Advanced Weft Knitting Structures

Interlock Gating Based Knitting Structures

Piquette

This type of structure has six course repeat. It has characterized with float stitches launching on course line 2, 3, 5, 6. Here we can see interlock structure on 1 and 4 courses.

Yarn path diagram of piquette

  

Single pique

This type of structure also has six course based structure. When we are talking about characteristics, we can see formation tuck stitches on the dial needles of courses 3, 6.

Yarn path diagram of single pique

  

Pin tuck

Pin tuck also six course repeat based knit structure. If compare with single pique, there are higher number of tucking places can be seen with formation of dial needle stitches.

Yarn path diagram of pin tuck

Texi pique

Texi pique also belongs to six courses based repeat structure. Under this structure tuck stitches formed using both the dial and cylinder needles on course 3, 6. This effect helps to reduce width wise extensibility and somewhat heavier fabric.

Yarn path diagram of texi pique