Assertion: purl | /r/HasProperty | opposites
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Source sentences:
text: The reason this works is that knit and purl are opposites; the purl ridge gives you the bumpy texture you see in Garter Stitch.
text: Since the knit stitch and the purl stitch are opposites, to get these "wrong side" rounds to look right on the right side, you have to work stitches the opposite of what you would in flat knitting.
text: A purl stitch is the opposite and connects from above.
text: At this time, the purl stitch (the opposite action to the knit stitch) was unknown and purely stockinette fabric was produced by knitting in the round on multiple knitting needles.