Plain knitting

A jersey knit has vertical ribs (wales) on the face, which is the smooth side and horizontal ribs (courses) on the back, which is textured. 

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Abdessalem, S.B., Abdelkader, Y.B., Mokhtar, S., Elmarzougui, S., 2009. Influence of elastane consumption on plated plain knitted fabric characteristics. J. Eng. Fibers Fabr. 4 (4), 30-35. 

Plain-knit fabric See flat-knit fabric. 

Single-knit fabric n. Also called plain knit, a fabric constructed with one needle bed and one set of needles. 

There are several known models of plain knitted loop geometry as follows Peirce s model (1947) is a purely geometrical model that approximates the loop shape on its projection to the fabric plane by two circular arcs of radius r and a straight line tangent to both arcs ... 

Cimilli S, Nergis F B U and Candan C (2008), Modeling of heat transfer measurement unit for cotton plain knitted fabric using a finite element method . Text Res 7,78(1), 53-59. 

Leaf G A V and Glaskin A (1955), The geometry of plain knitted loop J Text Inst, 46,T587-T605. 

Leaf G A V (1960), Models of the plain knitted loop, J Text 7nsf,51,T49. 

Loginov A U, Grishanov S A and Harwood R J (2002a), Modelling load-extension behaviour of plain knitted fabric. Part I A unit cell approach towards knitted fabric mechanics , J Text Inst, 93, Part 1, No 3,218-238. 

Khondker O A, Fukui T, Inoda M, Nakai A and Hamada H (2004) Fabrication and mechanical properties of aramid/nylon plain knitted composites, Compos Part A 35.T195-1205. 

Plain-Knit Fabric See Flat-Knit Fabric. 

Figure 10.18 Application of microbraided yarn to textile, (a) Woven fabric, (b) flat braided fabric, (c) plain knitted fabric, and (d) multiaxial warp knitted fabric.

S. Ramakrishna, H. Hamada, K. B. Cheng (1997) Analytical procedure for the prediction of elastic properties of plain knitted fabric-reinforced composites. Composites A 28,25. 

Knapton, J. J. F., et al.. The Dimensional Properties of Knitted Wool Fabrics Part I The Plain-Knitted Structure. Textile Research Journal, 1968, 38(10), 999-1012. 

Circular knitting machines can produce one-by-one knits as well as purl knits (Fig. 5.12). Plain-knitting machines, in addition to the cylinder with the needle beds, have a rib disk, as seen in Fig. 5.5. In this disc, the needles can move radially. During knitting, the disc rotates and the needles then pass along the stationary rip cams. 

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