Machine knitting

Claim 2

Marquisette-like knit fabric characterized by an overall diamond pattern having double bights along each side of each diamond therein, two sides of each diamond being made up of stitch loops of two separate yarns and the other two sides of each diamond being made up of successive underlaps of one of those yarns and successive underlaps of another yarn whose stitch loops are confined to the corners of the diamonds, wherein each diamond is bisected from corner to opposing corner walewise by a further yarn making a stitch at alternate courses, being confined respectively to the first formed and last formed corners of the diamond, and laid-in therebetween.

Claim 3

Fabric according to claim 1 in seamless tubular form.

Claim 4

Fabric according to claim 1 bifurcated into a pair of side-by-side tubular portions for part of its length.

Claim 5

Bifurcated tubular fabric according to claim 3 in seamless form.

Claim 6

In marquisette-like knit fabric characterized by an overall diamond pattern having double bights along each side of each diamond therein, two sides of each diamond being made up of stitch loops of two separate yarns and the other two sides of each diamond being made up of successive underlaps of one of those yarns and successive underlaps of another yarn whose stitch loops are confined to the corners of the diamonds, the improvement comprising a further yarn bisecting diamonds walewise from corner to opposite corner thereof by stitching on alternate courses, at which the respective first formed and last formed corners thereof are formed, and being laid-in therebetween.

Claim 7

In marquisette-like knit fabric characterized by an overall diamond pattern having double bights along each side of each diamond therein, two sides of each diamond being made up of stitch loops of two separate yarns and the other two sides of each diamond being made up of successive underlaps of one of those yarns and successive underlaps of another yarn whose stitch loops are confined to the corners of the diamonds, the improvement comprising a further yarn bisecting diamonds walewise from corner to opposite corner thereof by stitching on alternate courses, at which the respective first formed and last formed corners thereof are formed, and being laid-in therebetween.

Claim 8

Warp-knit tubular fabric according to claim 5, wherein the lapping formulas of the yarns making up the marquisette-like mesh of such structure are as follows: Front Yarns Back Yarns F 2/0 0/2 2/2 2/2 B 2/2 0/0 4/2 2/4 F 2/2 0/2 4/4 2/2 B 2/2 2/2 4/2 2/2 F 2/2 4/2 2/2 2/2 B 2/2 4/4 0/2 2/0 F 2/2 4/2 0/0 2/2 B 2/2 2/2 0/2 2/2 wherein F and B denote, respectively, front and back yarn lapping positions.

Claim 9

Warp-knit tubular fabric according to claim 5, wherein the lapping formulas of the diamond-bisecting yarns are as follows: Front Yarns Back Yarns F 2/0 6/6 6/6 2/2 R 2/2 6/6 6/8 2/2 F 2/2 6/6 6/6 2/2 R 2/2 6/6 6/6 2/2 F 2/2 6/8 6/6 2/2 R 2/2 6/6 6/6 2/0 F 2/2 6/6 6/6 2/2 R 2/2 6/6 6/6 2/2 wherein F and R denote, respectively, front and back yarn lapping positions.

Claim 10

In a marquisette-like knit fabric, the improvement comprising a diamond-shaped mesh formed by sets of first and second background yarns, such mesh being bisected form corner to corner walewise by an added yarn, having the following mesh structure; a first corner having superimposed thereat a stitch of a first background yarn and a loop stitch of a second background yarn and also a stitch of the added yarn, interlocking a loop from an adjacent mesh; a second corner adjacent the first corner and defining therewith a side composed of the bights of the loop of the second background yarn, and having superimposed thereat and interlocking such loop a loop stitch of another first yarn and a stitch of another second yarn from the respective sets thereof; a third corner, opposite the second corner and adjacent the first corner, defining with the first corner a side composed of underlaps of both the first and second yarns and having superimposed thereat stitches of both such yarns interlocking a loop of another second yarn froM an adjacent mesh; and a fourth corner opposite the first corner and adjacent the second and third corners, defining with the second corner a side composed of the loop of the other first yarn and defining with the third corner a side composed of underlaps of both the first mentioned first and second yarns, the fourth corner having superimposed thereat a stitch of the first yarn and a loop stitch of the second yarn and also a stitch of the added yarn, interlocking the loop of the other second yarn.

Claim 11

In a marquisette-like knit fabric, the improvement comprising a diamond-shaped mesh formed by sets of first and second background yarns, such mesh being bisected form corner to corner walewise by an added yarn, having the following mesh structure; a first corner having superimposed thereat a stitch of a first background yarn and a loop stitch of a second background yarn and also a stitch of the added yarn, interlocking a loop from an adjacent mesh; a second corner adjacent the first corner and defining therewith a side composed of the bights of the loop of the second background yarn, and having superimposed thereat and interlocking such loop a loop stitch of another first yarn and a stitch of another second yarn from the respective sets thereof; a third corner, opposite the second corner and adjacent the first corner, defining with the first corner a side composed of underlaps of both the first and second yarns and having superimposed thereat stitches of both such yarns interlocking a loop of another second yarn froM an adjacent mesh; and a fourth corner opposite the first corner and adjacent the second and third corners, defining with the second corner a side composed of the loop of the other first yarn and defining with the third corner a side composed of underlaps of both the first mentioned first and second yarns, the fourth corner having superimposed thereat a stitch of the first yarn and a loop stitch of the second yarn and also a stitch of the added yarn, interlocking the loop of the other second yarn.

Claim 12

Fabric according to claim 8 and having an overall pattern made up of such diamond-shaped mesh.