Patent ID: 7658087

Claim:
A double face, weft-knit fabric having a fabric weight of less than about 5 oz. per square yard, the fabric comprising: (a) a first face formed by a plurality of first yarns, wherein the first face includes at least one course having at least three consecutively knitted loops formed by at least three consecutive needles A, B, and C; (b) a second face formed by a plurality of second yarns, wherein the second face includes at least one course having three consecutively knitted loops formed by at least three consecutive needles X, Y, and Z positioned opposite of needles A, B, and C in interlock gating, thereby positioning the at least three knitted loops of the second face exactly opposite the at least three knitted loops of the first face, and (c) a plurality of substantially elastic third yarns, wherein in the at least one course, at least one of the plurality of third yarns tucks behind the loop formed by needle A, then tucks behind the loop formed by needle Y, and then tucks behind the loop formed by needle C, and wherein the at least one of the plurality of third yarns includes a structural crimp behind the loop formed by needle A, behind the loop formed by needle Y, and behind the loop formed by needle C, wherein the structural crimp is created by heat.