Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
KNIT
I. verb (knit or knitted; knitting)
Etymology: Middle English knitten, from Old English cnyttan; akin to Old English cnotta knot Date: before 12th century transitive verb to tie together,
2. to link firmly or closely , to cause to grow together , to contract into wrinkles , to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles, intransitive verb to make knitted fabrics or objects,
2. to become compact, to grow together, to become drawn together, knitter noun
II. noun
Date: 1596
knit stitch ,
2. a knit fabric, knitwear