noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
hand knitting; hand-knit
Refers to knitting done by hand, as opposed to machine knitting. Often used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.
祖母は手編みのセーターをくれた。
My grandmother gave me a hand-knit sweater.
手編みは機械編みより時間がかかる。
Hand knitting takes more time than machine knitting.
Machine knitting, the opposite of hand knitting.
Compound of 手 (hand) and 編み (knitting), from the verb 編む (to knit).