Terms of Knitting

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Various Terms of Knitting:

Course:

A course is a predominantly horizontal raw of needle loops produced by adjacent needles
during the same knitting cycle called course. (Loop length * No of loop

Wales:

Vertical column of loops produced by same needle in knitting cycle is called the Wales of
the fabric. i.e. The number of vertical columns of loop of knitted fabrics is called wale.

Face loop:

If the legs of new loop is passes over the old loop is called face loop.

Back loop:

If the legs of new loop is passes under the old loop is called face loop

Stitch density:

It is the total number of needles loops in a square area measure as a square inch. It is
expressed as-
Course per inch × Wales per inch.

Stitch length:

Length of one loop in the course direction express in mm.
Number of needle: Machine diameter × Machine gauge × 3.1416.