purl in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.purl1 [Am pərl, Brit pəːl] N U (stitch)

II.purl1 [Am pərl, Brit pəːl] VB trans (in knitting)

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III.purl1 [Am pərl, Brit pəːl] VB intr (in knitting)

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purl2 [Am pərl, Brit pəːl] VB intr liter

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knit one, purl one
uno (al) derecho, uno (al) revés

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purl in the PONS Dictionary

purl Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

purl stitch
punto m al revés
knit one, purl one
uno al derecho, otro al revés
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The elasticity depends on the number of knit/purl transitions; 1x1 ribbing is more elastic than 2x2 ribbing, etc.
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It includes knit and purl stitches, as well as slipped stitches.
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Each stitch in slip stitch crochet is formed the same way as a knit or purl stitch which is then bound off.
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So the basic idea is to create a pattern in knit stitches in the colors one wants and purl stitches in the background color.
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They have a clearly defined even curl (purl) and staple that is soft to the touch.
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These specifications are not to be confused with the reverse stitch known as a purl in knitting.
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In other words, every knit stitch is flanked on all four sides (left and right, top and bottom) by purl stitches, and vice versa.
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In the round, garter stitch is produced by knitting and purling alternate rows.
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Recommended instead are plums in an eighteenth-century dish, centering a room in which there would be women of primrose and purl.
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With knitwoven fabric, the purl side (usually the wrong side) is the right side of the fabric.
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