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purl stitch

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purl stitch
n.
An inverted knitting stitch, often alternated with the knit stitch to produce a ribbed effect.
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Noun1.purl stitch - a basic knitting stitchpurl stitch - a basic knitting stitch              
knitting stitch - a stitch taken in knitting
Verb1.purl stitch - make with purl stitches
handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands
entwine, knit - tie or link together


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Knitting really only has two stitches - a knit stitch and a purl stitch and if you can master those you can make anything at all.
There's the yarn about how Coppola called from a beach in Jamaica for advice on how to purl stitch.
Then, you will learn the knit stitch and purl stitch, the two basic stitches in knitting.
 
 
 
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