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Idiom: Pick Up Stitches

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To add stitches to the knitting needle that were previously bound off, or that belong to the selvage, during the process of knitting or entrelac.

Stitches that were added to the row, during knitting.

Example Sentences

1
After dropping a stitch, I had to pick up stitches to continue knitting the sweater.
2
To repair the sock, he had to pick up stitches along the heel.
3
The knitting teacher showed us how to pick up stitches to add a border to our project.
4
I had to pick up stitches after realizing I missed a row in my crochet project.
5
The seamstress had to pick up stitches to mend the ripped seam.

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