Knit bra

A bra comprising:

• a double-knit front portion comprising a Y-shaped region, a first breast-contacting region, a second breast-contacting region, a first wing region, a second wing region, and a front chestband region, the Y-shaped region having an upper right portion, an upper left portion, and a lower central portion;
• wherein the double-knit front portion comprises:
• a plurality of front courses formed by a first yarn;
• a plurality of back courses formed by a second yarn;
• and
• a plurality of intermediate courses formed by a third yarn interlooping with the plurality of front courses and the plurality of back courses, one or more intermediate courses of the plurality of intermediate courses having a repeating pattern of a first set of four tuck stitches, a first two-needle float stitch, a second set of four tuck stitches, and a second two-needle float stitch,
• wherein the one or more intermediate courses of the plurality of intermediate courses each has a first ratio of float stitches to tuck stitches within the Y-shaped region, a second ratio of float stitches to tuck stitches within the first breast-contacting region, a third ratio of float stitches to tuck stitches within the second breast-contacting region, a fourth ratio of float stitches to tuck stitches within the first wing region, and a fifth ratio of float stitches to tuck stitches within the second wing region, wherein the first ratio, the fourth ratio, and the fifth ratio are each greater than the second ratio and the third ratio, and
• wherein the front chestband region includes a left-side section, a central section, and a right-side section, the central section comprising an integrally knit mesh structure.

A method of manufacturing a bra, the method comprising:

• knitting a double-knit front portion of the bra, the front portion comprising a Y-shaped region and a first breast-contacting region, the Y-shaped region having an upper right portion extending into a right shoulder strap, an upper left portion extending into a left shoulder strap, and a lower central portion, wherein knitting the front portion comprises:
• knitting a plurality of front courses with a first yarn;
• knitting a plurality of back courses with a second yarn;
• and
• knitting a plurality of intermediate courses with a third yarn interlooping with the plurality of front courses and the plurality of back courses, one or more intermediate courses of the plurality of intermediate courses being knitted with a repeating pattern of a first set of four tuck stitches, a first two-needle float stitch, a second set of four tuck stitches, and a second two-needle float stitch,
• wherein the one or more intermediate courses of the plurality of intermediate courses each has a first ratio of float stitches to tuck stitches within the Y-shaped region and a second ratio of float stitches to tuck stitches within the first breast-contacting region, the first ratio being greater than the second ratio.