The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Knitch \Knitch\, Knitchet \Knitch"et\, n. [Cf. Knit.]
   A number of things tied or knit together; a bundle; a fagot.
   [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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         When they [stems of asphodel] be dried, they ought to
         be made up into knitchets, or handfuls.  --Holland.
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