circular knitting

[ sur-kyuh-ler nit-ing ]

noun

, Knitting.

1. a technique of knitting in circular or tubular form with curved or straight needles.
2. (in machine knitting) a process of knitting tubular and seamless fabrics by using special needles and shaping the fabric by varying the tension or length of the stitches.

Example Sentences

When guests enter the new home of the Muddy River Distillery, they’ll be greeted by an antique circular knitting machine original to the site.

From Seattle Times

The backstage knitting tradition began in 2011, when two young sisters came up with the idea of making hats on small circular knitting frames, to keep themselves and their castmates occupied backstage.

From Seattle Times

For a T-shirt, raw material is fed into a circular knitting machine and a roll of fabric is cranked out and dyed red or blue or purple.

From New York Times

A personal question, if I may: Do you prefer flat knitting or circular knitting?

From Washington Post

A few years ago sarah-marie belcastro tied her circular knitting needles in a knot to see what would happen.

From Scientific American