PURL STITCH


Meaning of PURL STITCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: purl (I)

Date: 1852

: a knitting stitch usually made with the yarn at the front of the work by inserting the right needle into the front of a loop on the left needle from the right, catching the yarn with the right needle, and bringing it through to form a new loop — compare knit stitch

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