Knit stitch

In order to produce a Knit stitch, the needle has to rise all the way up so that the old loop inside the needle hook is cleared of latch area and the new loop would be taken through the previous loop.

Knit cam and needle position

Knitted stitch fabric

Tuck stitch

In order to create a tuck stitch, the needle has to rise half way to take a new loop without casting off the old one. The resulting stitch consists a tuck loop and a held loop being intermeshed in the same course.

Tuck cam and needle position

Technical face of tuck stitch fabric

Miss stitch

To create a miss stitch, one or more needles are deactivated therefore the needle misses the knitting and no loop is formed.

Miss cam and needle position

Technical face of float stitch

Combinations of Knit and Miss

Some of the basic fabric structures are created by combining miss and knit stitches being called milano structures.

Half milano

Full milano

Combinations of Knit and Tuck

Some of the basic fabric structures are created by combining tuck and knit stitches being called cardigan structures.

Half-cardigan

Full cardigan