"First time I ever seen anybody trying to knit without needles," said the perplexed Swing.
"That ain't knitting," said the superior Racey. "That's tatting."
"Tatting?"
"Tatting."
"What's it for?"
"Lingery." Racey pronounced the word to rhyme with "clingery."
"Lingery?"
"Lingery."
"What's lingery?"
"Lingery is clo'es."