[knit] vb knit or knit.ted ; knit.ting [ME knitten, fr. OE cnyttan; akin to OE cnotta knot] vt (bef. 12c) 1 chiefly dial: to tie together
2. a: to link firmly or closely "knitted my hands" b: to cause to grow together "time and rest will ~ a fractured bone" c: to contract into wrinkles "knitted her brow"
3: to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles ~ vi 1: to make knitted fabrics or objects
2. a: to become compact b: to grow together c: to become drawn together -- knit.ter n
[2]knit n (1596): knit stitch; also: a knit fabric