In the past, you might have associated the word “knit” with the heavy jumpers your favourite aunt made you – now, it more often describes a light-weight technology innovation used anywhere from the uppers of running shoes to sock liners. We’ve now used the technology to develop a brand new type of football kit. Named evoKNIT, it makes for lightweight, form-fitting comfort whilst also offering good temperature regulation and a performance advantage to the wearer. It also allows us to create a seamless torso never before seen on pitch. But how can a knit fabric regulate temperature and moisture? The answer is the push-pull effect created by two yarns. The yarn closest to the skin rapidly removes sweat from the athlete’s body, while the top layer yarn then pushes the moisture away and completely removes it. To achieve this, we worked with highly technical machinery that until now has never been used in the football industry.