misknit

misknit verb: to knit incorrectly; to make an error in one's knitting.

Verb

misknit (third-person singular simple present misknits, present participle misknitting, simple past and past participle misknit or misknitted)

To knit incorrectly; to make an error in one's knitting.
- There are a great many people who seem to think that religion means not doing wrong. As if a knitting machine would be considered good that never knit any stockings, because it never misknit!1898, Henry Ward Beecher, Plymouth Pulpit: Sermons Preached in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, page 20
- For a man now nearly forgotten except as an evil misknit in the Great Tapestry of the Hero's life, General Adolphus W. Greely's 91 years of life were filled with such variety and intensity of experience as few persons will ever match.1973 ·, Dennis Rawlins, Peary at the North Pole: Fact Or Fiction?, page 54

misknit (comparative more misknit, superlative most misknit)

Improperly fused or joined together.
- Misknit bones had made his crooked legs a trifle crookeder, but he could run again and attest the vigor of his lungs by a lusty bark.1900, Bernarr MacFadden, Fasting - hydrotherapy - exercise, page 43
Improperly knitted.
- Private Wyer, who was diligently cleaning his shrapnel barrel with a misknit helmet, looked up warningly.1918, The Judge - Volume 74

Alternatively, needles may misknit but still take the new yarn, a process called tucking.2003, How it Works: Science and Technology - Volume 8, page 1091:
The face yarn is misknitted purposely to allow other yarns to appear on the right side of the fabric.2013, Phyllis G. Tortora, Ingrid Johnson, The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles, page 239:
My mother is quite the pedant and so she was disappointed to learn she had misknit.2014, Matt Parker, Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension:

Verb
third-person singular present	misknits
present participle	misknitting
past participle	misknit
past	misknit
past participle	misknitted
past	misknitted
Adjective
comparative	more misknit
superlative	most misknit

From mis- + knit.

What does misknit mean?: Misknit means to knit incorrectly; to make an error in one's knitting.
How do you use misknit in a sentence?: Alternatively, needles may misknit but still take the new yarn, a process called tucking.
What part of speech is misknit?: Misknit can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the past tense of misknit?: The past tense of misknit is misknit.

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