abstract |
A DOUBLE KNIT FABRIC HAS A FIRS SET OF ALTERNATING WALES FORMING THE FACE OF THE FABRIC AND A SECOND SET OF WALES FORMING THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE FABRIC. EACH COURSE HAS AT LEAST FIRST AND SECOND YARNS. IN THE FRONT WALES, ONE OF THE YARNS IN EACH COURSE WILL HAVE A KNIT STITCH IN A GIVEN WALE AND THE OTHER YARNS IN THAT COURSE WILL HAVE A WELT STITCH FOR THAT WALE. EACH OF THE REVERSE SIDE WALES HAS A REPEATING STITCH PATTERN OF A KNIT STITCH, AT LEAST ONE WELT STITCH, AND A TUCK STITCH, WITH THE STITCH PATTERN OF AD JACENT PAIRS OF REVERSE SIDE WALES BEING OFFSET WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER. |