Flat-knit support garment for upper torso

A double-knit flat-knit zonal support garment for an upper torso, the double-knit flat-knit zonal support garment comprising a set of front courses and a set of back courses, the double-knit flat-knit zonal support garment comprising:

• a first zone comprising a first bra cup region and a second bra cup region, the first zone comprising a first modulus of elasticity arising at least partly from a first stitch sequence included within the first zone, wherein the first stitch sequence comprises one transfer of a yarn between the set of front courses and the set of back courses within three stitch locations;
• a second zone comprising a chest band seamlessly positioned adjacent to the first bra cup and the second bra cup, the second zone comprising a second modulus of elasticity arising at least partly from a second stitch sequence included within the second zone, wherein the second stitch sequence comprises zero transfers of the yarn between the set of front courses and the set of back courses within the three stitch locations;
• a third zone comprising a back portion of the double-knit flat-knit support garment, the third zone comprising a third modulus of elasticity arising at least partly from a third stitch sequence included within the third zone;
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• a neck opening defined by at least the back portion and the first bra cup region and the second bra cup region;
• wherein the first modulus of elasticity, the second modulus of elasticity, and the third modulus of elasticity are different from each other, and
• wherein the first zone, the second zone, and the third zone comprise a unitary construction and wherein the unitary construction of the first zone, the second zone, and the third zone comprises one or more flat-knit edges.

A double-knit knit-to-shape upper torso support garment having flat-knit edges, the double-knit knit-to-shape upper torso support garment having a set of front courses and a set of back courses, the double-knit knit-to-shape upper torso support garment comprising:

• a first flat-knit zone comprising a first bra cup region and a second bra cup region, the first flat-knit zone having a first modulus of elasticity arising at least partly from a first stitch sequence included within the first flat-knit zone, wherein the first stitch sequence comprises one transfer of a yarn between the set of front courses and the set of back courses within three stitch locations;
• a second flat-knit zone comprising a chest band seamlessly positioned adjacent to the first bra cup and the second bra cup, the second flat-knit zone having a second modulus of elasticity arising at least partly from a second stitch sequence included within the second flat-knit zone, wherein the second stitch sequence comprises zero transfers of the yarn between the set of front courses and the set of back courses within the three stitch locations;
• a third flat-knit zone comprising a back portion of the double-knit knit-to-shape upper torso support garment, the third flat-knit zone having a third modulus of elasticity arising at least partly from a third stitch sequence included within the third flat-knit zone;
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• a neck opening defined by at least the back portion and the first bra cup region and the second bra cup region.