plain stitch
- noun
- UK
:
punto liso
- She prefers to use plain stitch when practicing her knitting skills.
Examples
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She used a plain stitch for her scarf.
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To start the scarf, knit every row in plain stitch for a smooth texture.
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The pattern calls for alternating between plain stitch and purl stitch.
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The plain stitch is the foundation of knitting.
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To create a simple scarf, I started with a row of plain stitch for the base.
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She mastered the plain stitch before trying more complicated knitting patterns.
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During the knitting class, we practiced the plain stitch to improve our technique.
Synonyms
11
5.5
A basic stitch made by pulling yarn through the front of a loop
6
9.3
A basic knitting stitch made by pushing the needle through the front of a stitch
A basic loop made with needles when making cloth from yarn
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a basic knitting stitch' is directly derivable from combining 'plain' (simple/basic) with 'stitch' (a knitted loop). This is a straightforward adjective+noun composition following normal English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings would generally understand the MWE (though fine technical details of how to execute the stitch are domain-specific).
Etymology
The noun plain stitch comes from knitting: the word plain means the 'smooth' side you get when you make this stitch, unlike the other side that makes a 'bump'. So plain stitch means the simple, basic stitch used to make a smooth texture.