The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PURLS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Makes certain knitting stitches crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PURLS | 100 % | 5 |
Why may PURLS be the right solution?
PURLS are a type of knitting stitch that is made by pulling the yarn through the stitch from the back to the front of the work. Therefore, "Makes certain knitting stitches" refers to the act of creating PURLS.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Makes certain knitting stitches
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- purl
- seam
- stitch
- stitched
- cast
- casted
- wale
- cast on
- cast off
- narrow
- knit
- rib
Crossword Answer definitions
PURLS noun- A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
- The edge of lace trimmed with loops.
- An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.
- To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge
- An inverted stitch producing ribbing etc
- A heavy or headlong fall; an upset.
- To upset, to spin, capsize, fall heavily, fall headlong.
- A circle made by the motion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
- A gentle murmuring sound, such as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions.
- To flow with a murmuring sound in swirls and eddies.
- To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
- A tern.
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