Real Dictionary

knit
verb: If you knit something, especially an article of clothing, you make it from wool or a similar thread by using two knitting needles or a machine.

knit in American English
to make (cloth or a garment) by interconnecting loops of yarn or thread in rows of stitches by means of a pair of special needles or a machine
intransitive verb: to become closely and firmly joined together; grow together, as broken bones do
noun: fabric produced by knitting
transitive verb: to make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of one or more yarns either by hand with knitting needles or by machine

knit in British English
noun: a fabric or garment made by knitting
verb: to make (a garment, etc) by looping and entwining (yarn, esp wool) by hand by means of long eyeless needles (knitting needles) or by machine (knitting machine)