編あみ目め

あ

み

め

Meanings

1

Refers to a single loop or unit in knitting, crochet, or similar handcrafts. Often used in counting or describing patterns.

この編あみ目めはきれいにそろっている。
These stitches are neatly aligned.
編あみ目めを落おとしてしまった。
I dropped a stitch.

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Kanji

編compilation, knit, plait
目eye, class, look
網netting, network

Related words

編あむ
編む is the verb 'to knit' or 'to crochet'; 編み目 is the resulting stitch.
目め
目 can mean a stitch or a mesh opening in various contexts; 編み目 specifically refers to a stitch in knitted or crocheted fabric.

Word family

引ひき抜ぬき編あみ目め
slip stitch (crochet)

Built from

編あむ+目め

Written forms

編あみ目めUsage23%
Standard kanji spelling for a stitch in knitting or crochet.
網あみ目めUsage72%
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 網 normally means net or mesh, not a single stitch.
編あみ目めUsage2%
Simplified variant; less common than 編み目.
あみめUsage2%
アミメUsage1%
網あみ目め
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; hybrid spelling with 網 and okurigana.

Etymology

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.