Knit textile with zonal properties

Abstract

Aspects herein are directed to a knit textile ( 300 ) that has zonal properties based on the use of different knit constructions at different areas ( 312, 314 ) of the knit textile ( 300 ). The different knit constructions create, for example, knitted rib structures ( 316 a , 316 b , 316 c , 316 d ; 318 a , 318 b , 318 c ) that extend in a z-direction with respect to an x, y plane of the knit textile. The knitted rib structures ( 316 a , 316 b , 316 c , 316 d ; 318 a , 318 b , 318 c ) may have varying heights in the z-direction of the knit textile as the knitted rib structures extend in a course-wise direction and/or may alternatively extend in a positive and negative wale-wise direction of the knit textile to create a wave form. In example aspects, the different knit constructions may be used to create zonal stretch properties, and zonal visual properties.

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         80 . An article of apparel comprising:
 a knit textile having a first knit construction comprising:   a first knitted rib portion comprising:   a first knit course, and   a second knit course coupled to the first knit course via a first set of held stitches, the first set of held stitches spanning a first set of intermediary knit courses positioned between the first knit course and the second knit course; and   a second knitted rib portion comprising:   a third knit course, and   a fourth knit course coupled to the third knit course via a second set of held stitches, the second set of held stitches spanning a second set of intermediary knit courses positioned between the third knit course and the fourth knit course, wherein the second set of intermediary knit courses includes a different number of knit courses than the first set of intermediary knit courses, and wherein the first set of intermediary knit courses and the second set of intermediary knit courses share at least one common knit course.   
     
     
         81 . The article of apparel of  claim 80 , wherein the first knitted rib portion and the second knitted rib portion form a knitted rib structure that extends in a course-wise direction of the knit textile, the knitted rib structure extending in a z-direction with respect to an x, y plane of the knit textile. 
     
     
         82 . The article of apparel of  claim 81 , wherein the first knitted rib portion has a different height as measured in the z-direction of the knit textile compared to the second knitted rib portion. 
     
     
         83 . The article of apparel of  claim 81 , wherein the article of apparel is an upper-body garment. 
     
     
         84 . The article of apparel of  claim 83 , wherein the knitted rib structure extends in a direction that is substantially parallel to a vertical axis extending from a neck opening of the upper-body garment to a waist opening of the upper-body garment. 
     
     
         85 . The article of apparel of  claim 83 , wherein the upper-body garment comprises one of a tank, a shirt, a hoodie, or a singlet. 
     
     
         86 . The article of apparel of  claim 81 , wherein the article of apparel is a lower-body garment. 
     
     
         87 . The article of apparel of  claim 86 , wherein the knitted rib structure extends in a direction that is substantially parallel to a vertical axis extending from a waist opening of the lower-body garment to a leg opening of a leg portion of the lower-body garment. 
     
     
         88 . The article of apparel of  claim 86 , wherein the lower-body garment comprises one of a short, a pant, a legging, or a capri. 
     
     
         89 . The article of apparel of  claim 80 , wherein the first knit construction further comprises:
 a fifth knit course, and   a sixth knit course coupled to the fifth knit course via a third set of held stitches, the third set of held stitches spanning a third set of intermediary knit courses positioned between the fifth knit course and the sixth knit course, wherein the third set of intermediary knit courses includes a different number of knit courses than each of the first set of intermediary knit courses and the second set of intermediary knit courses, and wherein the third set of intermediary knit courses shares the common knit course with the first set of intermediary knit courses and the second set of intermediary knit courses.   
     
     
         90 . The article of apparel of  claim 89 , wherein the first set of intermediary knit courses includes a greater number of knit courses than the second set of intermediary knit courses, and wherein the second set of intermediary knit courses includes a greater number of knit courses than the third set of intermediary knit courses. 
     
     
         91 . The article of apparel of  claim 80 , wherein in the first knit course a held stitch in the first set of held stitches is separated from an adjacent held stitch in the first set of held stitches by a knit stitch that forms a wale, the wale extending between the first knit course and the second knit course. 
     
     
         92 . An article of apparel comprising:
 a knit textile having at least one knitted rib structure extending in a course-wise direction of the knit textile and further extending in a z-direction with respect to an x, y plane of the knit textile, the knitted rib structure comprising:   a first knitted rib portion having a first height measured in the z-direction of the knit textile, and   a second knitted rib portion having a second height measured in the z-direction of the knit textile, the second height different from the first height, wherein the first knitted rib portion and the second knitted rib portion share at least one common knit course.   
     
     
         93 . The article of apparel of  claim 92 , wherein the article of apparel is an upper-body garment. 
     
     
         94 . The article of apparel of  claim 93 , wherein the knitted rib structure extends in a direction that is substantially parallel to a vertical axis extending from a neck opening of the upper-body garment to a waist opening of the upper-body garment. 
     
     
         95 . The article of apparel of  claim 93 , wherein the upper-body garment comprises one of a tank, a shirt, a hoodie, or a singlet. 
     
     
         96 . The article of apparel of  claim 92 , wherein the article of apparel is a lower-body garment. 
     
     
         97 . The article of apparel of  claim 96 , wherein the knitted rib structure extends in a direction that is substantially parallel to a vertical axis extending from a waist opening of the lower-body garment to a leg opening of the lower-body garment. 
     
     
         98 . The article of apparel of  claim 92 , wherein the knit textile is knit in a repeating pattern comprising a first plurality of knit courses knit with a first yarn having a first color, a second plurality of knit courses knit with a second yarn having a second color, and a third plurality of knit courses knit with a third yarn having a third color, wherein each of the first color, the second color, and the third color are different. 
     
     
         99 . The article of apparel of  claim 98 , wherein the knitted rib structure visually presents the first color when viewed from a first viewing angle.