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knitting needle

needle made of steel, wood, bone or other material, used for knitting, usually as a pair
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knitting needle
Danielle Keller (Danielle:dk) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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knitting needle

Summary

knitting needle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (606 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • knitting needle is a type of knitting tools[2].
  • knitting needle is a type of needle[3].
  • knitting needle is used for knitting[4].
  • knitting needle's Commons category is recorded as Knitting needles and tools[5].
  • knitting needle's different from is recorded as needle[6].
  • knitting needle's different from is recorded as sewing needle[7].
  • knitting needle's different from is recorded as crochet hook[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include knitting tools[2] and needle[3].

Use and Application

knitting needle is used for knitting[4].

Why It Matters

knitting needle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (606 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · C960657 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → strikkepinde
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8313]]: strikkepinde"
  2. 6w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Local thumb → —
    Has use → knitting
    Verbaalpina id → C5628
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10381]]: C5628, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
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