KNITTING DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

PRINCIPLES OF KNITTING

·         General Terms and Principles of Knitting Technology

·         Yarn quality requirement for knitting

·         Comparison between knitted and woven fabrics.

·         Warp knitting and weft knitting.

·         Knitting needles

Fundamentals of formation of knit, tuck and float stitches.

CLASSIFICATION OF KNITTED FABRIC

·         Weft knitting-plain or jersey, purl knit, rib knit

·         Warp knitting- tricot, Rachel, milanease knit.

·         Jacquard knitting, pile knit, fleece knit, terry knit and velour knit.

• Comparison of warp and weft knitting

Elements of knitted loop structure.

KNITTING MACHINES         

·         Knitting needles- latch needle, spring beard needle

·         Circular knitting machines- Production of weft knitted fabrics like single jersey, double jersey, rib, interlock and purl.

• Flat knitting machines- Production of structures like Cardigan, Half Cardigan, Racked Rib, Knops and Cable stitches.
• Warp knitting machines- Production of fabrics like Rachel, Tricot, Loc knit, Crochet, Shark skin, queen’s cord, and satin

GEOMETRY AND CALCULATION  IN KNITTING

·         Loop structure

·         Determination of course, wale and stitch density

·         Calculation for feed and Control of yarn tension

·         Control of fabric Quality, Estimation of Run-in and Correct runner ratio.

• Knitted fabric defects

TECHNIQUES FOR  KNITWEAR  PRODUCTION

·         Fully cut, fully fashioned and integral

·         Hosiery- full fashioned, circular or seamless, fashioned seamless, cut and tailored

• Use of electronics and computers in knitting machines