being preferred for the covering by way of comparison if a four ply yarn is provided according to the principles of the present invention the two core strands may each have a denier of about 650 and the two covering strands may each have a denier of about 1000 thus the denier of the composite yarn is just over 3500 since denier are not additive because of the wrapping of the covering on the core a glove knitted of such a yarn has equivalent cut resistance to a yarn made of a core and covering the core including wire of about 0 0045 inch diameter and a fiber of aramid or extended chain polyethylene and the covering including two wrappings of nylon or extended chain polyethylene or aramid or combinations thereof with an equivalent total denier the preferred total denier of the yarn should generally be in the range of about 2000 to about 5000 for ease of reference it is pointed out that fibers such as fiberglass aramids and extended chain polyethylene typically have a tenacity greater than 10 grams per denier while the other fibers referred to herein have a tenacity less than 10 grams per denier a preferred yarn for.