chapter 9 knits Flashcards
What is each loop called when knitting?
a stitch
What is the most common type of knit?
Weft knit (horizontal)
What is the definition of stitch?
The loop of yarn formed by the knitting process; also produced by needle and thread, as in sewing
What is a plain stitch?
Knitting stitch that creates the wales on the face and the courses of the back of a jersey knit
What are wales?
The diagonal lines created by the interlacing of the warp and weft yarns in a twill; The vertical columns of loops created during knitting
What are courses?
The rows of loops on the traditional back of a weft knit
What is a jersey knit?
Weft knit with no distinct rib. the front is smooth and flat with vertical wales. the back is more textured with horizontal courses
What is a run?
Unravelled wale in a knit
What are rib knits?
Knits made so that knit and purl wales alternate across the width of the fabric
What are purl knits?
Knits created with alternate courses of knit stitches and purl stitches on both sides of the fabric
What is a purl stitch?
Knitting stitch that creates horizontal ridges across the fabric
What are warp knits?
Knits in which the loops interlock vertically. The face of a warp knit resembles the face of a jersey knit. but the back of a warp knit is characterized by floats called laps
Define the word Gauge
The relative fineness or compactness of warp knits and hoisery
Define the word Cut
Refers to the relative fineness of compactness of weft knits
