Modified every course elastified knitted fabrics and garments thereof

Abstract

Fabrics prepared from a modified every course style with courses of spandex covered with rigid yarn and bare spandex plated with rigid yarn and their use in production of fabrics and elastified knitted garments are provided.

1 . A fabric prepared from a modified every course style which comprises courses of spandex covered with rigid yarn and courses of bare spandex plated with rigid yarn. 
     
     
         2 . The fabric of  claim 1  knit in a repeating pattern comprising a course of spandex covered with rigid yarn followed by a course of bare spandex plated with rigid yarn. 
     
     
         3 . The fabric of  claim 1  knit in a repeating pattern comprising two or more courses of spandex covered with rigid yarn followed by a single course of bare spandex plated with rigid yarn. 
     
     
         4 . The fabric of  claim 1  knit in a pattern comprising one or more courses of spandex covered with rigid yarn followed by two or more courses of bare spandex plated with rigid yarn. 
     
     
         5 . The fabric of  claim 1  wherein the rigid yarn comprises polyamide. 
     
     
         6 . A garment, a portion of which is prepared from the fabric of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         7 . A sheer garment, a portion of which is prepared from the fabric of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         8 . Hosiery, a portion of which is prepared from the fabric of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         9 . A method for improving comfort, increasing gloss, and/or increasing run resistance of an elastified knitted garment, said method comprising preparing the garment from the fabric of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         10 . A method for lowering cost of an elastified knitted garment, said method comprising preparing the garment from the fabric of  claim 1 .