How is the yarn count of knitted fabrics measured? How is the count?

How is the yarn count of knitted fabrics measured? How is the count?

First, the yarn branch of knitted fabric

Pure cotton yarn is a single yarn or strand with a certain fineness and unlimited length, which is made of cotton and is suitable for weaving, knitting, thread making, rope making, etc. The specification is usually expressed in English count. The inch count (Ne) of cotton yarn is defined as the length code of a cotton yarn with a weight of one pound. The calculation of the inch count of cotton yarn: a cotton yarn with a weight of one pound and a few 840 yards, called a few inches. Such as: containing 32 840 yards, it is called 32 British, and so on.

Second, the yarn count classification coarse yarn: 18 inches and below of pure cotton yarn, mainly used for weaving thick fabrics or piled cotton fabrics.
Medium yarn: 19-29 inches of pure cotton yarn. Mainly used for general requirements of knitted garments.
Fine yarn: 30-60 inch cotton yarn. Mainly used for high-grade cotton fabrics.
Finer yarn: 60-thread cotton yarn for high-grade cotton.

Third, carding and combed carded yarn: refers to the yarn spun by the carded spinning process, also known as uncombed yarn.
Combed yarn: A yarn produced by using high-quality cotton fiber as a raw material, which is produced by adding a combing process to a carded yarn.

Fourth, the weight of knitted fabrics is generally the weight of square fabric weight. Gram weight is an important technical indicator of knitted fabrics.
In knit products, in general, the heavier the weight, the thicker the texture of the fabric.