In this study, we investigated how the yarn used in single tricot stitch affects the hand evaluation of knitted tapes for fasteners. For this purpose, experimental tapes that differed only in the yarn of the single tricot stitch were evaluated using the paired comparison method and their mechanical properties were measured. Furthermore, we compared the results with the effect of yarns of single satin stitch on hand evaluation reported in previous studies. The results are as follows. (1) Knitted tapes that differed only in the yarn of the single tricot stitch affected the hand evaluations of “dry” and “easy to slide”. (2) There was no significant correlation between the mean preference scores of “dry” and “easy to slide” and the friction property and roughness property. (3) Knitted tapes using a yarn with a high crimp recovery rate for single tricot stitch were evaluated as “dry”, and knitted tapes using a yarn with a low crimp recovery rate for single tricot stitch were evaluated as “not dry”. (4) Knitted tapes using a yarn with a high heating shrinkage tension for single tricot stitch were evaluated as “easy to slide”, and knitted tapes using a yarn with a low heating shrinkage tension for single tricot stitch were evaluated as “not easy to slide”.
