purl stitch

noun

: 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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Knitting is a binary language, and even the most intricate designs are mostly composed of two simple elements—a knit stitch (which looks like a flat V) and a purl stitch (which looks like a bumpy wave). —

Sandra Gutierrez G., Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2020 In 1758, Jedediah Strutt of the English city of Derby invented a way to incorporate the contrasting purl stitch and produce ribbed stockings. —

Virginia Postrel, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021 Over the course of the class, participants learn to cast on, the knit and purl stitches, how to bind off and seam up a cowl. —

Lake County News-Sun, 18 Sep. 2017