knitting

forming and interlacing of loops using needles according to a prescribed manner or pattern, either by machine or by hand
Intangible technique Q193188
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knitting

Summary

knitting is a technique[1]. knitting ranks in the top 6% of technique entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,275 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • knitting's instance of is recorded as technique[3].
  • knitting's instance of is recorded as economic activity[4].
  • knitting's instance of is recorded as hobby[5].
  • knitting is a type of textile process[6].
  • knitting's Commons category is recorded as Knitting[7].
  • knitting's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Knitting[8].
  • knitting's Commons gallery is recorded as Knitting[9].
  • knitting's described at URL is recorded as https://levandekulturarv.se/forteckningen/element/stickning[10].
  • knitting's described at URL is recorded as https://levandekulturarv.se/in-english/the-inventory/submissions/knitting[11].
  • knitting's product or material produced is recorded as weft-knit fabric[12].
  • knitting's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • knitting's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • knitting's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[15].
  • knitting's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16].
  • knitting's different from is recorded as weft-knit fabric[17].
  • knitting's different from is recorded as sprang[18].
  • knitting's different from is recorded as crocheting[19].
  • knitting's uses is recorded as wool[20].
  • knitting's uses is recorded as thread[21].
  • knitting's uses is recorded as yarn[22].
  • knitting's uses is recorded as knitting pattern[23].
  • knitting's uses is recorded as knitting needle[24].
  • knitting's uses is recorded as knitting tools[25].
  • knitting's practiced by is recorded as knitter[26].
  • knitting's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as National Inventory of Living Heritage in Finland[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include technique[3], economic activity[4], and hobby[5]. knitting is a type of textile process[6].

Why It Matters

knitting ranks in the top 6% of technique entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,275 views/month).[2] knitting has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] knitting is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wiki.aineetonkulttuuriperinto.fi. Retrieved . wiki.aineetonkulttuuriperinto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of textile process
    Instance of
    Instance of technique, economic activity, hobby
    Twitch tag id 6ec0d7d3-594f-49a1-a86f-34e9b920621d
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 10066, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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