yarn 22 is knitted in every stitch in the anchor section 12 the nylon yarn 24 knit in courses i through iv may be for example 40 denier 13 filament textured yarn the nylon yarn denier is selected to provide the correct bulk and the elastomer yarn in courses i and iii can range from 70 denier to 560 denier depending upon the amount of garment vertical compression desired the heavier denier is required for a support type garment and the lighter denier for a non support garment the criticality of denier relates to the type and size of garment being produced the width of the turned welt anchor section may be between 1 4 inch up to or approaching 2 inches depending on the size and configuration of the garment the single ply wide band section 14 consists of a plain knit construction of textured nylon 30 knit in all courses and having elastomer yarns knit in every stitch of every other course the width of the single ply section may be from 2 inches to 4 inches but must be wider than the turned welt anchor portion in fig2 nylon yarn 30 is knit in each of courses i ii iii and iv such course i through iv being repeated in identical fashion throughout the combined area or width of the wide band section 14 an elastomer could be knit in every course of the wide band 14 if.