編(あ)み目(め)

あみめ
noun
knit stitch; knitting pattern; mesh
1. knit stitch; knitting pattern; mesh
The individual stitch or the overall pattern of loops in knitting, crochet, or weaving. Also used more broadly for any mesh or interlocking pattern.
編(あ)み目(め)が細(こま)かい。
The stitches are fine.
編(あ)み目(め)をそろえる。
To make the stitches even.
このセーターは編(あ)み目(め)の模様(もよう)がとてもきれいだ。
This sweater has a really pretty knitted pattern.

Compound of 編(あ)む (to knit, weave) + 目(め) (eye, mesh). Refers both to the individual stitch and to the overall pattern of stitches.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 編(あ)み目(め)が細(こま)かい: tight, fine stitches
  • 編(あ)み目(め)が粗(あら)い: loose, coarse stitches
  • 編(あ)み目(め)をそろえる: to keep the stitches even
  • 編(あ)み目(め)模様(もよう): knit pattern
  • 編(あ)み目(め)を数(かぞ)える: to count the stitches

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 網目(あみめ): mesh; net pattern — same reading; refers to net or grid patterns, not specifically knitting
  • ステッチ: stitch — broader, includes sewing
  • 編(あ)み方(かた): knitting method — the technique rather than the result
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