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Elements of Knitting

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Elements of Knitting

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Knitting is the process of intermeshing of loops formed by a single source of yarn

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Forming of kink (loop) on the yarn

Elements of Knitting

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Mutual interlooping of kinks/loops

Repeatedly kinks/loops of the yarn are pulled through similar element from another yarns.

Advantage: easy fabric creation (short movements).•

Disadvantage: easy destruction (symmetrical structure).

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Elements of knitting

Wale: Longitudinal series of loopsCourse: Transverse series of loopsLoop: The basic knitted elementNeedle: The knitting elementSinker: The supporting element for knittingFeeder: The yarn feeding elementCylinder/Dial: The device to decide the

needle movement

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Basic elementsKink (loop) of yarn (open, closed).Knitted stitch or loop (F - face, R – reverse side).

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Groups of elementsCourse – Wales.a – Weft, b – warp knitted fabric.

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Other basic elements:a) Tuck stitch (two kinks are interlooped with

one stitch) with only two crossing pointsb) Float stitch (on back or reverse of the loop)c) Face float stitch (on face of the loop)

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The types of knitting needles:

a) By swing of the latch 2 (Latch needle).

b) By pressing of long flexible hook (Bearded needle).

c) By independently controlled latch 3 (Bi- partite/Compound needle)

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Knitted structures

Weft single jersey Rib Purl Weft double jersey: Interlock Warp single jerseyWarp double jersey

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Weft single jersey

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Weft single jersey (Technical face)

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Weft single jersey (Technical back)

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Rib structuresTopologically it corresponds with plain fabric, there

are longer sinker loops in positions of missing needles:

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Rib structure knitting

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1X1 Rib

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Purl structureA double faced structure with change of directions

(courses ↔

wales) – greater longitudinal deformability, appearance as plain fabric from reverse side.

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Interlock structure

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Weft knitting machines (Flat bed)

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Weft knitting machines (Circular)

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Warp knitting machines

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Rachel knitting machines

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Tricot knitting machines

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Crochet knitting machines

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