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yarn over

yarn over is the alternative form of yarnover.

Meaning of yarnover

Noun

yarnover (plural yarnovers)

  1. A technique in which the yarn is passed over the right-hand needle. In general, the new loop is knitted on the next row, either by itself (producing a hole) or together with an adjacent stitch.

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Forms of yarn over

pluralyarn overs

Questions about yarn over

What is yarn over the alternative form of?
Yarn over is the alternative form of yarnover.

Words near yarn over in the dictionary

  1. yarn bombers
  2. yarn bombing
  3. yarn bombs
  4. yarn dust
  5. yarn on
  6. yarn over
  7. yarn overs
  8. yarn-beam
  9. yarn-beams
  10. yarn-over
  11. yarn-overs

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