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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
   • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
   • Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
   • Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
   • Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
2. Prepare to produce knitted textile samples
   • Analyse pattern requirements and discuss design specifications with appropriate personnel to confirm production requirements
   • Identify desired effects of knitting and select appropriate knitting structure and technique to match required outcome
   • Select materials and yarns, quantities and knitting techniques according to design requirements
3. Produce knitted design sample
   • Set up workstation, tools and equipment according to specifications and workplace procedures
   • Check yarns to be knitted against quality standards
   • Undertake knitting techniques to meet design specifications for sample and according to workplace procedures
   • Monitor knitting techniques and outcomes throughout to identify production faults
4. Complete production process
   • Rectify knit faults and production problems or reproduce sample according to modifications
   • Finish knitted sample according to design specifications
   • Document modifications and processes
   • Examine outcomes with appropriate personnel and discuss and document possible modifications to design

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.
Workplace procedures include one or more of the following:	requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment SOPs work instructions PPE oral, written and visual communication quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output housekeeping tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling WHS practices
Production requirements include three or more of the following:	shaping hems tension stitches patterning striping weaving tuck and slip colour pattern size stitch gauge tension
Appropriate personnel include one or more of the following:	trainers colleagues mentors designers pattern makers members of the design team
Knitting techniques include two or more of the following:	flat knitting circular knitting sock knitting weft knits warp knits plain, purl, double and tricot knit jacquard
Materials and yarns include one or more of the following:	cotton buttons and components wool nylon acrylic polypropylene polyester cotton viscose blends
Sample includes one or more of the following:	complete garment sample fabrics
Knitting tools and equipment include one or more of the following:	knitting machines punch card blocking board double bed colour changer sewing machine overlocker garter bar and deco
Knit faults and production problems include one or more of the following:	holes foreign matter creasing lines runs machine or equipment faults

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:

reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices

checking operational readiness of equipment

analysing design specifications and interpreting production requirements

preparing yarn and thread for production

monitoring production

recognising and rectifying faults or problems as required

producing at least two (2) different types of knitted samples according to design specifications

monitoring own work and conducting quality check of sample outcome

maintaining accurate records

applying workplace procedures.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

knit modification techniques

knitting machine techniques

yarn characteristics

typical fault conditions

fault-finding procedures

types and styles of knitted fabrics

simple equipment maintenance techniques

quality practices

workplace practices

recording and reporting practices.

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