Knitting word search word list

40 words, hand-picked to fit a 15×15 grid. Free to use in any puzzle you make, including ones you sell. One thing to know if you build grids by hand: KNIT sits inside KNITTING, YARN sits inside YARNOVER, STITCH sits inside SLIPSTITCH, ROW sits inside COLORWORK — never put both in the same puzzle, or the shorter one is found twice. The generator keeps them apart automatically.

The button opens the free generator with this theme selected. It draws 15 words per puzzle and can make hundreds of different puzzles from this list without repeating a set — a 100-puzzle book comes to 124 pages at 6 × 9.

The list

• Afghan
• Alpaca
• Beanie
• Bindoff
• Blanket
• Cable
• Cashmere
• Caston
• Chart
• Circular
• Colorwork
• Decrease
• Doublepointed
• Fairisle
• Frogging
• Garter
• Gauge
• Increase
• Intarsia
• Knit
• Knitting
• Mitten
• Needle
• Pattern
• Purl
• Ribbing
• Row
• Scarf
• Shawl
• Skein
• Slipstitch
• Sock
• Stitch
• Stockinette
• Swatch
• Sweater
• Tension
• Wool
• Yarn
• Yarnover

Copy freely. One per line or comma-separated pastes straight into the generator's "Your own list" box if you want to add or remove words.

Crossword clues for every word

The same list with a plain-language clue for each word — written for the crossword type, and free to use in a grid you build yourself. Copy the lines as they are (word — clue) into the generator's own-list box and it makes the crossword for you.

• Afghan — Large knitted or crocheted blanket for a couch
• Alpaca — South American animal prized for its soft fleece
• Beanie — Snug knitted cap worn on the head
• Bindoff — Final row of stitches that finishes a knitted edge
• Blanket — Warm covering
• Cable — Twisted rope-like pattern made by crossing stitches
• Cashmere — Luxury fiber combed from a goat's soft undercoat
• Caston — First row of loops that starts a knitting project
• Chart — Grid of symbols showing a colorwork design
• Circular — Needle joined in a loop for knitting in rounds
• Colorwork — Technique using multiple yarn shades in one project
• Decrease — Technique that removes a stitch to narrow the fabric
• Doublepointed — Short needle used in sets of four or five for small tubes
• Fairisle — Colorwork style named for a small Scottish location
• Frogging — Unraveling mistaken stitches to redo a section
• Garter — Band tossed to the single men
• Gauge — Dial that shows a reading like fuel level
• Increase — Technique that adds an extra stitch to widen the fabric
• Intarsia — Colorwork technique that knits each color block separately
• Knit — Fabric made by looping yarn with two needles
• Knitting — Craft of looping yarn into fabric by hand
• Mitten — Hand covering with one section for the thumb only
• Needle — Sharp point used for an injection
• Pattern — Written instructions for making a specific knitted item
• Purl — Basic stitch that creates a bumpy textured row
• Ribbing — Stretchy stitch pattern used for cuffs and hems
• Row — One complete pass of stitches across the work
• Scarf — Wrapped around the neck in winter
• Shawl — Wide piece of fabric draped over the shoulders
• Skein — Loosely coiled bundle of yarn ready for winding
• Slipstitch — Technique of passing a loop to the other needle without working it
• Sock — Knitted covering worn on the foot inside a shoe
• Stitch — Single loop of yarn or thread pulled through fabric
• Stockinette — Smooth knit fabric with a bumpy purl side underneath
• Swatch — Small test square knitted to check gauge
• Sweater — Knitted top for a cold day
• Tension — Tightness of yarn as it's pulled through the fingers
• Wool — Soft fiber sheared from a sheep
• Yarn — Spun fiber wound into a ball for knitting or crochet
• Yarnover — Technique that wraps the working strand around the needle to add a stitch

A puzzle made from it

Medium difficulty: across, down and diagonals, nothing backwards. Every word appears exactly once — the generator checks the finished grid rather than assuming. Solutions are in the book, not on this page.