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Narrow contoured portions of a circularly knitted textile fabric may be elasticated by the selective insertion of elastic yarn segments in selected wales and courses defining the contoured area to be elasticated, preferably utilizing a circular knitting machine equipped with a computerized electroni

Narrow contoured portions of a circularly knitted textile fabric may be elasticated by the selective insertion of elastic yarn segments in selected wales and courses defining the contoured area to be elasticated, preferably utilizing a circular knitting machine equipped with a computerized electronic needle selection system. In one application, a panty blank may be formed with curved elasticated contours to define leg opening borders whereby disposable or limited use garments may be fabricated with elasticized leg openings without the laborious sewing of narrow elastic bands along the leg openings. In such garments, an elasticated contour may also be fashioned to define a retaining crotch pocket for a menstrual or incontinent pad.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A knitted textile fabric comprising a body yarn formed in jersey stitches aligned with one another in courses extending transversely of the fabric and in wales extending longitudinally of the fabric, and segments of an elastic yarn formed with the body yarn in selected wales of sele

[ I claim:] [1.] A knitted textile fabric comprising a body yarn formed in jersey stitches aligned with one another in courses extending transversely of the fabric and in wales extending longitudinally of the fabric, and segments of an elastic yarn formed with the body yarn in selected wales of selected courses thereof, the elastic yarn segments causing the fabric of the body yarn to constrict at the selected wales and selected courses, the selected wales and selected courses being located in relation to one another for collectively defining an elasticated contour extending longitudinally and transversely with respect to the fabric of the body yarn, the selected courses comprising alternating courses of the body yarn and the selected wales in each selected course comprising a selected number of successive wales, the body yarn being formed in alternating jersey stitches and tucks in the courses of the body yarn intervening the alternating courses.