編み物 (amimono) means “knitting” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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休日には編み物をして過ごします。kyū jitsu ni wa a mi mono o shi te su go shi ma su

I spend my days off knitting.

Describes making fabric or objects from yarn by joining loops, and can also name the knitted material that results.

手編みteami: Hand knitting done without a knitting machine, using yarn and needles.

糸を編み、衣類や小物などに仕立てる作業。また、その作業で作ったもの。ito o a mi i rui ya ko mono na do ni shi ta te ru sa gyō ma ta so no sa gyō de tsuku tta mo no

編み物 (amimono) is formed from 編む (amu, "to knit or weave") and 物 (mono, "thing"), so its literal structure points to a thing made by knitting.

The English noun knitting can refer both to the activity and to fabric made through that activity, while crochet names a different loop-making method.