Rip resistant, non-pilling fine knit garments

A knit comprising consisting of a multifilament ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber and a stretch fiber, wherein:

• a) the stretch fiber is selected from spandex, polypropylene and polyester fibers and has an elongation of greater than 30%;
• b) filaments of the multifilament UHMWPE fiber are twisted together at a twists per inch (TPI) between 4 and 20;
• c) the multifilament UHMWPE fiber comprises a dye and has a denier of 30 or less, an elongation of less than or equal to 3.5% and a tensile strength of greater than or equal to 40 cN per dtex;
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• d) the knit is a plated knit having the multifilament UHMWPE fiber on each course and the stretch fiber on at least every other course such that the knit has the multifilament UHMWPE fiber being exposed on a first side of the knit and the stretch fiber being exposed on a second side of the knit opposite the first side and having an apparent denier not exceeding 30.