Refers to a single loop or unit in knitting, crochet, or similar handcrafts. Often used in counting or describing patterns.
These stitches are neatly aligned.
編み目を落としてしまった。
I dropped a stitch.
slip stitch (crochet)
Standard kanji spelling for a stitch in knitting or crochet.
Irregular kanji usage; 網 normally means net or mesh, not a single stitch.
Simplified variant; less common than 編み目.
Irregular kanji usage; hybrid spelling with 網 and okurigana.
Compound of 編み (ami, 'knitting', continuative form of 編む) + 目 (me, 'eye; stitch'). The combination refers to a single loop or stitch in knitted work.