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The Jeep brand currently produces three models:. These non-machine knitting tools have been called many different names, including knitting looms or knitting frames,which can lead to confusion with knitting machines. Historical Jeep models:. Stitches are formed by lifting loops over a peg or nail, one stitch at a time, to produce flat or more often tubular fabric.
. Knitting can be performed on other tools which have no moving parts, for example e knitting nancy and larger tools of that family. Nearly every civilian Jeep has a 'xJ' designation, though not all are as well-known as the classic CJ. The Standard 200 bed knitter can knit the finest yarns up to a good sportweight while the heavier yarns knit better on a bulky knitting machine.

Jeep vehicles have "model designations" in addition to their common names. garter stitch) are much easier to produce with handknitting. Jeep vehicles are also produced in Beijing, China, by Beijing Jeep Corporation, Ltd., a joint venture between Beijing Automobile Industry Corporation, DaimlerChrysler and DaimlerChrysler China Invest Corporation, established on January 15, 1984. Some stitch patterns (e.g., tuck stitches) are much easier to produce with a knitting machine, while others (e.g. Finally, Chrysler merged with Daimler-Benz in 1998 to form DaimlerChrysler. Many people prefer the look of hand knitting and skilled hand knitters can produce quite even fabric, while machine knitters need little skill to produce a good fabric as the machine tension does the job for them. The Chrysler Corporation bought out AMC in 1987, shortly after the Jeep CJ was replaced with the AMC-designed Jeep Wrangler or YJ. This is an advantage, and saves a considerable amount of time.

American Motors bought the company in 1970. The fabric produced using a knitting machine is of a more even texture than hand-knitted fabric, which is particularly noticeable on large areas of plain stocking stitch. Willys was sold to Kaiser in 1953, which became Kaiser-Jeep in 1963. Knitting machines work an entire row of loops in a single movement. The marque has gone through many owners, starting in 1941 with Willys, which produced the first Civilian Jeep (CJ). Knitting proceeds more quickly than in hand knitting, where (usually two) straight needles are held in the hand and each stitch is manipulated individually across the row. The original 9 slot grill associated with all WW2 jeeps was designed by Ford for their GPW, and because it weighed less than the original "Slat Grill" of Willys, (an arrangement of flat bars) was incorporated into the "Standardized jeep" design. Domestic knitting machines use the weft knitting method which produces a fabric similar to hand knitting.

A division of DaimlerChrysler, the most recent successor company to Willys, now holds trademark status on the word "Jeep" and the distinctive 7 slot front grille design. The yarn passes through a tensioning mechanism and down through the knit carriage, which feeds the yarn to the needles as they knit. Pre-WWII History... With the addition of a lace carriage, stitches can be transferred from one needle to the next. More History.. With knitwoven fabric, the purl side (usually the wrong side) is the right side of the fabric. Bantan Car / Jeep Jeep History.. Knitweaving refers to a technique in which a separate piece of yarn, often heavier than the knitted fabric, is carried along and caught between stitches to produce an effect like weaving.

In the United States military, the jeep has been supplanted by a number of vehicles (e.g., Ford's M151, nicknamed the Mutt) of which the latest is the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle ("Humvee"). Plated effects can be particularly striking in a ribbed fabric. As part of the war effort, Jeeps were also supplied to the Soviet Red Army during World War II. Plating refers to knitting with two strands of yarn that are held in such a way that one is in front of the other. The jeep was widely copied in countries around the world, including in France (by Hotchkiss) and in the Netherlands (by Nekaf.) There were several different versions created, including a railway jeep and an amphibious jeep. Most of these machines can knit two colour "fair isle" patterns automatically, and have machine stitch patterning features such as plating and knitweaving. Combined production by Willys and Ford, under the direction of Charles E Sorensen, (Vice-President of Ford during World War II) produced more than 600,000 vehicles. Needles can be placed in holding position to allow short row shaping.

government allowed jeeps to be built by the Ford Motor Company, who designated the vehicle as model GPW (G indicated a governmental vehicle, P indicated the wheelbase, and W refferd to the Willys design). Thus needles will knit or not, and the unknitted yarn portions will lie under (slip stitch) or over the needle or be held in the needle hook (tuck stitch). Based on these two concerns, the U.S. punch cards, particular needles can be caused to travel by alternate pathways through the cam box. The military was also concerned about Willys-Overland's single manufacturing facility--something that would make the newly-produced military vehicle's factory even more susceptible to sabotage. By various selection methods, e.g. Like American Bantam, Willys-Overland was a small company and, likewise, the military was concerned about their ability to produce large quantities of the vehicle. A carriage or cam box is passed across the bed of needles causing the needle movements required to produce each next stitch.

Willys thus designed what would become the standardized jeep, designating it a model MB military vehicle and building it at their plant in Toledo, Ohio. Late 20th Century domestic/studio/home models typically use up to 200 latch hook needles to hold the stitches in a standard or bulky size needle. During the bidding process for 16,000 "jeeps", Willys-Overland offered the lowest bid and won the initial contract. Ribbing attachments can be added to single bed machines to achieve a similar result. Quantities (1500) of each of the three models were then extensively field tested. Double bed machines have two flat beds facing each other, in order to produce purl and plain rib fabrics plus a variety of multi patterns. Some people believe that Ford and Willys also had access to Bantam's technical paperwork. There are domestic and industrial models, with either flat or circular beds that produce rectangular or tubular fabrics.

The American Bantam Car Company actually built and designed the vehicle that first met the Army's criteria, but the Army felt that the company was too small to supply the number needed and it allowed Willys and Ford to make second attempts on their designs after seeing Bantam's vehicle in action. Pattern stitches can be selected by hand manipulation of the needles, or with push-buttons and dials, mechanical punch cards, or electronic pattern reading devices and computers. The first prototype was built for the Department of the Army by American Bantam, followed by two other competing prototypes produced by Ford and Willys-Overland. Knitting machines can be hand powered or motor assisted. When test driver Irving "Red" Housman was asked by a bystander "What is this thing?" he responded simply with "It's a jeep." Hillyer heard this and used the name in her column which was printed around the country. The knitting machine, sometimes called knitting frame, knitting loom, or hand knitting machine, is used to produce knit fabrics on a fixed bed of hooked needles. The Army brought a jeep to the Capitol in order for it to climb the front steps of the building and show off the vehicle's power.

Hillyer had been assigned to cover a publicity stunt and Senate photo op where the jeep was presented to the public. The term went into widespread public use because of a syndicated news column written by Kathryn Hillyer who was working for the Washington Daily News. Sanders, a dictionary of military slang, published in 1942, in the library at The Pentagon gives the following definition:. Words of the Fighting Forces by Clinton A.

The vehicle had many other nicknames at this time such as Peep, Pygmy, and Blitz-Buggy although because of the Eugene association, Jeep stuck in people's minds better than any other term. They most likely were familiar with the character of Eugene the Jeep and therefore began to credit Eugene with the name. Civilian engineers and test drivers who were at the camp during this time were not aware of the military slang term. Therefore the soldiers on the test project called it a jeep.

When the first models of the jeep came to Camp Holabird for tests, the vehicle didn't have a name yet. The term would eventually be used as slang to refer to an airplane, a tractor used for hauling heavy equipment, and an autogyro. He went on to say that the slang word had these definitions as late as the start of World War II. Hogan.

P. E. Army magazine, Quartermaster Review, which was written by Maj. This is according to a history of the vehicle for an issue of the U.S.

It was during World War I that soldiers used "jeep" as a slang word for new recruits as well as new, unproven vehicles. The first common use of the term "jeep" predates both of these by roughly 20 years. The character of "Eugene the Jeep" was created in 1936. The manuals quoted were published in 1943.

The following two reasons for the name "jeep", although they make interesting and memorable stories, aren't quite accurate. There are many stories about where the name "jeep" came from. . McCall.

The most famous is perhaps Black Bear Road, made famous in the song of the same name by C.W. A road that is only suitable for off-road vehicles is often called a jeep trail. The army jeep was one of the vehicles that led to the SUV era of the 1980s. The term is also sometimes used to refer generically to what are now known as SUVs, whether the vehicle in question bears the Jeep nameplate or not.

The term was first applied to a military vehicle, the Bantam BRC, Willys-Overland, Ford Motor Company for the United States Army during World War II. Unlike Band-Aid and Xerox, however, jeep did not start out as a trademark. Jeep, like Band-Aid and Xerox, is rapidly becoming a genericized trademark. The marque, like all other Chrysler subsidaries, became part of DaimlerChrysler when Daimler-Benz merged with the Chrysler Corporation in 1998.

Jeep is an automobile marque (and registered trademark) of DaimlerChrysler. 2007 Jeep Patriot - A small SUV based on the Dodge Caliber architecture. 2007 Jeep Compass - A small crossover SUV based on the Dodge Caliber architecture. Jeep Commander - XK - Newest model in the Jeep line, it is a seven passenger SUV.

Jeep Liberty - KJ - A small SUV (called Cherokee outside North America). WK - The newest Grand Cherokee, 2006-present ("WK" is the designator for the new Grand Cherokee, it is one of the few non-J-designated Jeeps). Jeep Grand Cherokee - large family-oriented SUV.