A knit fabric having wales and courses comprising: a stitch yarn set comprising pairs of stitch yarns , wherein each pair of stitch yarns comprises a first stitch yarn and a second stitch yarn , forming together a two bar stitch pattern, wherein the first stitch yarn has a two bar first stitch pattern comprising repeating a pattern of at least one tricot stitch optionally followed by at least one pillar stitch, wherein the stitches of the first stitch pattern are located in a first wale and a second wale of the fabric with only one stitch having been formed in the first wale or the second wale in each course of stitch formation, wherein the second stitch yarn has a two bar second stitch pattern, wherein the second stitch pattern comprises a mirror image to the first stitch pattern, and wherein the stitches of the second stitch pattern are located in the first wale and the second wale of the fabric with only one stitch having been formed in the second wale or the first wale in each course of stitch formation; wherein the first stitch yarn and the second stitch yarn within each pair of stitch yarns are interlinked together, and wherein the first stitch yarn and second stitch yarn of one pair of stitch yarns are not interlinked with first stitch yarn and second stitch yarn of adjacent pairs of stitch yarns , a warp yarn set comprising in-lay warp yarns located between the first wale and second wale of at least a portion of the pairs of stitch yarns ; and, a weft yarn set comprising weft inserted yarns , wherein the weft inserted yarns are inserted in at least a portion of the courses of the fabric . a stitch yarn set comprising pairs of stitch yarns , wherein each pair of stitch yarns comprises a first stitch yarn and a second stitch yarn , forming together a two bar stitch pattern, wherein the first stitch yarn has a two bar first stitch pattern comprising repeating a pattern of at least one tricot stitch optionally followed by at least one pillar stitch, wherein the stitches of the first stitch pattern are located in a first wale and a second wale of the fabric with only one stitch having been formed in the first wale or the second wale in each course of stitch formation, wherein the second stitch yarn has a two bar second stitch pattern, wherein the second stitch pattern comprises a mirror image to the first stitch pattern, and wherein the stitches of the second stitch pattern are located in the first wale and the second wale of the fabric with only one stitch having been formed in the second wale or the first wale in each course of stitch formation; wherein the first stitch yarn and the second stitch yarn within each pair of stitch yarns are interlinked together, and wherein the first stitch yarn and second stitch yarn of one pair of stitch yarns are not interlinked with first stitch yarn and second stitch yarn of adjacent pairs of stitch yarns , a warp yarn set comprising in-lay warp yarns located between the first wale and second wale of at least a portion of the pairs of stitch yarns ; and, a weft yarn set comprising weft inserted yarns , wherein the weft inserted yarns are inserted in at least a portion of the courses of the fabric . <EOS>