Knitted fabrics like a scarf or socks are highly elastic, capable of stretching as much as twice their length, but individual strands of yarn hardly stretch at all. It’s the way those strands form an ...
a) Knitting is a periodic structure of slip knots. b) Textiles with intricate patterns are knit by combining slipknots in specific combinations. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...