Amy Duncan (X) (asker) May 27, 2008:

Actually, Flavia, I thought they might have misspelled the word, too! It's a very tricky one, and I don't think anyone is sure about it, but I appreciate everyone's help.

Flavia Martins dos Santos May 27, 2008:

You are welcome for the attempt that I had to help you. Your thank you note was welcome. Not at all for my time and the attention I have given you even though it wasn't of any use. You're welcome anyhow.

Amy Duncan (X) (asker) May 27, 2008:

Thanks Edimilson and Lumen! I really appreciate your comments.

Lumen (X) May 27, 2008:

I neglected to say that I have more than 30 years of experience as a translator and that I have also done a great deal of knitting, so I know that *ponto de bala* is NOT a kind of stitch and it is an odd expression in a clothing context.

Edimilson Ferreira May 27, 2008:

I have just asked my sister, who does some knitting, if she ever heard the expression "ponto de bala" used as a reference to a kind of stich. The answer was negative. I think the whole thing is just a pun.

Flavia Martins dos Santos May 27, 2008:

Couldn't it be that they misspelled the word?

Amy Duncan (X) (asker) May 27, 2008:

I found a PDF with 1001 knit and crochet stitches, but no "ponto de bala," only "ponto de bola". Maybe it's a typo. Actually the expression "ponto de bala" means "soft ball stage" in cooking, when you boil something like chocolate fudge until you can drop a bit of it into cold water and it will form a soft ball. However, what this has to do with fashion, I have no idea!

Flavia Martins dos Santos May 27, 2008:

I guess this is a sort of stich in knitting,it has nothing to do with any of the answers below. I guess you would need to make some sort of reasearch about knitting to get the real translation.