandma’s porch, where he stayed for the rest of the day, a knitted pillow under his head, a callused hand on his stomach. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “But I can crochet a doily and I can knit a sock.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Perhaps the knitting, for her, involves a kind of willpower; maybe it even hurts. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing the rust-colored turtleneck sweater he used to take on fishing trips, the one she had knitted for him before the war. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned his head to the upright figure with the knitting lying on her lap. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Everybody had begun to look alike, dressed in surplus War Department clothing—pea coats, knit caps, canvas leggings, army earmuffs, and wool khaki pants. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z There were no customers, just three old ladies sitting in rocking chairs in the shade of a maple tree, knitting the biggest pair of socks I’d ever seen. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Coat, scarf, mittens, knitted hat, I am encased, I am kissed, the door opens, then closes behind me, frozen air shoots up my nose. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Our mother, dressed in green silk flowing pants and a gold boat-neck blouse, assessed Lily coolly when she made her appearance in white capris and a brown sleeveless knit top. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The lady on the left knitted the other. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He was also one of the last to see it in pure form: his visit, as Alfred Crosby put it, initiated the process of knitting together the seams of Pangaea. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. Ida Cross of South Beach knitted socks for sailors, sent them off, and received a thank-you note from an antiaircraft gunner stationed near Baltimore. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Never mind about the trolls for now. I meant only to say that life was very gloomy then, and one was always knitting.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The girl stared at him, her brows knit together, hand in the air. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “She caught up her knitting, which had dropped out of her hands, gave me a sharp look through her specs, and said, in her short way, ‘Finish the chapter, and don’t be impertinent, miss’.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z They were too far to the right of me, but my mother was directly in front of the door, sitting in her old cane-bottom rocker, knitting. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Home, sweetie,” Nana said, packing up her knitting and turning to smile at me again. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Blue veins like lumpy knitting running up her translucent shins. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I try scissors and hairpins and knitting needles, but nothing will budge the lock. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I think about things I’ve heard: drinking a lot of gin, knitting needles, coat hangers; but what do you do with them? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As for actually knitting—my spirit is willing, but my fingers don't seem to cooperate. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z But when I turn around, Mom is staring at me with her eyebrows knitted together in the expression she has when she watches the six o’clock news. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Stitches dropped themselves and later reappeared at random so that the long striped scarf I was knitting bulged in the middle like a python after dining on a rabbit. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The singing woman wore a knitted navy cap pulled far down over her forehead. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he opened another drawer and fumbled through its contents with one hand while the other scratched at his armpit through his threadbare knitted shirt. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Although these settlements were permanent, winter and summer alike, they often were not tightly knit entities, with houses and fields in carefully demarcated clusters. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Two pairs of knitted wool stockings between her feet and the cold boards, the blue shawl wrapped securely about her ears, and a heavy quilt swaddled around her from head to foot. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z "Look at him down there, knitting. I can't even believe it." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z "Because it might help him. If he focuses on knitting, he might not have so many outbursts." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z And I noticed that my bag of knitting had been moved. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Cantonese, village people,” she whispered as we passed women in knitted caps, bent over in layers of padded tops and men’s vests. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She was occupied in knitting; a large cat sat demurely at her feet; nothing in short was wanting to complete the beau-ideal of domestic comfort. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Laundry soap, knitting wool, and a special syrup to strengthen the lungs were distributed free, for Trueba did not want anyone dirty, cold, or sick living on his land. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma’s knitting spectacles jumped partway up her forehead and she started hopping up and down and slapping at her skirt like it’s afire! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Very nice,” he said after he unwrapped the heavy gray socks she’d knitted in home economics. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “We have other food in the house besides cereal, Elizabeth,” she says, and goes back to knitting. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They began to issue military surplus from the First World War—olive-drab knit caps, earmuffs, peacoats, canvas leggings. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat at one end of the room, knitting, lifting her eyes now and then from the wool to watch us and direct us. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z When Theo told her he was going to Seattle, she perked up and set aside her knitting needles. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The picture shows a woman knitting on a streetcar, with the ends of her knitting needles poking into the people beside her and her ball of wool unrolling down the aisle. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I knit my fingers in my lap as the entire crowd turns its attention from her to us. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z All four of them stared at me with their brows knitted and their mouths hanging open. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Her pupils were daughters of the best families who had nothing to do and had taken up the fashion of ceramics, which was more elegant than knitting for the poor, as their grandmothers had done. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A man in a thickly knitted jersey was reading Fisherman’s Week. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z After she gets better I find a small knitted sock, pastel green, in my mother’s sewing basket. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “O.K., the game is over, Mary Anne. Go knit bootees for your first kid or something. You’re starting to bother me.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Walker frames are conjured into life, knitting wool is enchanted into chaos, and male nurses are made to dance tango. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Instead the doctor made his way over to the knitting lady. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z My mama told me that she walked into the room one day and saw the mistress sitting right there next to the master’s bed, knitting and looking fit as a fiddle. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Henny was dead, of course, but all of his life the mother had knit socks for him and she couldn’t let go of the habit. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The Baxters had given me a new checkered skirt, a bright pink sweater, and a knitted scarf. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He was now wearing a dark blue jacket, with matching trousers, a blue knit tie, a thick blue sweater, a white shirt, and black shoes. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I curl up on the sheepskin rug and drape two knit afghans over my body. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He had a brown knit cap pulled all the way down over his eyes and nose; his jaws chattered uncontrollably. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A sewing basket offered her a selection of knitting. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Four times five will do handsomely, will it?” said Mr. Jaggers, knitting his brows. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I stopped in front of a basket of fuzzy knit hats and mittens. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Fredo knitted his fingers together, rested his hands on the counter like some kind of judge. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Mexican ladies are always knitting doilies for everything—doilies for the TV, doilies for vases, doilies for useless knickknacks. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The hosts threw their heads back in laughter every few seconds, excited, as the camera panned across the crowd, all of whom seemed equally ecstatic about what looked like a giant knitting needle. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The waiter stopped, his mouth slightly open, brows knitting together. 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