1.   I continued knitting until I had about twenty centimetres, eight inches, and removed the stitches from the machine.

2.   Over the succeeding months, the stitches were carefully removed.

3.   Remove the stitches from the standard gauge machine with the garter bar and replace them on the chunky machine.

4.   She gets her stitches removed tomorrow.

5.   She submitted meekly to his expert ministrations as he re-dressed the wound, giving her terse instructions to keep it dry from then on until the stitches were removed.

6.   Coleman, sidelined since cutting his finger during a game last week, likely will return to action next week when stitches are removed from his left pinkie.

7.   George Lynch, recovering from surgery on his right foot, had his stitches removed Friday and is expected to return to practice later this week.

8.   Harrison hopes to have his stitches removed next week.

9.   Graves said he expects to return to New York in about two weeks after the stitches are removed from his back.

10.   I just tried on a gazillion swimsuits without leaving my home or removing a stitch of clothing.