reknits

Repairs yarn work

Reknits is the third-person singular present tense of reknit, meaning to knit again—either repairing damaged knitwear or redoing work that didn't turn out right: She reknits the sleeve after dropping too many stitches.

Figuratively, to reknit is to mend or restore connections: Time reknits old friendships.

repairs

mends

Restores to function

sewing · fixing · alterations · reinforcing · reattaching · holes · snags · runs · unraveled · worn

craft

yarn

Twisted strand for crafts

  • purlInverted knitting stitch
  • stitchThread loop in fabric
  • needlesSlender pointed instruments

pattern · gauge · tension · ribbing · cable · sweater · scarf · afghan · casting · binding

reconnects

mend

Restore after damage

restore · rebuild · repair · heal · bonds · relationships · ties · community · family · friendship

Opposites
repair vs. destruction

reknitsdestroys

Causes complete ruin

ruins · tears · shreds · damages · unravels

reconstruction vs. deconstruction

reknitsunravels

Separates twisted strands

unknits · unpicks · frogs · pulls out · deconstructs

retention vs. disposal

reknitsdiscards

Things thrown away

throws away · tosses · abandons · bins · trashes

Family

reknit, reknitted

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G