Knitting & Knit Fabrics

Circular Knitting Machine

Knitting
The interlooping of yarn to form fabric
Note comparison table in text that
identifies the differences between woven
and knitted fabrics
Knits may be WARP or FILLING
Warp direction is called WALE
Filling direction is called COURSE
Count is expresses as wales and courses
per inch

Filling or Weft Knits

Video Clip:

http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/knit-stitch

Wale

Course

Circular knit
Flatbed knit

Knit stitch
Purl stitch

Single Filling/Weft Knit

knit stitch (left)

purl stitch (right)

Tuck Stitch (Izod or Pique) Knit

Drop Stitch

Filling Knits
Stitch are

knit
purl or reverse
tuck
float or missed

Filling knits may be categorized as

single
double

Hosiery: Jersey Knit (Nylon Filament)

www.textilehi
story.org/Hosi
erycenter.html

Single Filling Knits

Single or plain jersey

Jersey
Stockinette or Stockinete
Lisle (lyle)
Jacquard
single figure and intarsia

Pile
knitted terry, velour and sliver

Weft insertion

Filling, Single Rib Knits

Jacquard, Single Filling Knit

Jacquard Single Filling Knit

Intarsia

Interesting Web Cite: http://vickidesigns.homestead.com/Intarsia.html

Intarsia

Intarsia

Pile Knits

Velour

Knit Terry

Sliver

Full Fashioned - Knitted to Shape

Double Filling Knits

Double knit jersey or INTERLOCK
Rib
Jacquard

Interlock

Interlock

Face and Reverse Have Same Appearance

Jacquard Double Knit

Warp Knits

Warp Knit

Warp Knits

Tricot
Raschel
Simplex
Milanese
Insertion

Tricot

Tricot

Raschel Knit

Raschel Lace

Raschel Insertion Knit

Raschel Insertion Knit

Milanese