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Well since you are here you must have some questions about sweaters and the different types of gauges, knits, yarns etc.....

Hopefully this page will help you out a little!

Knit Fabrics:

There are 2 types of knitted fabrics that almost everyone uses; Cicular knitting and Warp Knitting. Circular knits are fabrics produced on a tubular form, Warp knits are produced on a flat width of fabric. Here at NPK we create circular knits only.

Knit Gauge:

The gauge is the number of needles in 1 1/2 inches in a knitting machine. The higher the gauge the finer the fabric.

Pique:

This is a type of knit fabric, it is of a medium or heavy weight. There are raised cords that run in the warp direction.

Jersey:

This is another type of knit fabric, it is a plain stitch knit. Jersey is a very popular choice for a lot of companies because it launders well.

Rib Knit:

This is a type of knit fabric, it is a straight raised cord. This creates a lengthwise cord repeated across the fabric.

Pilling:

When a knit fabric begins to get little balls of yarn on it from friction and wear.

Pil-Trol:

A type of yarn created by Solutia. This yarn is 100% acrylic and it prevents pilling. NPK uses Pil-Trol yarn for uniform sweaters because the sweater will keep looking like new!

Interlock:

Type of knit fabric, interlock is smooth on both sides, and possess good wearing qualities. It can also be described as a 1x1 rib with crossed sinker wales.