Knit vs. Knot — What's the Difference?

Creating textiles by interlocking yarn.

Varies widely in types and applications.

Resulting in stretchy, flexible fabric.

Tying materials in a compact configuration.

Involves patterns for design and texture.

Used for securing or decorative purposes.

Primarily uses yarn as material.

Requires manual skill and precision.

Can be done by hand or with machines.

Can be functional or aesthetic.

To make (a fabric or garment) by intertwining yarn or thread in a series of connected loops either by hand, with knitting needles, or on a machine.

A knot is an intentional complication in cordage which may be practical or decorative, or both. Practical knots are classified by function, including hitches, bends, loop knots, and splices: a hitch fastens a rope to another object; a bend fastens two ends of a rope to each another; a loop knot is any knot creating a loop; and splice denotes any multi-strand knot, including bends and loops.

To form (yarn or thread) into fabric by intertwining.

A fastening made by looping a piece of string, rope, or something similar on itself and tightening it

To join closely; unite securely.

A tangled mass in something such as hair or wool.

To draw (the brows) together in wrinkles; furrow.

A knob, protuberance, or node in a stem, branch, or root.

To make a fabric or garment by knitting.

An unpleasant feeling of tightness or tension in a part of the body

To become securely joined or mended together closely, as a fractured bone.

A small tightly packed group of people

To come together in wrinkles or furrows, as the brows.

A unit of speed equivalent to one nautical mile per hour, used especially of ships, aircraft, or winds.

A fabric or garment made by knitting.

A small, relatively short-billed sandpiper, with a reddish-brown or blackish breast in the breeding season.

The way in which a fabric has been knit

Fasten with a knot

(ambitransitive) To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.

Make (something, especially hair) tangled

To join closely and firmly together.

Cause (a muscle) to become tense and hard.

(intransitive) To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.

A compact intersection of interlaced material, such as cord, ribbon, or rope.

(intransitive) To grow together.

A fastening made by tying together lengths of material, such as rope, in a prescribed way.

(transitive) To combine from various elements.

A decorative bow of ribbon, fabric, or braid.

To heal following a fracture.

A unifying bond, especially a marriage bond.

(transitive) To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.

A tight cluster of persons or things:a knot of onlookers.

(transitive) To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.

A feeling of tightness:a knot of fear in my stomach.

A knitted garment.

A complex problem.

A session of knitting.

A hard place or lump, especially on a tree, at a point from which a stem or branch grows.

To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.

The round, often darker cross section of such a lump as it appears on a piece of cut lumber.Also called node.

To form, as a textile fabric, by the interlacing of yarn or thread in a series of connected loops, by means of needles, either by hand or by machinery; as, to knit stockings.

A protuberant growth or swelling in a tissue:a knot in a gland.

To join; to cause to grow together.

(Nautical)A division on a log line used to measure the speed of a ship.

To unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, hearts knit together in love.

Abbr. kn. or kt.A unit of speed, one nautical mile per hour, approximately 1.85 kilometers (1.15 statute miles) per hour.

To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.

A distance of one nautical mile.

To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave by making knots or loops.

(Mathematics)A closed loop that is embedded in three-dimensional space and that can be intertwined with or tangled in itself, but that cannot intersect itself.

To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound.

Either of two migratory sandpipers of the genus Calidris that breed in Arctic regions, especially the red knot.

Union knitting; texture.

To tie in or fasten with a knot or knots.

A fabric made by knitting

To snarl or entangle.

A basic knitting stitch

To cause to form a knot or knots.

Needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

To form a knot or knots.

Make (textiles) by knitting;

To become snarled or entangled.

Tie or link together

A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.

To gather something into small wrinkles or folds;

A tangled clump.

A maze-like pattern.

(mathematics) A non-self-intersecting closed curve in (e.g., three-dimensional) space that is an abstraction of a knot (in sense 1 above). Category:en:Curves

A difficult situation.

The whorl left in lumber by the base of a branch growing out of the tree's trunk.

Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.

A tightened and contracted part of a muscle that feels like a hard lump under the skin.

A protuberant joint in a plant.

Any knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.

The swelling of the bulbus glandis in members of the dog family, Canidae.

The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.

(engineering) A node.

A kind of epaulet; a shoulder knot.

A group of people or things.

A bond of union; a connection; a tie.

A unit of speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour. (From the practice of counting the number of knots in the log-line (as it is paid out) in a standard time. Traditionally spaced at one every 120 of a mile.)

(aviation) A unit of indicated airspeed, calibrated airspeed, or equivalent airspeed, which varies in its relation to the unit of speed so as to compensate for the effects of different ambient atmospheric conditions on aircraft performance.

(nautical) A nautical mile.

(slang) The bulbus glandis.

(fandom) In omegaverse fiction, a bulbus glandis-like structure on the penis of a male alpha, which ties him to an omega during intercourse.

One of a variety of shore birds; red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus).

(transitive) To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots.

(transitive) To form wrinkles in the forehead, as a sign of concentration, concern, surprise, etc.

To unite closely; to knit together.

To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.

(intransitive) To form knots.

(intransitive) To knit knots for a fringe.

A fastening together of the parts or ends of one or more threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of various ways of tying or entangling.

A bond of union; a connection; a tie.

Something not easily solved; an intricacy; a difficulty; a perplexity; a problem.

A figure the lines of which are interlaced or intricately interwoven, as in embroidery, gardening, etc.

A cluster of persons or things; a collection; a group; a hand; a clique; as, a knot of politicians.

A portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock and making a hard place in the timber. A loose knot is generally the remains of a dead branch of a tree covered by later woody growth.

A knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.

A protuberant joint in a plant.

The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.

See Node.

A division of the log line, serving to measure the rate of the vessel's motion. Each knot on the line bears the same proportion to a mile that thirty seconds do to an hour. The number of knots which run off from the reel in half a minute, therefore, shows the number of miles the vessel sails in an hour.

A kind of epaulet. See Shoulder knot.

A sandpiper (Tringa canutus), found in the northern parts of all the continents, in summer. It is grayish or ashy above, with the rump and upper tail coverts white, barred with dusky. The lower parts are pale brown, with the flanks and under tail coverts white. When fat it is prized by epicures. Called also dunne.

To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle.

To unite closely; to knit together.

To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.

To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled.

To knit knots for fringe or trimming.

To copulate; - said of toads.

A tight cluster of people or things;

Any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object

A hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged;

Something twisted and tight and swollen;

A unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters

Soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

A sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere

Make into knots; make knots out of;

Tie or fasten into a knot;

Tangle or complicate;

Knotting involves tying materials together in a secure mass, whereas knitting interlocks loops of yarn to create fabric.

Yes, knots can secure yarn at the beginning or end of knitting, but the processes are fundamentally different.

Fastening ropes, securing objects, decorative crafts, fishing, and sailing.

To create textiles and garments by interlocking loops of yarn, providing flexibility and warmth.

While both can use yarn, knotting can also involve a wider range of materials like ropes and strings.

A tool used in knitting to interlock loops of yarn, available in various sizes and materials.

For many, mastering tension and following complex patterns can be challenging.

Primarily yarn, which can be made from wool, cotton, acrylic, or blends of various fibers.

Yes, with resources like books and online tutorials, many people learn to knit on their own.

This depends on individual skill and practice; knitting requires learning various stitches, while knotting requires mastering different tying techniques.

Yes, but manual knot tying is more prevalent and versatile, especially for complex or decorative knots.

While versatile, they can stretch out of shape or unravel if not properly cared for.

Hundreds, each with specific uses in various fields like sailing, climbing, and crafts.

For tasks requiring secure fastening or for making decorative items where structure is emphasized over fabric creation.

In applications like sailing or climbing, a knot's strength can be critical for safety.