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Introduction To Knitting

Knitting is a process of fabric manufacturing that involves converting yarn into loops that interlock. The word knitting is derived from the Dutch word "knutten" meaning to knot. Key developments in knitting technology include the stocking frame machine invented in 1589 and various circular knitting machines invented between the late 18th and late 19th centuries. There are different types of knits including weft knits made with horizontal loops and warp knits made with zigzagging yarns. Basic knitting stitches include knit stitches, tuck stitches, and miss/float stitches.

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Introduction To Knitting

Knitting is a process of fabric manufacturing that involves converting yarn into loops that interlock. The word knitting is derived from the Dutch word "knutten" meaning to knot. Key developments in knitting technology include the stocking frame machine invented in 1589 and various circular knitting machines invented between the late 18th and late 19th centuries. There are different types of knits including weft knits made with horizontal loops and warp knits made with zigzagging yarns. Basic knitting stitches include knit stitches, tuck stitches, and miss/float stitches.

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The word is derived

from knot, thought to


originate from
the Dutch verb knutten,
which is similar to the Old
English cnyttan, “to knot”.
- is a process of fabric manufacturing by
converting a yarn into loop form and these
loops interlock together which form a
structure.

-is a method by which yarn is


manipulated to create textile or fabric,
often used in many types of garments.
 UK 1500 – hand knitting
 End of 16th century (England) – demand 10 million
pairs of stocking
 1589 – Stocking frame or mechanical knitting
machine by William Lee
 1759 – Derby Rib Machine by Jedediah Strutt
 1802 to 1806- Pierre Jeandeau invented the first
latch needle (spring) in France
 1816 - Marc Brunel arranged the needles in a
circular form rather than a flat bed
 1849 Matthew Leo Townsend patented the latch
needle
 1878 - Henry Josiah Griswold added a second
set of needles set in a disc horizontally to the
top of circular knitting machine (rib & cuff)
 Weft knit is made with a single yarn looped
horizontally to form a row, or course, with each
row building on the previous one. A hand-knitted
fabric is a weft knit.
 Basic pattern of warp knitting. Parallel yarns
zigzag lengthwise along the fabric, each loop
securing a loop of an adjacent strand from the
previous row.
 A course of knit is a predominantly horizontal row
of needle loops (in an upright fabric) produced by
adjacent needles during the same knitting cycle
 A wale of knit is a predominantly vertical column
of interlaced needle loops generally produced by
the same needle at successive (not necessarily
all) knitting cycles
Knit stitch
Tuck Stitch
Miss Stitch
 Schematic of knit stitch, the most basic
weft-knit fabric
A tuck stich is composed of a held loop, one
or more tuck loops and knitted loops. It is
produced when a needle holding its loop also
receives the new loop.
 The tuck loop assumes an inverted U-shaped
configuration.
 Tuck loops reduce fabric length and length-
wise elasticity because the higher yarn
tension on the tuck loop causes then to rob
yarn from adjacent knitted loops, making
them smaller and providing greater stability
and shape retention
 A miss stitch or float stich is composed of a held
loop, one of more float loops and knitted
loops. It is produced when a needle holding its
old loop fails to receive the new yarn that
passes, as a float loop to the back of the needle,
and to the reverse side of the resultant stich.
 A single float has the appearance of a U-shape
on the reverse of the stitch.
 Miss stitch (float stitch) fabrics are narrower
than equivalent all-knit fabric because the wales
are drawn closer together by the floats, and
reducing width-wise elasticity and improving
fabric stability.
 A floating thread is useful for hiding unwanted
coloured yarn when producing Jacquard designs
1. Legs
2. Cylinder
3. Dial
4. Needle
5. Cam Parts
6. Feeder guide
7. Cam
8. Supply Package
9. Creel
10. Top stop motion
11. Anti-Snarl Device
12. Tensioner
13. Positive Feeder
14. Knitted Fabric
15. Fabric Spreader
16. Fabric
Withdrawal Roller
17. Fabric Winding
Roller
1. Tension Equipment
2. Cone Stand Plate
3. Fluorescent Lamp
4. Cone Stand
5. Signal Lamp
6. Carriage
7. Operation Bar
8. Stop Switch
9. Side Cover
10. Safety Cover
11. Side Tension
Equipment
12. Carrier Rail
13. Controller
14. Lock Lever
15. Main Power
Switch
16. Oil Pump
17. Breaker Switch

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