Translation guide
The craft or activity of making fabric by looping yarn with needles. In Japanese, the general term is 編み物, while the act of knitting is 編む. There are also specific terms for hand knitting, machine knitting, and related techniques.
I like knitting.
She is knitting a scarf.
Referring to knitting as a hobby, skill, or general activity.
The most common word for knitting as a craft or activity. It can also refer to knitted items.
Knitting is my hobby.
Loanword from English, often used for knitted fabric or garments, but can also refer to the activity in some contexts, especially in fashion.
Describing the action of making something by knitting.
The verb 'to knit'. Used for both hand and machine knitting. Transitive verb; the object is the item being made.
Distinguishing between knitting by hand and by machine.
Hand knitting. Often used to emphasize the handmade quality.
Referring to something that has been knitted.
編み物 refers to the craft or activity of knitting, while ニット is a loanword used mainly for knitted fabric or garments. In casual conversation, ニット can sometimes refer to the activity, but 編み物 is more precise.
I go to a knitting class.
Winter is a good season for knitting.
I bought a knit sweater.
セーターを編んでいます。
I am knitting a sweater.
My mother knitted a scarf for me.
Literally 'to do knitting', a common way to say you are engaging in the activity.
Yesterday I was knitting all day.
This sweater is hand-knitted.
Machine knitting. Used for items produced by knitting machines.
Machine-knitted beanies are cheap.
Can also mean knitted goods or a piece of knitting.
This knitted item was made by my grandmother.
Commonly used for knitted fabric or knitwear in fashion contexts.
a knit dress
このニットは肌触りがいい。
This knit feels nice on the skin.
Crochet is かぎ針編み (かぎばりあみ) or simply レース編み. Knitting uses two needles, while crochet uses a hook. If you say 編み物, it can include both, but to be specific, use 棒針編み for knitting and かぎ針編み for crochet.