A pocket knife seen in a dream means incompatibility. A penknife with an open mouth is interpreted as being oppressed, and a pocketknife with a closed mouth is interpreted as a threat of oppression.
Cutting something with a pocket knife in a dream signifies sadness and worry about some things that do not go well.
Seeing that you take a pocket knife from someone means that you will hear bad words from them,
Seeing that you give a pocket knife to someone is interpreted as the opposite.
Seeing that you are carving something with a pocket knife means that you will hear a bad word about you. It indicates that you will be very sad because of this.