pick up stitches
The term "pick up stitches" is commonly used in knitting and crochet to describe adding or recovering stitches to continue or finish a piece.
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Definition
B2Knitting
(technical)To insert a knitting needle into loops from the edge of a knitted fabric to add new rows or sections.
Example
- To create the neckline, you need to pick up stitches along the edge.
B2Knitting
(technical)To use a needle to recover dropped stitches and reintegrate them into the fabric.
Example
- If you drop a stitch, you can pick up stitches to fix the mistake.
B2Crochet
(technical)To insert a crochet hook into existing stitches and draw up loops to create new stitches.
Example
- To add a border, you need to pick up stitches along the edge of the crochet piece.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "pick up stitches":
seed stitchextra stitchpick uppick up the threads ofstitch upwhip stitchchain stitchsew upbutterfly stitchpick up the slackpluck uppick offpick up on