purl stitches
1purl stitch — I noun a basic knitting stitch • Syn: ↑purl • Derivationally related forms: ↑purl (for: ↑purl) • Hypernyms: ↑knitting stitch …
2Purl — Purl, n. 1. An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band. [1913 Webster] A triumphant chariot made of carnation velvet, enriched withpurl and pearl. Sir P. Sidney. [1913… …
3Purl stitch — Purl Purl, n. 1. An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band. [1913 Webster] A triumphant chariot made of carnation velvet, enriched withpurl and pearl. Sir P. Sidney.… …
4purl — purl1 [pʉrl] vi. [< ? Scand, as in Norw purla, to ripple] 1. to move in ripples or with a murmuring sound 2. to move in eddies; swirl n. 1. a purling stream or rill 2. the murmuring sound of purling water purl2 [pʉrl] …
5purl — (v.) knit with inverted stitches, 1825; earlier to embroider with gold or silver thread (1520s), from M.E. pirlyng revolving, twisting, of unknown origin. The two senses usually are taken as one word, but this is not certain …
6Purl stitch — Stitch Stitch, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to stician to prick. See {Stick}, v. i.] 1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. [1913 Webster] 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in… …
7purl — 1 verb (I, T) to use the purl stitch when you knit (=make clothes from wool) 2 noun (U) one of the types of stitches that you use when you knit (=make clothes from wool) …
8purl — I. /pɜl / (say perl) verb (i) 1. to flow with curling or rippling motions, as a shallow stream does over stones. 2. to flow with a murmuring sound. 3. to pass in a manner or with a sound likened to this. –noun 4. the action or sound of purling. 5 …
9purl — pÉœrl /pÉœËl n. rippling or gushing sound made by flowing water; small whirlpool, eddy; inverted stitch (Knitting); gold or silver thread used in embroidery v. flow in small whirlpools or eddies; make inverted stitches (Knitting); embroider with …
10List of knitting stitches — This is a list of knitting stitches.Over the long history of knitting across the world, hundreds of different knitting stitches have been created. This page contains the beginnings of a comprehensive catalogue of the types of stitches available… …
