knitting needle

A large needle that isn't sharp at the pointed end. Two are used in conjunction for the art of knitting by stitching yarn together to weave a piece of cloth.

Knitting needles are often made of wood, but can be made of metal or other materials.

Knitting needles are sometimes erroniously depicted with a hook on the end similar to crochet hooks, but are distinct in that they have a constant thickness over their shaft, and don’t narrow right before the tip.

Examples

See also

• knitting
• crochet hook
• sewing needle

The following tags are aliased to this tag: knitting_needles (learn more).

This tag implicates needle (learn more).