Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Knit \Knit\, v. i.
   1. To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave
      by making knots or loops.

   2. To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones
      will in time knit and become sound.

   {To knit up}, to wind up; to conclude; to come to a close.
      ``It remaineth to knit up briefly with the nature and
      compass of the seas.'' [Obs.] --Holland.