knitting

Submitted To:- Submitted By:-

• Ms. Amrit Uppal • Name :- Khushboo

• Asst. Prof. FD Dept. • Class :- B.SC-FD II
• Khalsa College for Sem
Women • Uni :-
Knitting
• Knitting is a textile or fabric-making technique that involves manipulating
yarn. Many different kinds of garments are made with it. Knitting can be done
with a machine or by hand.

• Stitches are yarn loops in a row, either flat or in the round, created by knitting
(tubular). At any given time, the knitting needle usually has a lot of active
stitches. Knitted fabric is made up of a series of connected loops that weave in
and out of the next and previous rows. Each new loop is pulled through one or
more loops from the previous row and placed on the gaining needle as each
row is formed, allowing the loops from the previous row to be pulled off the
other needle without unravelling.
Types of KNITTING
 Weft knitting
• Weft knitting is the most basic way
to turn yarn into fabric. Weft
knitting is a method of making a
fabric in which the loops are made
horizontally from a single yarn and
the loops are interwoven crosswise
in a circular or flat form. In this
method, each weft thread is fed at
an angle to the direction in which
the fabric is formed, more or less.
 Warp Knitting
• Warp knitting is a group of knitting
techniques in which the yarn
zigzags down the length of the
fabric, rather than following a
single row or course. Weft knitting,
on the other hand, is knitting across
the width of the fabric.
 Types of Weft Knitting

• Plain Knit • Interlock Knit

• Purl Knit • Rib Knit

 Plain Knit
• A plain knitted fabric is one in which one side
of the weft knitted fabric is made entirely of
face stitches and the other entirely of back
stitches. The fabric is also known as a single
jersey fabric (single fabric). One linear array
of needles is used to create plain knitted
fabrics. As a result, all of the stitches are
oriented in the same direction. The edges of
these fabrics have a tendency to roll. At the
top and bottom edges, they roll from their
technical back to the technical front. At their
selvedges, they also roll from their technical
front to their technical back. The structure can
be stretched in both the lateral and
longitudinal directions, but the lateral
extension is roughly twice as long as the
longitudinal extension.
 Purl Knit
• Purl knitted fabric is defined as one that
has only reverse stitches visible on both
sides of a relaxed weft knitted fabric. Purl
fabrics are made by meshing adjacent
courses of stitches in opposite directions,
either with special latch needles with two
needle hooks or by transferring the fabric
from bed to bed between each knitting
action. The face stitches are visible when
the fabric is stretched lengthwise. The
fabric shrinks more in the direction of
wales, then relaxes to hide the face stitches
between the courses once it is released.
The interloping of adjacent courses'
stitches in opposite directions causes the
purl knitted structure's courses to close up.
Interlock Knit
• Interlock knitted structures are a hybrid
of rib knitted and interlock knitted
structures. Face stitches of the second rib
knitted structure cover the reverse
stitches of the first rib knitted structure.
Only face stitches are visible on both
sides of the fabric, making it difficult to
detect reverse stitches even when the
fabric is stretched widthwise. The stretch
behaviour of knitted fabrics is influenced
by the geometry of the yarn path. The
wales of a rib knitted fabric close up as
the meshing of the stitches in adjacent
wales changes direction, giving it better
stretch properties widthwise than other
basic knitted structures.
Rib Knit

• A rib knitted fabric is one that has only

face stitches visible on both sides of a
relaxed weft knitted fabric. It's made by
meshing adjacent wales' stitches in
opposite directions. Knitting with two
needle systems that are placed opposite
one another accomplishes this. As a
result, these fabrics are also referred to
as double jersey or double face. In each
course, both sides of the fabric
alternately show face and reverse
stitches when stretched widthwise. The
fabric shrinks in width after being
released, hiding the reverse stitches
between the face stitches.
 Types of Warp Knitting

• Tricot • Stitch-bonding

• Milanese knit • Needle shift

• Raschel knit
 Tricot
• In lingerie and underwear,
tricot is very popular. The
fabric has fine lengthwise
ribs on one side and
crosswise ribs on the
other. These fabrics have
a soft, 'drapey' texture
with some lengthwise
stretch but little crosswise
stretch.
Milanese knit
• Milanese is a better lingerie
fabric than tricot because it is
stronger, more stable,
smoother, and more expensive.
These knit fabrics are made
from two sets of yarn knit
diagonally, resulting in a fine
vertical rib on the face fabric
and a diagonal structure on the
reverse, and they are
lightweight, smooth, and run-
resistant. Milanese is now
almost extinct.
 Raschel knit
• Raschel knits are often used as an
unlined material for coats,
jackets, straight skirts, and
dresses because they do not
stretch much and are often bulky.
These fabrics can be made from
traditional or novelty yarns,
resulting in a variety of textures
and patterns. These fabrics can
be "dense and compact to open
and lofty can be either stable or
stretchy, single-faced or
reversible," according to the
manufacturer.
Stitch-bonding
• Stitch-bonding is a type of warp
knitting that is frequently used to
make composite materials and
technical textiles. Stitch-bonding
is an efficient method of
manufacturing reinforced textiles
and composite materials for
industrial use, and it is one of the
most modern ways to do so. The
stitch-bonding process has several
advantages, including a high
productivity rate and the ability to
design functional textiles, such as
fiber-reinforced plastics.