dropped stitch
Escaped loop, unraveling
A dropped stitch is a loop that has slipped off a knitting needle, creating a gap or run in the fabric if not caught and fixed.
The term extends to any small oversight or flaw in careful work: The contract had a few dropped stitches that cost us later.
- knitLoop yarn into fabric
- purlInverted knitting stitch
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- yarn overWrapping technique creating holes
- knitting needlePointed rod for looping yarn
knit one · needle · cable needle · hole · ladder · unravel · loop · ravel · fix · repair · crochet · snag · run · mistake · tension · gauge · sweater · sock
- fabric flawssnag, tear, hole, pilling, fray
- sewing errorsbroken thread, puckering, bunching
- yarn craftsknitting, knit, crocheting, crochet, yarn
- fastener failuresstripped screw, loose screw, stripped bolt, broken zipper, stuck zipper