Pearl purl is most often seen outlining a form filled in with the other threads; an enlarged example of this thread lies vertically down the centre of fig.
Purl and bullion must be cut very accurately into pieces of the required size, and attached to the material as a bead would be.
Spangles are usually sewn down separately; they may be attached by stitches from the centre outwards or by the thread being passed through a piece of purl and then returning to the back through the hole in the centre of the spangle.
Purl is sometimes manufactured with a coloured silk twisted round the metal though not concealing it, and giving rich tints to the work.
When the knitting is round, you purl and knit the intake alternately.
A purl on the water, with a pluck quick succeeding, tells of one on the hook, while the whizz of the wheel and rapid rolling out of catgut proclaims it a fine one.
Stephen walked back to the vicarage through the meadows, as he had come, surrounded by the soft musical purl of the water through little weirs, the modest light of the moon, the freshening smell of the dews out-spread around.
The purl warms the cockles of Tom's heart, and makes him cough.
Here a fresh-looking barmaid serves them each with a glass of early purl as they stand before the fire, coachman and guard exchanging business remarks.
Hebe prepar'd upon the spot A jug of purl made piping hot, Of which she gave each god a cup, Who sup and blow, and blow and sup.
To make a fancy cloth knit three rows then purl three rows until you have the fifty rows.
There knit from * to the end of row, knitting last stitch plain, purl back.
Knit plain, but work twice (knit 1 and purl 1) in each of these make 2 loops.
The twill or purl of buttonholing, as the little ridge on the edge is called, serves as a resistance for the material from fraying out.
Cast on 50 stitches then knit or purl the same amount of rows as stitches.
LEFT LEG: Work to correspond to Right Leg, having back shaping onpurl rows instead of knit rows.
Proceed to work from chart, reading from right to left for knit rows, and from left to right for purl rows, using the balls and strands of wool as indicated on chart, being careful to twist wool when changing colours.
Make all decreases at this side, on thepurl row in this manner).
LEFT LEG: Work to correspond to Right Leg, having back shaping on purl rows instead of knit rows, and being careful to have shaping for foot at opposite side.
LEFT LEG: Work as given for Right Leg having back shapings on purl rows instead of knit rows and all increasings at end of knit rows instead of beginning.
LEFT LEG: Work as given for Right Leg, having back shaping on purl rows instead of knit rows and all increasings at end of rows instead of beginning.
In these rows purl the return rows right across, omitting the four plain st at each end.
Purl the next row, then knit andpurl alternate rows until there are 24 rows in all.
Now commence working a plain and a purl row alternately, knitting plain the first 4 st and the last 4 st of both the plain and the purl rows.
Divide the 39 remaining st on to the two needles, and continue knitting on these (leaving the heel needle for the present), knit and purl alternate rows until the piece is 6 inches long.
K 16 rows a plain and a purl row alternately, working the 6 border st plain in every row.
K 24 rows a plain and a purl row [Sidenote: Other Ways of Renovating.
A little finishing loop called the purl will be formed at the edge.
Remember all stitches are to be the same depth and to have about the space of a thread between stitches, and the purl is to lie exactly on the edge.
Bring the doubled thread from the eye of the needle from right to left under and around the point of the needle, draw the needle through, and pull the thread firmly, so that the purl is on the edge.
The other end of the button-hole should be finished with a bar made by taking three stitches across the end of the button-hole, then button-hole over the bar, taking in the cloth underneath and pulling the purl toward the slit.
With a very arrogant air, he proceeded to the head of the table, sat himself down with a swagger, and called out, like a lusty royster of the true kidney, for a pint of purl and a pipe.
We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
Slip a stitch, knit 5, bring the cotton forward, decrease, purl the rest, decreasing again before the border stitches.
Purl 1 row knitting the last stitch and a side stitch together.
Back row; purl the 1st stitch, taking 2 stitches together as if you were going to decrease, but pick up again the stitch nearest to the right hand and purl it: repeat this to the last stitch, which is to be purled.
Ribbed stitch, purl stitch, turned, or seam stitch, are all terms having the same meaning.
Loops are made by buttonholing very closely over several foundation threads, making the purl on the outside edge.
The edge is finished with over and over stitches placed closely together, or with a buttonhole stitch making the purl on the outer edge of the stitches.
In the intermediate rounds follow the ribbing as usual, and where the decreasing has been made knit, if over knitted stitches, purl when over-purled.
The rib throughout the stocking is knit 5, purl 2.
Knit 1, purl 1 alternately until your top measures 6 inches from casting on.
After the decreasings, purl or knit the next rib according to pattern.
Purl 2 sts tog at underarm, work pattern for 3/4 inch more.
Pint after pint of purl was called for; at length, a gallon of strong ale was placed upon the table, a quart of gin was dashed into it, and the whole warmed with a red-hot poker.
For, it would seem that Purl must always be taken early; though whether for any more distinctly stomachic reason than that, as the early bird catches the worm, so the early purl catches the customer, cannot here be resolved.
With the new thread fasten without a knot on the wrong side, bring through the last purl at the edge of the buttonhole and continue.
Draw the needle and thread out, and from you, so that the purl or twist comes to the edge of the slit.
But as you work backwards and forwards you must alternately knit and purl the stitches.
Crochet 1 double in the 3 first and last purl of the first and last circle of one pattern, then a sufficient number of double stitches under the piece of cotton which joins 2 circles.
Slip 1, purl 6, knit 1, purl 1 in the stitch formed by throwing the wool forward in preceding row.
