Seamless Knitting

Seamless Knit Compression Zone Modeler

One tension setting gives graduated compression for free — the limb does the grading. Quote every pressure with the circumference it belongs to.

Fabric At the zone
N
cm
Limb Graduation
cm
cm
Target Specification
mmHg

Distal Interface Pressure

— mmHg

At the ankle circumference and zone width entered

Pressure Profile

Proximal Interface Pressure
— mmHg
Pressure Graduation
— %
Fabric Tension
— kgf
Tension for Target Pressure
— N
Shortfall Against Target
— mmHg

Decision-support only. Medical compression is a regulated claim: verify on a limb former against the applicable standard before stating a compression class, and never substitute this for in-vivo measurement.

Seamless Knit Compression Zone Modeler — free, with the formula and a worked example, at Textile School.