Purl
verb
To knit stitches in a specific way which makes them look like they have twisted loops.
She learned to purl and knit at her grandmother's knee.
Often appears as...
- purl stitch
- purl and knit
verb
A continuous low sound, like a small stream flowing.
The purl of water on the rocks helped him to relax.
Often appears as...
- purl of water
- purl of river
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Literary
verb
To knit stitches in a specific way which makes them look like they have twisted loops.
She learned to purl and knit at her grandmother's knee.
Often appears as...
- purl stitch
- purl and knit
verb
A continuous low sound, like a small stream flowing.
The purl of water on the rocks helped him to relax.
Often appears as...
- purl of water
- purl of river
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Knitting Technique
Purl as a knitting technique is often alternated with knitting stitches for textures.
The pattern says to purl the next row.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Reverse
'Purl' can be wrongly assumed as simply the opposite of knitting, but it creates its unique pattern.
She admired the purl side for its complex appearance.
Pro Tip 3/3Handcraft Context
Use 'purl' when discussing handcraft, especially in knitting groups or crafting instructions.
Can you show me how to purl these two together?
Pro Tip 1/3Knitting Technique
Purl as a knitting technique is often alternated with knitting stitches for textures.
The pattern says to purl the next row.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Reverse
'Purl' can be wrongly assumed as simply the opposite of knitting, but it creates its unique pattern.
She admired the purl side for its complex appearance.
Pro Tip 3/3Handcraft Context
Use 'purl' when discussing handcraft, especially in knitting groups or crafting instructions.
Can you show me how to purl these two together?
Pro Tip 1/3Knitting Technique
Purl as a knitting technique is often alternated with knitting stitches for textures.
The pattern says to purl the next row.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Reverse
'Purl' can be wrongly assumed as simply the opposite of knitting, but it creates its unique pattern.
She admired the purl side for its complex appearance.
Pro Tip 3/3Handcraft Context
Use 'purl' when discussing handcraft, especially in knitting groups or crafting instructions.
Can you show me how to purl these two together?
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Video examples
Leg 5: Marty Raney PIPE...
frickin knit one purl two anyway they they tested it right here right where I'm sitting because this is a volcanic ash total lunar landscape ish but it is Alaska so these mountains go up and up
Video examples
Mapping wilderness PIPE...
forever change our human experience in this remote wilderness the Iron Age had arrived the digital revolution they're still coming over ten years thousands of miles purling with them across the
Video examples
Leg 5: Marty Raney PIPE...
frickin knit one purl two anyway they they tested it right here right where I'm sitting because this is a volcanic ash total lunar landscape ish but it is Alaska so these mountains go up and up
Video examples
Mapping wilderness PIPE...
forever change our human experience in this remote wilderness the Iron Age had arrived the digital revolution they're still coming over ten years thousands of miles purling with them across the
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Lionel Shriver
American Journalist
Edith Wharton was a natural story-teller. As plots do in real life, hers flow directly from character. Her prose is so effortlessly elegant that you're rarely aware as they purl by that the sentences are so pretty. More concerned with what is put than how it is put, she also understood that you only say anything at all when you say it well.
Quote examples
Lionel Shriver
American Journalist
Edith Wharton was a natural story-teller. As plots do in real life, hers flow directly from character. Her prose is so effortlessly elegant that you're rarely aware as they purl by that the sentences are so pretty. More concerned with what is put than how it is put, she also understood that you only say anything at all when you say it well.
Example 1 of 1
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