Course: Horizontal row of loops produced by adjacent needles in
knitting cycle is called the course of the fabric. A course is a predominately
horizontal raw of needle loops produced by adjacent needles during the same
knitting cycle.
Wales: Vertical column of loops produced by same needle in
knitting cycle is called the wales of the fabric. Number of vertical columns of
loop of knitted fabrics is called wale.
Face Loop: If the legs of new loop are passes over the old loop is
called face loop.
Back Loop: If the legs of new loop are passes under the old loop is
called back loop.
Stitch Density: The term stitch density is frequently used in knitting
instead of a linear measurement of courses or wales; it is the total number of
needles loops in a square area measurement such as a square inch or three
square centimeters.
It is expressed as: Course per inch x Wales per inch
Stitch Length: Length of one loop in the course direction express in mm.
Number of Needle: Machine Diameter x Machine Gauge x 3.1416
Cam: Cam is the specific path of needles to produce a specific
type of fabric.
There are three types of cam used in circular knitting
machine;
1. Knit Cam
2. Tuck Cam
3. Miss Cam
Knit Cam: It moves the needle upward enough to clear the old loop
receive the new yarn.
Tuck Cam: It moves the needle upward not enough to clear the old loop
but receive the new yarn.
Miss Cam: It does not move the needle upward. The needles neither
clear the old loop nor receive the new yarn.
Needle: A knitting needle or knitting pin is a tool in
hand-knitting to produce knitted fabrics. They generally have a long shaft and
taper at their end, but they are not nearly as sharp as sewing needles. Their
purpose is two-fold. The long shaft holds the active (unsecured) stitches of
the fabric, to prevent them from unraveling, whereas the tapered ends are used
to form new stitches.