Zuko looked at his two blades approvingly.
"First the Knit," his uncle instructed. "Then the Purl. Together, in alternation, they build to form a single piece of work, intertwined one with another as the wool bends."
Zuko frowned. A tiny little suspicion was dawning. "Uncle, you are serious about this?"
"Of course I am," Iroh said soothingly. "Now keep on working on that scarf for me."
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