Claims
- 1. A method of making a joined fabric for use with a flat knitting machine having at least a front needle bed and a back needle bed, at least one of the needle beds being laterally movable, the method comprising steps of:
- supplying a first yarn to a first portion of the needles of the front needle bed to knit a first cylindrical knitted fabric;
- supplying a second yarn to a first portion of the needles of the back needle bed to knit a second cylindrical knitted fabric; and
- knitting a third fabric for joining the first and second cylindrical knitted fabrics by
- supplying an unused portion of the first yarn to a second portion of the needles of the front needle bed, the second portion of the needles of the front needle bed being substantially between the first portion of the needles of the front needle bed and the first portion of the needles of the back needle bed,
- transferring at least one loop of the first cylindrical fabric, which are arranged on the second portion of the needles of the front needle bed, to empty needles of an opposing needle bed,
- racking the opposing needle bed such that a first end loop of the at least one loop of the first cylindrical fabric is adjacent a second end loop of the third fabric,
- transferring the at least one loop of the first cylindrical fabric to the opposing needles such that the first end loop of the first cylindrical fabric overlaps the second end loop of the third fabric, and
- passing a loop of a next course of the third fabric through the overlapped end loops.
- 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
- supplying an unused portion of the second yarn to a second portion of the needles of the back needle bed, the second portion of the needles of the back needle bed being substantially between the first portion of the needles of the back needle bed and the first portion of the needles of the front needle bed; and
- knitting the third fabric for joining the first and second cylindrical knitted fabrics by
- supplying an unused portion of the second yarn to a second portion of the needles of the back needle bed, the second portion of the needles of the back needle bed being substantially between the first portion of the needles of the back needle bed and the first portion of the needles of the front needle bed,
- transferring at least one loop of the second cylindrical fabric, which are arranged on the second portion of the needles of the back needle bed, to empty needles of an opposing needle bed,
- racking the opposing needle bed such that a first end loop of the at least one loop of the second cylindrical fabric is adjacent a second end loop of the third fabric,
- transferring the at least one loop of the second cylindrical fabric to the opposing needles such that the first end loop of the second cylindrical fabric overlaps the second end loop of the third fabric, and
- passing a loop of a next course of the third fabric through the overlapped end loops.
- 3. A method of processing end portions of knitted fabrics by connecting a first cylindrical fabric and a second cylindrical fabric to a third cylindrical fabric, the first and second cylindrical fabrics being knitted at least a first region of a flat knitting machine having at least a pair of needle beds movable in a lateral direction, the third cylindrical fabric being knitted at a second region of the needle bed in a different direction with respect to a wale direction, the method comprising the steps of:
- knitting the first and second cylindrical fabrics respectively using at least the first region of the needle beds;
- knitting the third cylindrical fabric by one course using different yarns on each of a front bed and back bed, the first cylindrical fabric having a loop on the front needle bed, the second cylindrical fabric having a loop on the back needle bed, the loops on the needle beds defining an original position;
- transferring the loop of the first cylindrical fabric on the front needle bed to an empty needle on the back needle bed, and transferring the loop of the second cylindrical fabric on the back needle bed to an empty needle on the front needle bed;
- racking the needle beds so that a loop of the first cylindrical fabric adjacent to the third cylindrical fabric and a loop of the second cylindrical fabric adjacent to the third cylindrical fabric respectively confront one of the loops of the end portions of the third cylindrical fabric;
- returning the loop of the first cylindrical fabric transferred to the back needle bed and the loop of the second cylindrical fabric transferred to the front needle bed to the original position;
- transferring a loop of the first cylindrical fabric on the back needle bed to an empty needle on the front needle bed and transferring a loop of the second cylindrical fabric on the front needle bed to an empty needle on the back needle bed;
- racking the needle beds so that a loop of the first cylindrical fabric adjacent to the third cylindrical fabric and a loop of the second cylindrical fabric adjacent to the third cylindrical fabric respectively confront one of the loops of the end portions of the third cylindrical fabric;
- returning the loop of the first cylindrical fabric transferred to the front needle bed and the loop of the second cylindrical fabric transferred to the back needle bed to the original position; and
- knitting the second course of the third fabric, the step of knitting the second course of the third fabric including the step of knitting a loop which is overlapped with the loop of the first cylindrical fabric and knitting a loop which is overlapped with the loop of the second cylindrical fabric.
- 4. The method of claim 3, comprising the steps of selecting a first and second yarn having a first color and selecting a third yarn having a second color, the second color being different than the first color.
- 5. The method of claim 3, further comprising the steps of selecting a first and second yarn having a first thickness and selecting a third yarn having a second thickness, the second thickness being different than the first thickness.
- 6. The method of claim 3, comprising the steps of:
- selecting a first yarn for knitting the first cylindrical fabric and the third cylindrical fabric on one of the needle beds, and
- selecting a second yarn for knitting the second cylindrical fabric and the third cylindrical fabric on another one of the needle beds.
- 7. A method of joining a first fabric and a second fabric, the first fabric including yarn knitted by needles arranged in a first section of a needle bed and forming a final course, the second fabric including yarn knitted by needles arranged in a second section of the needle bed and forming a final course, the method comprising the steps of:
- knitting a first portion of a third fabric in a first direction with an unused portion of the yarn used to knit the first fabric by using needles arranged substantially adjacent to the needles used for knitting the first fabric, the first portion of the third fabric including first end loops,
- overlapping the first course of the third fabric and the final course of the first fabric,
- passing a loop of a course of the third fabric through the overlapped courses of the first and third fabrics,
- knitting a second portion of the third fabric in a second direction, the second direction opposite the first direction, with an unused portion of the yarn used to knit the second fabric and needles arranged substantially adjacent to the needles used for knitting the second fabric, the second portion of the third fabric including second end loops,
- overlapping the second end loops of the third fabric and the end loops of the second fabric,
- passing a loop of a course of the third fabric through the overlapped end loops of the second and third fabrics, and
- joining the first and second portions of the third fabric to form a single knitted fabric including the first, second and third fabrics.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 716,906 filed on Jun. 18, 1991, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (3)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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"Reducing sewing" Knitting International, Apr. 1976, vol. 83 No. 988 p. 89. |
Continuations (1)
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