Classification of Knitting

Knitting is two types:

1. Warp Knitting

2. Weft Knitting

Weft Knitting is again two types:

1. Circular Knitting

2. Flat Knitting

Circular Knitting is again two types:

1. Single Jersey

2. Double Jersey

Warp and Weft Knitting

There are two major varieties of knitting: weft knitting and warp knitting. In the more common weft knitting, the Wales are perpendicular to the course of the yarn. In warp knitting, the wales and courses run roughly parallel. In weft knitting, the entire fabric may be produced from a single yarn, by adding stitches to each wale in turn, moving across the fabric as in a raster scan. By contrast, in warp knitting, one yarn is required for every wale. Since a typical piece of knitted fabric may have hundreds of wales, warp knitting is typically done by machine, whereas weft knitting is done by both hand and machine. Warp-knitted fabrics such as tricot and milanese are resistant to runs, and are commonly used in lingerie.

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