unknitting
Undoing yarn work
Unknitting is the act of undoing knitted work, pulling yarn back through stitches to reverse what was made.
Knitters unknit to fix mistakes without starting over: I spent an hour unknitting that sleeve.
Figuratively, unknitting describes the unraveling of something carefully constructed: The compromise began unknitting as factions reasserted their demands.
Undoing knitted or crocheted work
- rippingTearing with force
- stitchesThread fastening wounds
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- woolSheared animal fiber
purl · ribbing · cable · lace · sweater · garment · needles · pattern
Reducing tightness or tension
- unfasteningOpening what was secured
- detachingUnfastening from attachment
- disentanglingSeparating intertwined things
- freeingReleasing from confinement
unhooking · unbinding · untangling · slackening · separating · relaxing · opening · easing
Process of coming undone
- dissolvingPassing into solution
- fragmentingBreaking into smaller pieces
- disintegratingBreaking down gradually
- coming undoneProgressively losing cohesion
falling apart · deteriorating · fraying · weakening · destabilizing · eroding · collapsing · crumbling
Taking apart systematically
- reversingGoing in opposite direction
- deconstructingBreaking into constituent elements
- dissolvingPassing into solution
- disentanglingSeparating intertwined things
unmaking · disassembling · unpicking · taking apart · breaking down · undoing · retracting · detaching
frogging
Undoing knitted or crocheted work
wool · purl · ribbing · cable · lace · sweater · garment · needles · pattern · fiber
loosening
Reducing tightness or tension
- unfasteningOpening what was secured
- detachingUnfastening from attachment
- disentanglingSeparating intertwined things
freeing · unhooking · unbinding · untangling · slackening · separating · relaxing · opening · easing · liberating
unraveling
Process of coming undone
- dissolvingPassing into solution
- fragmentingBreaking into smaller pieces
- disintegratingBreaking down gradually
coming undone · falling apart · deteriorating · fraying · weakening · destabilizing · eroding · collapsing · crumbling · bonds
dismantling
Taking apart systematically
- reversingGoing in opposite direction
- deconstructingBreaking into constituent elements
- dissolvingPassing into solution
disentangling · unmaking · disassembling · unpicking · taking apart · breaking down · undoing · retracting · detaching · separating
unknittingknitting
Loop-based textile making
casting on · constructing · stitching · weaving · creating
unknittingbinding
Legally or morally required
joining · uniting · interweaving · interlocking · fusing
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