Weave wool and spin yarn?

[A a textile graduate]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #266 "Irregular Verbs Test (14)", question 5

My grandmother ......... the wool for a beautiful blanket that she knitted by hand. I still have it today.

(a) weave
(b) wove
(c) woven

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #266 "Irregular Verbs Test (14)", answer 5

My grandmother wove the wool for a beautiful blanket that she knitted by hand. I still have it today.

Correct answer: (b) wove
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You're terminology is mistaken here. (I'm a textile graduate) It's not possible to weave yarn and knit it. They are 2 distinct operations. Woven fabric has a warp and a weft. Knitted fabric is stretchy and has no warp or weft.
You SPIN YARN and then you use the YARN to either weave or knit.
The sentence should read:
My grandmother SPUN the wool for a beautiful blanket that she knitted by hand.......
OR
My grandmother SPUN the wool for a beautiful blanket that she WOVE by hand......

[Alan]

Hi,

Thanks for taking the trouble to point that out.

Incidentally on a language point we can use the expression 'spin a yarn' in a figurative way also to mean tell a long story - usually one that's not true.

Alan
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[Yankee]

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Does that mean you find it acceptable to use irregular verbs incorrectly as long as the irregular form is correct?
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[Linda]

Hello,
I apologize for the error in this question. I didn't know that. I'm not a textile graduate and I haven't worked in the industry before. I will change the test so that it is correct with regard to textile terminology. Thanks for pointing that out.
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