Single jersey jacquard in knit and miss stitches produces clear stitch definition, exemplified by the fair isle designs used in woollen cardigans and pullovers. The floats to some extent reduce the lateral extensibility of the garments and, when continuous filament yarns are used in gauges of 18E or less, the floats on the technical back can create problems of snagging. Single-cylinder sock machines may knit 1X1 float stitch jacquard. Odd needles are selected to knit and miss whilst even needles knit at every feed, thus reducing the coloured yarn floats on the technical back to a single wale. The clarity of the coloured pattern area is only slightly impaired.