Knitted collar with stays and method of manufacturing such a collar

A knitted collar for a shirt, comprising:

• a knitted collar body having:
• a sewing edge adapted to be attached to the shirt;
• a finished edge;
• and
• two selvedges;
• said body having a pocket at each of said two selvedges for receiving a stay, said pocket having first and second ends and extending approximately from said finished edge to said sewing edge, and said pocket being closed at said first end by said finished edge;
• and
• a stop stitch formed between said first and second ends of said pocket, said stop stitch closing one of said first and second ends of said pocket for substantially preventing the stay from moving within said pocket.

A knitted collar for a shirt, comprising:

• a knitted collar body having:
• a sewing edge adapted to be attached to the shirt;
• a finished edge;
• and
• two selvedges;
• said body having a pocket at each of said two selvedges, said pocket:
• having two ends;
• extending approximately from said finished edge to said sewing edge;
• and
• being closed at one of said two ends by said finished edge;
• and
• a stay disposed in said pocket, said stay having at least one side and at least a protrusion formed on said at least one side, said protrusion substantially preventing said stay from moving in said pocket.

In combination with a knitted collar for a shirt, a stay comprising:

• a stay body having:
• at least one side;
• and
• at least one protrusion formed on said at least one side of said stay.

A shirt, comprising:

• a shirt body;
• and
• a knitted collar including:
• a knitted collar body having:
• a sewing edge attached to said shirt body;
• a finished edge;
• and
• two selvedges;
• said collar body having a pocket at each of said two selvedges, said pocket having first and second ends extending approximately from said finished edge to said sewing edge, and said pocket being closed at said first end by said finished edge;
• a stay disposed in said pocket of each of said two selvedges, said stay having:
• a first end facing said first end of said pocket;
• and
• a second end facing said second end of said pocket;
• and
• a stop stitch formed between said first and second ends of said pocket, said stop stitch closing one of said first and second ends of said pocket for substantially preventing said stay from moving within said pocket.

A shirt, comprising:

• a shirt body;
• and
• a knitted collar including:
• a knitted collar body having:
• a sewing edge attached to said shirt body;
• a finished edge;
• and
• two selvedges;
• said collar body having a pocket at each of said two selvedges for receiving a stay, said pocket having first and second ends extending approximately from said finished edge to said sewing edge, and said pocket being closed at said first end by said finished edge;
• and
• a stop stitch formed between said first and second ends of said pocket, said stop stitch closing one of said first and second ends of said pocket for substantially preventing the stay from moving within said pocket.

A shirt, comprising:

• a shirt body;
• and
• a knitted collar including:
• a knitted collar body having:
• a sewing edge attached to said shirt body;
• a finished edge;
• and
• two selvedges;
• said collar body having a pocket at each of said two selvedges, said pocket:
• having two ends;
• extending approximately from said finished edge to said sewing edge;
• and
• being closed at one of said two ends by said finished edge;
• and
• a stay disposed in said pocket, said stay having at least one side and at least a protrusion formed on said at least one side, said protrusion substantially preventing said stay from moving in said pocket.

A method for manufacturing a knitted collar, which comprises:

• knitting a collar body having a sewing edge, a finished edge, and two selvedges;
• forming a pocket with a bottom closed by the finished edge at each of the two selvedges during knitting;
• inserting a stay in the pocket towards the bottom of the pocket;
• and
• forming a stop stitch between the finished edge and the sewing edge.

A method for manufacturing a knitted collar, which comprises the following steps:

• knitting a collar body having a sewing edge, a finished edge, and two selvedges;
• forming a pocket with a bottom closed by the finished edge at each of the two selvedges during knitting;
• providing a stay having at least one side and at least one protrusion formed on the at least one side;
• and
• inserting the stay in the pocket towards the bottom of the pocket.