Knitted durable fabrics for use on vehicle seats

A knitted fabric for use on a vehicle seat comprising:

• a plurality of interconnected loops of yarn forming a repeating stitch pattern including a plurality of transversely-oriented courses and a plurality of longitudinally-oriented wales, wherein:
• each loop of the plurality of loops in a first course of the plurality of courses is positioned in contact with an adjacent loop in the first course of the plurality of courses;
• the yarn includes one or more plies, each ply having a ply twist of at least three turns per inch;
• the yarn is characterized by an overall twist of at least-e two turns per inch;
• and
• a stitch density of the knitted fabric is greater than twelve wales per inch.

A method of producing a knitted fabric for use on a vehicle seat cover, the method comprising:

• loading yarn into a knitting machine, the knitting machine including a stitch length adjustment and a take down adjustment;
• adjusting the stitch length adjustment to cause the knitted fabric to have a predetermined stitch density;
• adjusting the take down adjustment to a minimum necessary take down force;
• and
• regulating the minimum necessary take down force within a tolerance of ten percent.