Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yarnover

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
yarnover
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A technique in which the yarn is passed over the right-hand needle. In general, the new loop is knitted on the next row, either by itself (producing a hole) or together with an adjacent stitch.

verb

To make a yarnover.

Etymology

From yarn + over.

Inflected Forms

yarnovers (plural) yarn-over (alternative) yarn over (alternative) yarnovers (present, singular) yarnovering (participle, present) yarnovered (participle, past) yarnovered (past)

Synonyms

y/o YO

Questions

What does yarnover mean?
A technique in which the yarn is passed over the right-hand needle. In general, the new loop is knitted on the next row, either by itself (producing a hole) or together with an adjacent stitch.
Where does yarnover come from?
From yarn + over.

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