Pocket Knitting Expert (book)

 

 ©2004 Irfan Ahmed Shaikh, 4.5" x 6", Hardcover book
#ATEX-PKE, Price $39.95

 

Practical, easy-to-understand guide covers knit structures, technology, machinery-- including flat, circular, full-fashioned and crochet machines--needle types, and take-up systems. Basic and advanced definitions and information will make this useful to both novices and experts in the knitting business.

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Table of Contents:

• Definition of Knitting
• History of Knitting
• Use of Knit Fabrics
• Production of Knit Fabrics
• Wales and Courses
• Cut and Gauge
• Needles
• Knitting Cams
• Types of Knitting
• WARP KNITTING
• Basic Warp Knits
• Tricot knit
• Raschel knit
• Comparison of Tricot and Raschel Knit Fabrics
• WEFT KNITTING
• Flat Machines
• Circular Machines
• Basic Weft Knits
• Jersey or plain knit
• Rib single-knit
• Rib double-knit
• Interlock knits
• Purl knits
• Comparison of Jersey, Rib and Purl Fabrics
• Jacquard knitting
• Some Important Knit Constructions
• Important Terms Related to Knitting
• BASIC TECHNOLOGY
• General Remarks
• Classification of Knitting Machines
• The Three Main Types of Needle
• The Latch Needle
• Needle Specifications
• The Stitch Formation Cycles with the Three Types of Needles
• Stitch Formation with a Latch Needle
• Stitch Formation with a Spring Beard Needle
• Stitch Formation with a Compound Needle)
• The Needle-bed
• FLAT KNITTING MACHINES
• The Manual Flat Knitting Machine
• The Needle-bed
• The Carriage
• The Cam-locks
• High-butt Needles and Low-butt Needles
• Knit Stitch Formation
• Tuck Stitch Formation
• Miss Stitch Formation
• Fabric Take-down
• Needle-bed Racking
• Stitch Transfer
• Automatic Flat Knitting Machines
• Fabric Take-down Motion
• Program Reading System
• The Thread Guide
• Lateral Control System
• The Needle-beds
• Carriage and Cam Plates
• The Exchange Technique
• Selection with Sliders or Sinkers
• The Stitch Transfer Process
• The Integrated Cam-lock
• Electronic Flat-bed Machines
• The Technical Evolution of Flat-bed Machines
• Links-links Machines
• CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINES
• Classification Criteria
• Classification by Diameter
• Classification by Number of Needle-beds
• Basic Structure of a Large-diameter Circular Knitting Machine
• The Yarn Feeding System
• The Spool Holder
• Yarn Feeders
• The Thread Guide
• Stitch Formation Motions
• The Main Components of a Single-bed Machine
• The Main Components of a Double-bed Machine
• The Technical Evolution
• Selection Systems
• Selection by means of Needles with Multilevel Butts
• Jacquard Selection
• Mechanical Jacquard Selection System
• Electronic Jacquard Selection System
• Take-down and Winding Motions
• Take-down Motion
• Winding Motion
• Drives, Control and Monitoring Systems
• Drives
• Control and Monitoring System
• Ancillary Systems

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