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[[File:SC5881.jpg|thumb|Knit socks with ribbed tops<br>MFA# 69.742a-b]]
 
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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[[File:Ribbed silk.jpg|thumb|Ribbed silk stocking<br>MFA 69.489a-b]]
Rib (or ribbed) knit fabric has a vertical ridged pattern created through alternating rows of knit and purl stitches.  Rib kints have ridges and vally alternating on both sides of the fabric.The knit lies flat and generally is stretchier in the width than in the length.  Ribbed knit are often used in sweaters, hats, socks, waistlines, collars and cuffs because of its elasticity.
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Rib (or ribbed) knit fabric has a vertical ridged pattern created through alternating rows of knit and purl stitches.  Rib knits have ridges and valleys alternating on both sides of the fabric.  they have lengthwise ribs that are stretchier in the width than in the length.  Ribbed knit are often used in sweaters, hats, socks, waistlines, collars and cuffs because of its elasticity.  A converse pattern, called purl knit, produce the ridges in a horizontal direction.  Pattern knits, use variable numbers of knit and purl stiches to produce variable ridges and valleys.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
rib knit
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rib knit; rib stitch; purl knit; pattern knit
[[File:Ribbed silk.jpg|thumb|Ribbed silk stocking<br>MFA 69.489a-b]]
 
 
 
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 
 
 
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "fox" [Accessed 18 Oct. 2005].
 
  
* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox (Accessed Jan. 25, 2006)
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==Resources and Citations==
  
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
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* Encyclopedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/technology/rib-stitch [Accessed June 2020].
  
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* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbing_(knitting) [Accessed June 2020]
  
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* Simple Knitting.com at https://www.simple-knitting.com/rib-stitch.html [Accessed June 2020]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:05, 25 August 2022

Knit socks with ribbed tops
MFA# 69.742a-b

Description

Ribbed silk stocking
MFA 69.489a-b

Rib (or ribbed) knit fabric has a vertical ridged pattern created through alternating rows of knit and purl stitches. Rib knits have ridges and valleys alternating on both sides of the fabric. they have lengthwise ribs that are stretchier in the width than in the length. Ribbed knit are often used in sweaters, hats, socks, waistlines, collars and cuffs because of its elasticity. A converse pattern, called purl knit, produce the ridges in a horizontal direction. Pattern knits, use variable numbers of knit and purl stiches to produce variable ridges and valleys.

Synonyms and Related Terms

rib knit; rib stitch; purl knit; pattern knit

Resources and Citations

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