can be obtained with short rows or by increasing or decreasing the number of stitches. Extra curvature can be introduced into knitted garments without seams, as in the heel of a sock the effect of darts, flares, etc. Knitted garments are often more form-fitting than woven garments, since their elasticity allows them to contour to the body's outline more closely by contrast, curvature is introduced into most woven garments only with sewn darts, flares, gussets and gores, the seams of which lower the elasticity of the woven fabric still further. For comparison, woven garments stretch mainly along one or other of a related pair of directions that lie roughly diagonally between the warp and the weft, while contracting in the other direction of the pair (stretching and contracting with the bias), and are not very elastic, unless they are woven from stretchable material such as spandex. For this reason, knitting was initially developed for garments that must be elastic or stretch in response to the wearer's motions, such as socks and hosiery. Depending on the yarn and knitting pattern, knitted garments can stretch as much as 500%. These meandering loops can be easily stretched in different directions giving knit fabrics much more elasticity than woven fabrics. By contrast, the yarn in knitted fabrics follows a meandering path (a course), forming symmetric loops (also called bights) symmetrically above and below the mean path of the yarn. In weaving, threads are always straight, running parallel either lengthwise (warp threads) or crosswise (weft threads). Like weaving, knitting is a technique for producing a two-dimensional fabric made from a one-dimensional yarn or thread. Each stitch in a wale is suspended from the one above it. Structure Courses and wales Īlternating wales of red and yellow knit stitches. A small sample of knitwork is known as a swatch. As each row is formed, each newly created loop is pulled through one or more loops from the prior row and placed on the gaining needle so that the loops from the prior row can be pulled off the other needle without unraveling.ĭifferences in yarn (varying in fibre type, weight, uniformity and twist), needle size, and stitch type allow for a variety of knitted fabrics with different properties, including color, texture, thickness, heat retention, water resistance, and integrity.
Knitted fabric consists of a number of consecutive rows of connected loops that intermesh with the next and previous rows. There are usually many active stitches on the knitting needle at one time. Knitting creates stitches: loops of yarn in a row, either flat or in the round (tubular). Knitting may be done by hand or by machine. It is used to create many types of garments. Knitting is a method for production of textile fabrics by interlacing yarn loops with loops of the same or other yarns. Video description of knitting a sock and the two basic stitches: knit and purl
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