Compression garment and method

A compression garment formed of a knitted fabric, the fabric including:

• (a) an elastomer inlay compression yarn positioned in a predetermined first selection of needles on a first knitting machine finger position;
• (b) first and second plated pattern yarns positioned in a predetermined second selection of needles on second and third knitting machine finger positions, the first selection of needles and the second selection of needles collectively defining a predetermined pattern;
• (c) the predetermined second selection of needles being positioned and adapted to take on the first and second pattern yarns;
• (d) the elastomer inlay compression yarn being adapted to deflect predetermined ones of the second selection of needles radially inwardly, the predetermined ones of the second selection of needles defining an annular space into which the pattern yarns are positioned in an offset relation to the elastomer compression inlay yarn;
• (e) the first and second plated pattern yarns positioned in a plated relationship to respective outer and inner surfaces of the fabric;
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• (f) the elastomer inlay compression yarn positioned in an inlaid position to the inner surface of the fabric.

A compression garment formed of a circular-knitted fabric, comprising:

• (a) first and second plated pattern yarns collectively defining a predetermined pattern entirely defined by needle selections that extends continuously around a circumference of the compression garment;
• (b) an elastomer inlay compression yarn inlaid with the first and second plated pattern yarns to define an inner surface of the circular-knitted fabric;
• (c) the elastomer inlay compression yarn and the first and second plated pattern yarns collectively defining respective inner and outer surfaces of the circular-knitted fabric;
• (d) the first and second plated pattern yarns defining stitches formed by radially deflected needles residing in an enhanced yarn-receiving stitch position;
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• (e) the elastomer inlay compression yarn and the first and second plated pattern yarns collectively defining an inner garment surface that is characterized by an absence of loose threads, cut threads and loops.