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Frogging

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002461

The process of undoing knitted or crocheted stitches, pulling the yarn out of the fabric to correct errors or reuse the material. This action is named for the sound 'rip-it, rip-it' associated with frogs. It is a common practice when a mistake is discovered several rows back in a project.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002461
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectTextile production
TranslationsGerman: Frogging; Spanish: deshacer; French: détricotage
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002461",
  "term": "Frogging",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The process of undoing knitted or crocheted stitches, pulling the yarn out of the fabric to correct errors or reuse the material. This action is named for the sound 'rip-it, rip-it' associated with frogs. It is a common practice when a mistake is discovered several rows back in a project.",
  "subject": "Textile production",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Frogging",
    "es": "deshacer",
    "fr": "détricotage"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/frogging/"
}

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