Flows with murmurs
Purls is the plural of purl, a knitting stitch that creates a bumpy texture on the fabric's surface—the reverse of a knit stitch.
Alternating knits and purls produces ribbing or stockinette patterns.
Separately, purl describes the gentle, swirling motion of a stream: The brook purls over smooth stones.
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Flows with murmurs
Purls is the plural of purl, a knitting stitch that creates a bumpy texture on the fabric's surface—the reverse of a knit stitch.
Alternating knits and purls produces ribbing or stockinette patterns.
Separately, purl describes the gentle, swirling motion of a stream: The brook purls over smooth stones.
1. knitting — stitch, Thread loop in fabric; yarn (Twisted strand for crafts); needles (Slender pointed instruments); ribbing (Affectionate verbal teasing); stockinette · garter · cast-on · pattern · wool · cable · lace · knitwear · sweater · scarf
2. water — babble, Incoherent speech; gurgle (Bubbling liquid sound); ripple (Minor surface disturbance); murmur (Soft, indistinct continuous sound); trickle · brook · stream · flow · burble · eddy · meander · splash · cascade · fountain
KNITTING STITCH TYPEpurls ≠ knits Interlocks yarn loops
WATER MOVEMENT SOUND/QUALITYpurls ≠ roars Loud, deep cries; crashes · thunders · rages · rushes · churns
purl stitch (Backward loop in knitting)
purl, purling, purled
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/purls