The Emergence Machine

Knit

process · material-culture · Level 7 · E4

E4Complex Molecules

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Emergence definition

Knit: A fabric created by interlocking loops of yarn with a needle or by hand, using a repeating pattern to shape and structure the material.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “knit” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0KnitThreadClothFiberLoopToolMaterialSoftwareYarnForceFormInformationActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesSweaterL8KnitL7YarnL2LoopL4ThreadL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Yarn L2 (requires)
    Knit: A fabric created by interlocking loops of yarn with a needle or by hand, using a repeating pattern to shape and structure the material.
  • Loop L4 (requires)
    Knit: A fabric created by interlocking loops of yarn with a needle or by hand, using a repeating pattern to shape and structure the material.
  • Thread L6 (requires)
    Make fabric by interlocking loops of yarn -- prerequisite: thread

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