Rip resistant, non-pilling fine knit garments

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

• the stretch fiber is selected from spandex, polypropylene and polyester fibers and has an elongation of greater than 30%;
• the UHMWPE fiber is colored and has a denier of 100 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;
• the filaments of the UHMWPE fiber are twisted together;
• and
• the knit is an 18 gauge or higher plated knit, wherein the plated knit has the UHMWPE fiber on every course and the stretch fiber on every course or every other course such that the plated knit has the UHMWPE fiber being exposed on a first side of the plated knit and the stretch fiber being exposed on a second side of the plated knit opposite the first side.