Purlers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A type of ornamental stitch or edging that creates a raised effect in knitting or crochet
2. a term to describe a ripple or wave pattern in textile designs
3. an action of knitting or crocheting using a technique that produces a textured finish

Etymology: "Purlers" is the plural of "purler," a word for a raised knitting stitch that is named after a fall. The noun it draws on is "purl," an older English word meaning a tumble or a fall, and the knitting sense is a playful extension of that idea: a purl stitch looks like a reversed, tumbled loop. Where "purl" itself came from remains uncertain, so the link between the everyday sense of falling and the knitter's stitch is the one firm thread here. The word's grammar is plain: it is simply the plural form of the knitting noun, so the knitting sense is what matters most.

Synonyms: knitters, crocheters