Knit apparel with integral airflow and standoff zones

A knit garment comprising at least one of a first standoff zone and a first airflow zone, wherein the first standoff zone comprises:

• a plurality of knitted stitches in a first standoff zone material;
• a plurality of missed-stitch segments adjacent the plurality of knitted stitches;
• and
• a plurality of nodes formed by the plurality of missed-stitch segments and displaced a threshold distance from a fabric back of the first standoff zone material, the plurality of nodes comprising:
• a first knitted node formed from a first missed-stitch segment comprising a first set of float stitches in a first set of wales extending across a first plurality of courses, a second missed-stitch segment comprising a second set of float stitches in a second set of wales extending across the first plurality of courses, and a first set of knitted stitches within the plurality of knitted stitches in the first standoff zone, the first set of knitted stitches being between the first set of float stitches and the second set of float stitches, and
• a second knitted node formed from a third missed-stitch segment comprising a third set of float stitches in a second plurality of courses, a fourth missed-stitch segment comprising a fourth set of float stitches in the second plurality of courses, and a second set of knitted stitches from the plurality of knitted stitches in the first standoff zone, the second set of knitted stitches being between the third set of float stitches and the fourth set of float stitches, wherein the first plurality of courses is separated from the second plurality of courses by a third plurality of courses having a third set of knitted stitches within at least the first set of wales in the first standoff zone;
• and
• further wherein the first airflow zone comprises:
• a plurality of knitted stitches in a first airflow zone material;
• and
• a plurality of transferred stitches adjacent the plurality of knitted stitches of the first airflow zone, the plurality of transferred stitches forming a first plurality of apertures,
• wherein each of the first standoff zone and the first airflow zone comprises at least one contiguous yarn.

A method of manufacturing a knit article, the method comprising:

• knitting a first knitted node along a first plurality of courses, wherein knitting the first knitted node comprises:
• knitting a first knit course within the first plurality of courses having a knit sequence, wherein the knit sequence is created by:
• forming a first set of knit stitches,
• forming a first float stitch across a first set of wales by deactivating a first number of needles after the first set of knit stitches, and
• forming a second set of knit stitches after the first float stitch,
• forming a second float stitch across a second set of wales by deactivating a second number of needles after the second set of knit stitches, and
• forming a third set of knit stitches after the second float stitch;
• and
• knitting one or more additional knit courses within the first plurality of courses each having the knit sequence, wherein the first float stitch, the second set of knit stitches, and the second float stitch for each knit course within the first plurality of courses are aligned and create the first knitted node, wherein the first knit course and the one or more additional knit courses are consecutive courses,
• knitting a second plurality of courses comprising a fourth set of knit stitches within at least the first set of wales;
• and
• knitting a second knitted node along a third plurality of courses separated from the first plurality of courses by the second plurality of courses, wherein each course within the third plurality of courses has the knit sequence of the first plurality of courses, wherein the first float stitch, the second set of knit stitches, and the second float stitch for each knit course within the third plurality of courses are aligned and create the second knitted node,
• wherein knitting at least some courses of the first knit course and the one or more additional knit courses of the first plurality of courses further comprises forming a transfer stitch to create an aperture after the third set of knit stitches within the first plurality of courses.