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Interlock Knitting Techniques Explained

This document discusses various elements of knitted loop structures. It defines key terms like the needle loop, sinker loop, overlap, underlap, and closed/open laps that make up the basic units of knitted fabrics. Different types of knitted structures are also outlined, including single-faced, double-faced, selvedged, tubular, and those with upright loops. Finally, it briefly introduces knitting notations used to document these structures like point paper for warp knitting and squared paper for weft knitting diagrams.

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Interlock Knitting Techniques Explained

This document discusses various elements of knitted loop structures. It defines key terms like the needle loop, sinker loop, overlap, underlap, and closed/open laps that make up the basic units of knitted fabrics. Different types of knitted structures are also outlined, including single-faced, double-faced, selvedged, tubular, and those with upright loops. Finally, it briefly introduces knitting notations used to document these structures like point paper for warp knitting and squared paper for weft knitting diagrams.

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Chapter 3

Elements of knitted loop structure

3.1 The needle loop


H: head
L: side limbs / legs

3.2 The sinker loop


Sinker loops show on the opposite side of
the fabric to the needle loops.

3.3 Warp knitted laps


Loops are termed laps in warp knitting.

3.4 The overlap


The overlap is a shog/
by a warp guide/ which
forms the warp yarn
into the head of a
needle loop/

3.5 The underlap


The underlap shog
occurs across the side of
the needles remote from
the hooks/
It supplies the warp
yarn between one
overlap and the next.
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3.6 The closed lap


It is produced
when a
subsequent
underlap shogs
in the opposite
direction to the
preceding
overlap.
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3.7 The open lap


It is produced when
a subsequent
underlap shogs in
the same direction
as the preceding
overlap.

3.8 Wrapping
It is a method of
producing verticallyorientated patterning
with warp threads on
a single jersey weft
knitted base
structure/.

3.9 The knitted stitch


It is the basic unit of
intermeshing/.It usually consists of
three of more intermeshed needle
loops.
Stitch length/is a length of yarn
which includes the needle loop and
half the sinker loop in either side of
it.
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3.10 The face loop stitch

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3.11 The reverse loop stitch

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3.12 Single-faced structures


It will thus only show
the face stitches in
the form of the side
limbs/of the loops or
overlaps/as a series of
interfitting Vs.
face side

reverse side

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3.13 Double-faced structures


The fabrics shows the
face loops of one set on
one side and the face
loops of the other set on
the opposite side.

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3.14 Selvedged fabric


It can only be produced on a straight machine.

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3.15 Cut edge fabric


It is usually
produced by slitting
open a tube of
fabric knitted on a
circular machine.

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3.16 Tubular fabric


It may be produced in double-faced or singlefaced structures on circular machines; or in a
single-faced form on straight machines with two
sets of needles.

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3.17 Upright loop structures

Structures with upright loops in straight wales


are produced only if the tension on the yarn on
either side of the needle loop head is balanced.

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3.18 Knitting notations


Point paper
The warp knitting lapping
diagrams/require the use
of point paper.

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3.18 Knitting notations


Squared paper

This method is for


weft knitting only.

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