Method of knitting a tubular knitted fabric

Abstract

Provided is a knitting method for a tubular knitted fabric, which can join two tubular portions knitted by full knitting using a two-bed flat knitting machine. A right tubular portion and a left tubular portion adjacent in the knitting width direction are knitted by full knitting. A front left course of the right tubular portion and a front right course of the left tubular portion are joined, and a back left course of the right tubular portion and a back right course of the left tubular portion are joined. The right tubular portion and the left tubular portion are knitted so that initial empty needle regions are formed between the front left course and the front right course and between the back left course and the back right course, respectively. The front left course and the front right course are overlapped in the initial empty needle region, and the back left course and the back right course are overlapped in the initial empty needle region.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for knitting tubular knitted fabrics in which two adjacent tubular portions are joined together in the knitting width direction. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, tubular knitted fabrics are made by joining multiple tubular sections using a flat knitting machine. When joining two adjacent tubular sections, the loops of one section overlap with the loops of the other section at the crotch position, thus preventing the formation of a hole at the crotch. A representative example of tubular knitted fabrics made by joining multiple tubular sections is a glove.

[0003] In Patent Document 1, a knitting member called a scraper is used to perform full-needle knitting (straight-needle knitting) on ​​two adjacent bobbins and then join the two bobbins together. Full-needle knitting refers to the process of knitting a fabric with no empty needles between adjacent loops on the needle bed. As a counterpart to full-needle knitting, there is also a term called needle-pulling knitting (needle-pulling knitting). Needle-pulling knitting refers to the process of knitting a fabric with empty needles between adjacent loops on the needle bed.

[0004] [Existing Technical Documents]

[0005] [Patent Literature]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2000-220064 Summary of the Invention

[0007] [The problem the invention aims to solve]

[0008] In flat knitting machines without special knitting components such as scrapers, to join two bobbins, the two bobbins need to be knitted at different positions in the knitting width direction, so that the loops of one bobbin overlap with the loops of the other bobbin. To overlap loop A and loop B at different positions on either needle bed P, loop A is moved towards needle bed Q, which is opposite to needle bed P. Next, loop A, hooked onto needle bed Q by the lateral movement, is positioned opposite loop B hooked onto needle bed P. Finally, loop A is moved towards loop B. Thus, to move loop A to different positions on needle bed P, a transfer needle is needed on needle bed Q. In a four-needle bed flat knitting machine equipped with a transfer needle bed, both bobbins can be knitted with full needles. However, in a two-needle bed flat knitting machine without a transfer needle bed, the two bobbins need to be knitted with needles pulled, resulting in thicker loops in both bobbins.

[0009] One of the objectives of this invention is to provide a method for knitting tubular fabrics that can join two tubular sections knitted entirely by means of a two-needle bed flat knitting machine.

[0010] [Methods used to solve problems]

[0011] <1> The method for knitting tubular fabric of the present invention uses a two-bed flat knitting machine having a front needle bed and a back needle bed, wherein the needles of the front needle bed and the back needle bed are latch needles, to perform full-needle knitting on adjacent right and left tubular portions in the knitting width direction, joining the front left loop of the right tubular portion and the front right loop of the left tubular portion, and joining the rear left loop of the right tubular portion and the rear right loop of the left tubular portion, wherein...

[0012] The method for knitting the tubular fabric includes the following step A: knitting the right tubular portion and the left tubular portion in such a way that initial empty needle areas are formed between the front left loop column and the front right loop column, and between the back left loop column and the back right loop column, respectively.

[0013] The initial empty needle area is an area formed by arranging empty needles in the knitting width direction with a number of loops greater than the number of loops joined by the front left and front right loop columns and a number of loops greater than the number of loops joined by the back left and back right loop columns.

[0014] Furthermore, the knitting method for the tubular knitted fabric includes the following steps:

[0015] Step B involves moving the first loop column, which is any one of the aforementioned four loop columns, toward the initial empty needle area adjacent to the first loop column in the knitting width direction;

[0016] Step C involves making the second coil column, which is hooked onto the same needle bed as the first coil column among the aforementioned four coil columns, overlap with the first coil column;

[0017] Step D involves moving the third coil column, which is different from the first and second coil columns, of the aforementioned four coil columns towards the initial empty needle region adjacent to the third coil column; and

[0018] Step E involves overlapping the last of the four coil columns with the third coil column.

[0019] In this instruction manual, the term "full-needle knitting" also refers to a situation where most of the knitted fabric is knitted in a full-needle configuration. That is, a situation where a portion of the knitted fabric is knitted with needles pulled back while the remaining portion is knitted in a full-needle configuration is also referred to as full-needle knitting in this instruction manual.

[0020] <2> In the above <1> The recorded knitting methods for tubular knitted fabrics can also be,

[0021] After step E, the following steps are repeated: two coil columns located diagonally opposite each other, sandwiching the joint, are moved in parallel to four new empty needle areas, which are formed outside the joint, which is the part formed by overlapping the coils of the right tube and the left tube.

[0022] Here, "moving two diagonally positioned coil rows in parallel" means "moving two diagonally positioned coil rows along with the movement of the triangular carriage of the flat knitting machine in one direction." The triangular carriage is a component that moves along the needle bed and drives the knitting needles on the needle bed.

[0023] <3> In the above <1> The recorded knitting methods for tubular knitted fabrics can also be,

[0024] After step E, the step of moving the outer loops of the four new empty needle areas toward the new empty needle areas is repeated, and the new empty needle areas are moved toward the outer side of the knitting range of the right and left tube portions. The four new empty needle areas are formed on the outer side of the joint portion, which is the part formed by overlapping the loops of the right and left tube portions.

[0025] <4> In the above <1> to <3> Among the methods of knitting tubular knitted fabrics described in any of the above, it is also possible to include,

[0026] The number of empty needles in the initial empty needle area of ​​the front needle bed is different from the number of empty needles in the initial empty needle area of ​​the rear needle bed.

[0027] [Invention Effects]

[0028] The method for knitting tubular fabrics of the present invention can join multiple tubular sections knitted entirely with needles, even on a two-needle flat knitting machine equipped with a latch needle.

[0029] According to the knitting method for tubular knitted fabric described in <2> above, the empty needle formed outside the joint of the two tubular sections after joining the right and left tubular sections can be moved towards the outside of the knitting range of the right and left tubular sections. In this knitting method for tubular knitted fabric, the loop rows located at diagonal positions sandwiching the joint are moved in parallel, thus reducing the number of steps required due to the movement of the empty needle.

[0030] According to the knitting method for tubular knitted fabric described in <3> above, after joining the right and left tubular sections, the empty needles formed on the outer side of the joint of the two tubular sections are moved outwards from the knitting range of the right and left tubular sections. Therefore, there are no empty needles within the knitting range of the right and left tubular sections. In this case, when knitting the large tubular section by continuing in the longitudinal direction of the joined right and left tubular sections, the loops of the large tubular section do not become thick.

[0031] According to the knitting method of the tubular knitted fabric described in <4> above, the number of joints on the front side of the right tubular part and the left tubular part can be different from the number of joints on the back side. Attached Figure Description

[0032] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a glove made of tubular knitted fabric as described in Embodiment 1.

[0033] Figure 2 This is a diagram of the first knitting process of the tubular knitted fabric knitting method described in Embodiment 1.

[0034] Figure 3 It continues Figure 2 The second weaving process diagram.

[0035] Figure 4 This is a diagram illustrating the knitting process of the tubular knitted fabric knitting method described in Embodiment 2.

[0036] Figure 5 This is a diagram illustrating the knitting process of the tubular knitted fabric knitting method described in Embodiment 3.

[0037] [Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures]

[0038] 1. First coil column, 11.

[0039] 2. Second coil column, 21 coil column

[0040] 3. Third coil column, 31 coil column

[0041] 4. Fourth coil column, 41 coil column

[0042] 5B, 5F Initial Empty Needle Area

[0043] 5W, 5X, 5Y, 5Z New needle area

[0044] 6. Joint

[0045] 7. Gloves (tube-shaped knit fabric)

[0046] 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 finger pockets

[0047] 75 Two-finger palm position, 76 Three-finger palm position, 77 Four-finger palm position, 78 Five-finger palm position

[0048] 79. Crotch area

[0049] 8. Right side of the cylinder

[0050] 80B rear left coil column, 80F front left coil column

[0051] 9. Left cylindrical section

[0052] 90B rear right coil column, 90F front right coil column Detailed Implementation

[0053] Hereinafter, a method for knitting tubular knitted fabric according to embodiments will be described based on the accompanying drawings.

[0054] <Implementation Method 1>

[0055] Figure 1 Glove 7 is shown as an example of a tubular knitted fabric. This example glove 7 has finger pockets 70, 71, 72, 73, and 74 corresponding to the thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, respectively. Finger pockets 70, 71, 72, 73, and 74 are all tubular sections knitted entirely with needles. Additionally, glove 7 has two-finger palm positions 75, three-finger palm positions 76, four-finger palm positions 77, and five-finger palm positions 78 corresponding to the palm. These are also tubular sections knitted entirely with needles. In the crotch area 79 formed between finger pockets 71 and 72, between two-finger palm positions 75 and 73, between three-finger palm positions 76 and 74, and between four-finger palm positions 77 and 70, portions of adjacent tubular sections are joined by overlapping loops. Through the crotch area 79 formed by overlapping loops, adjacent loops in the transverse direction of the loops are connected to each other in a manner that does not form a hole between the two tubular sections.

[0056] The glove 7 in this example is knitted according to the following steps. Knit the finger pockets 71 and 72 with full stitches starting from their respective front ends. Join the finger pockets 71 and 72 together, and continuously knit the two-finger palm position 75 with full stitches in the longitudinal direction of the joined finger pockets 71 and 72. Next, join the two-finger palm position 75 with the fully knitted finger pocket 73. Similarly, while knitting in the order of three-finger palm position 76, finger pocket 74, four-finger palm position 77, finger pocket 70, and five-finger palm position 78, form the crotch sections 79, thus completing the glove 7.

[0057] In this example, the knitting method of the tubular knitted fabric of the present invention is applied to the formation of the crotch 79. Hereinafter, the knitting method of the tubular knitted fabric of the present invention will be described using the joining of finger pockets 71 and 72 as an example. The flat knitting machine used in the knitting is a two-bed flat knitting machine having a front needle bed FB and a rear needle bed BB. The needles provided on the front needle bed FB and the rear needle bed BB are latch needles. The front needle bed FB and the rear needle bed BB are configured to be able to move laterally relative to each other, allowing for loop transfer between the front needle bed FB and the rear needle bed BB. In this example, the two-bed flat knitting machine is configured such that the rear needle bed BB can move laterally.

[0058] Figure 2 and Figure 3This is a detailed knitting process diagram. The "S + number" in the left column of the diagram indicates the knitting process number. The right column shows the status of the loops on the needle bed of the flat knitting machine. Black dots in the right column represent needles, circles represent loops, and double circles represent overlapping loops.

[0059] In step S0, it is shown that the adjacent right tube portion 8 and left tube portion 9 in the knitting width direction have been fully knitted. In this example, "right" and "left" refer to the direction when viewed from the front needle bed FB towards the rear needle bed BB. In this example, the left tube portion 9 refers to pocket 71, and the right tube portion 8 refers to pocket 72. No empty needles are placed within the knitting range of the right tube portion 8 and the left tube portion 9. For ease of explanation, the number of stitches in the right tube portion 8 and the left tube portion 9 is shown as fewer than the actual number.

[0060] In this example, the front left coil row 80F of the right tube 8 is joined to the front right coil row 90F of the left tube 9, and the rear left coil row 80B of the right tube 8 is joined to the rear right coil row 90B of the left tube 9. The front left coil row 80F is a coil row consisting of a portion of the coils in the right tube 8 that are hooked onto the front needle bed FB, including the end coils on the left tube 9 side. The front right coil row 90F is a coil row consisting of a portion of the coils in the left tube 9 that are hooked onto the front needle bed FB, including the end coils on the right tube 8 side. The rear left coil row 80B is a coil row consisting of a portion of the coils in the right tube 8 that are hooked onto the rear needle bed BB, including the end coils on the left tube 9 side. The rear right coil row 90B is a coil row consisting of a portion of the coils in the left tube 9 that are hooked onto the rear needle bed BB, including the end coils on the right tube 8 side. Each of the four coil columns 80F, 90F, 80B, and 90B has 3 coils. That is, the number of coils connecting the front left coil column 80F and the front right coil column 90F is 3, and the number of coils connecting the rear left coil column 80B and the rear right coil column 90B is also 3. The number of coils connecting the coils is not limited to 3; it can be 1, 2, or even 4 or more.

[0061] The right tube section 8 and the left tube section 9 are knitted in such a way that initial empty needle areas 5F and 5B are formed between the front left loop column 80F and the front right loop column 90F, and between the rear left loop column 80B and the rear right loop column 90B, respectively (step A). ​​Initial empty needle areas 5F and 5B are areas where the empty needles with more than the number of stitches are arranged in the knitting width direction. In this example, initial empty needle areas 5F and 5B are each formed by 3 empty needles.

[0062] Starting from the state of step S0, the front left coil column 80F is designated as the first coil column 1, the front right coil column 90F as the second coil column 2, the rear right coil column 90B as the third coil column 3, and the rear left coil column 80B as the fourth coil column 4, thus beginning the joining of the right tube 8 and the left tube 9. It is arbitrary which of the four coil columns 80F, 90F, 80B, and 90B is designated as the first coil column 1. However, the second coil column 2 is a coil column hooked onto the same needle bed as the needle bed hooked onto the first coil column 1. Furthermore, the third coil column 3 is any one of the two coil columns hooked onto the needle bed opposite the needle bed hooked onto the first coil column 1. The fourth coil column 4 is a coil column hooked onto the same needle bed as the needle bed hooked onto the third coil column 3.

[0063] In step S1, the rear needle bed BB is shifted laterally to the right by 3 needle lengths relative to the front needle bed FB, positioning the initial empty needle area 5B opposite to the first coil column 1. Then, the first coil column 1 is moved toward the initial empty needle area 5B (part of step B). This movement of the first coil column 1 creates a new empty needle area 5W adjacent to the right side of the initial empty needle area 5F. The number of empty needles in the new empty needle area 5W is the same as the number of coils in the first coil column 1, which is 3.

[0064] In step S2, the rear needle bed BB is moved 3 stitch lengths to the left, and the first loop column 1 hooked on the rear needle bed BB is positioned opposite the initial empty needle area 5F. Then, the first loop column 1 is moved toward the initial empty needle area 5F (the remainder of step B).

[0065] In step S3, the rear needle bed BB is moved laterally to the left by 3 needle lengths, positioning the initial empty needle area 5B opposite to the second coil column 2. Then, the second coil column 2 is moved toward the initial empty needle area 5B (part of step C). This movement of the second coil column 2 creates a new empty needle area 5X adjacent to the left side of the first coil column 1. The new empty needle area 5X contains 3 empty needles.

[0066] In step S4, the rear needle bed BB is moved laterally to the right by 3 needle lengths, and the second coil column 2 is positioned opposite the first coil column 1, so that the second coil column 2 overlaps with the first coil column 1 (the remainder of step C).

[0067] In step S5, the third coil column 3 is moved toward the new empty needle area 5X (part of process D). By moving the third coil column 3, a new empty needle area 5Y is formed to the left of the initial empty needle area 5B. Then, in step S5, the fourth coil column 4 is moved toward the new empty needle area 5W (part of process E). By moving the fourth coil column 4, a new empty needle area 5Z is formed to the right of the initial empty needle area 5B.

[0068] In step S6, the rear needle bed BB is moved 3 needle lengths to the left, and the initial empty needle area 5B is positioned opposite the third coil column 3. Then, the third coil column 3 is moved toward the initial empty needle area 5B (the remainder of step D).

[0069] In step S7, the rear needle bed BB is moved laterally to the right by 6 needle lengths, and the fourth coil row 4 is positioned opposite the third coil row 3. Then, the fourth coil row 4 overlaps with the third coil row 3 (the remainder of step E). Through the above steps S1 to S7, a joint 6 is formed by overlapping the coils of the right tube 8 and the left tube 9.

[0070] Next, the step of repeatedly moving the loop rows 11, 21, 31, and 41 outside the new empty needle areas 5W, 5X, 5Y, and 5Z towards the four new empty needle areas 5W, 5X, 5Y, and 5Z formed outside the joint 6 is repeated, moving the new empty needle areas 5W, 5X, 5Y, and 5Z outwards from the knitting range of the right tube 8 and the left tube 9. The number of loops in each loop row 11, 21, 31, and 41 is the same as the number of empty needles in each new empty needle area 5W, 5X, 5Y, and 5Z, that is, 3. Based on Figure 3 Explain the specific weaving steps.

[0071] In step S8, the coil column 11 adjacent to the right side of the new needle region 5W is moved towards the new needle region 5Z, and the coil column 31 adjacent to the left side of the new needle region 5Y is moved towards the new needle region 5X. Coil columns 11 and 31 are located diagonally opposite each other, sandwiching the joint 6. Coil columns 11 and 31 move in parallel towards the new needle regions 5Z and 5X as the triangular carriage moves in one direction. That is, two coil columns 11 and 31 move in one operation, thus reducing the number of operations required for needle movement. Alternatively, unlike this example, coil columns 11 and 31 can be moved at different timings.

[0072] In step S9, the rear needle bed BB is moved laterally to the left by 3 needle lengths, positioning the new empty needle area 5W and the new empty needle area 5Y opposite to the coil row 11 and the coil row 31, respectively. In step S9, the coil rows 11 and 31, which clamp the joint 6 at diagonal positions, are moved towards the new empty needle area 5W and the new empty needle area 5Y, respectively. Furthermore, in step S9, the coil rows 21 and 41, which clamp the joint 6 at diagonal positions, are moved towards the empty needle area formed by the movement of coil row 31 and the empty needle area formed by the movement of coil row 11, respectively.

[0073] In step S10, the rear needle bed BB is moved laterally to the right by 3 needle lengths, the coil row 21 is moved forward to the needle bed FB, and the coil row 41 is moved back to the rear needle bed BB. As a result, the new empty needle areas 5W, 5X, 5Y, and 5Z each move 3 needle lengths away from the joint 6.

[0074] By repeatedly performing the same knitting as steps S8 to S10, the new empty needle areas 5W, 5X, 5Y, and 5Z move outward from the knitting range of the right tube portion 8 and the left tube portion 9, resulting in a state where there are no empty needles within the aforementioned knitting range. From this state, the right tube portion 8 and the left tube portion 9 are joined by continuously knitting the two-finger palm position 75 in the longitudinal direction. Furthermore, since the two-finger palm position 75 is knitted with full needles, the loops of the two-finger palm position 75 do not become thick.

[0075] Additionally, if the number of empty needles in each of the new empty needle areas 5W, 5X, 5Y, and 5Z is 1 or 2, then this step is not necessary. Figure 3 The stitch shown is a 75-finger loop. If the number of empty stitches is small, the loop in the 75-finger loop will not easily become thick.

[0076] <Implementation Method 2>

[0077] In implementation method 2, based on Figure 4 This describes a knitting example where the empty needles are distributed within the knitting area of ​​the right tube 8 and the left tube 9. Figure 4 For ease of explanation, the number of coils in the right cylinder 8 and the left cylinder 9 are displayed as [missing information]. Figure 2 and Figure 3 many.

[0078] If the number of loops in the right tube 8 and the left tube 9 is large, the number of knitting steps required to remove empty needles from the knitting range of the right tube 8 and the left tube 9 increases. Figure 4 In the knitting example shown in step S20, after forming the joint 6, the multiple empty needles constituting the new empty needle areas 5W, 5X, 5Y, and 5Z are dispersed into the knitting range of the right tube portion 8 and the left tube portion 9. In this case, it is not necessary to remove empty needles from the knitting range of the right tube portion 8 and the left tube portion 9, and the number of knitting steps is drastically reduced accordingly. By having empty needles in the aforementioned knitting range, the loops in the two-finger palm position 75 continuing in the longitudinal direction of the right tube portion 8 and the left tube portion 9 corresponding to the empty needles may become slightly thicker, but the appearance and function of the glove 7 are hardly affected.

[0079] <Implementation Method 3>

[0080] In implementation method 3, based on Figure 5 This is a knitting example illustrating the difference in the number of empty stitches in the initial empty stitch area 5F of the front needle bed FB and the number of empty stitches in the initial empty stitch area 5B of the back needle bed BB.

[0081] like Figure 5 As shown in step S30, in this example, the back right loop 90B and back left loop 80B each have 3 loops, and the front right loop 90F and front left loop 80F each have 2 loops. The right tube 8 and left tube 9 are knitted with the initial empty needle area 5F consisting of four empty needles and the initial empty needle area 5B consisting of three empty needles. Starting from this state, the back right loop 90B is designated as the first loop 1, the back left loop 80B as the second loop 2, the front right loop 90F as the third loop 3, and the front left loop 80F as the fourth loop 4, thus beginning the joining of the right tube 8 and left tube 9.

[0082] In step S30, the first coil column 1 and the second coil column 2 are moved from the initial empty needle region 5F to the initial empty needle region 5B. More specifically, the four coils consisting of the first coil column 1 and its adjacent left-side coil are moved three stitch lengths to the right, and the second coil column 2 is moved three stitch lengths to the left. As a result, as shown in step S31, a joint 6 formed by the overlap of the first coil column 1 and the second coil column 2 is formed in the initial empty needle region 5B.

[0083] In step S31, the three coils consisting of the third coil column 3 and its adjacent left coil are moved to the initial empty needle region 5F via the new empty needle region 5W formed in step S30. Then, in step S31, the three coils consisting of the fourth coil column 4 and its adjacent right coil are moved to the initial empty needle region 5F via the new empty needle region 5X formed in step S30.

[0084] As shown in step S32, a joint 6 is formed in the initial empty needle region 5F by the overlapping of the third coil column 3 and the fourth coil column 4. By moving the three coils containing the third coil column 3 in step S31, a new empty needle region 5Y is formed on the adjacent left side of these three coils. Furthermore, by moving the three coils containing the fourth coil column 4 in step S31, a new empty needle region 5Z is formed on the adjacent right side of these three coils. Here, in step S30, in addition to the first coil column 1, the coils on the adjacent left side of the first coil column 1 are also moved, so that the relative arrangement of the new empty needle regions 5W, 5X, 5Y, and 5Z becomes the same as in Embodiment 1. Therefore, after step S32, by... Figure 3 The same knitting steps shown enable the new empty needle areas 5W, 5X, 5Y, and 5Z to move efficiently to the outside of the knitting range of the right tube 8 and the left tube 9.

[0085] Furthermore, the tubular knitted fabric of the present invention is not limited to gloves. For example, the tubular knitted fabric of the present invention can be socks with finger pockets, trousers, or other knitted fabrics, or even industrial materials such as hoods.

Claims

1. A method for knitting a tubular knitted fabric, using a two-bed flat knitting machine having a front needle bed and a back needle bed, wherein the needles of the front needle bed and the back needle bed are latch needles, to perform full-needle knitting on adjacent right and left tubular sections in the knitting width direction, joining the front left loop of the right tubular section and the front right loop of the left tubular section, and joining the back left loop of the right tubular section and the back right loop of the left tubular section, wherein, The method for knitting the tubular fabric includes the following step A: knitting the right tubular portion and the left tubular portion in such a way that initial empty needle areas are formed between the front left loop column and the front right loop column, and between the back left loop column and the back right loop column, respectively. The initial empty needle area is an area formed by arranging empty needles in the knitting width direction with a number of loops that join the front left and front right loop columns and a number of loops that join the back left and back right loop columns. Furthermore, the knitting method for the tubular knitted fabric includes the following steps: Step B involves moving the first coil, which is any one of the aforementioned four coil columns, toward the initial empty needle area adjacent to the first coil column in the knitting width direction on the needle bed where the first coil column is located. Step C involves making the second coil column, which is hooked onto the same needle bed as the first coil column among the aforementioned four coil columns, overlap with the first coil column; Step D involves moving the third coil column, which is different from the first and second coil columns, on the needle bed adjacent to the initial empty needle area where the third coil column is located; and Step E involves overlapping the last of the four coil columns with the third coil column.

2. The method for knitting tubular knitted fabric according to claim 1, wherein, After step E, the following steps are repeated: two coil columns located diagonally at the junction are moved in parallel to four new empty needle areas, which are formed on the outside of the junction, which is the part formed by overlapping the coils of the right tube and the left tube.

3. The method for knitting tubular knitted fabric according to claim 1, wherein, After step E, the step of moving the outer loops of the four new empty needle areas toward the new empty needle areas is repeated, and the new empty needle areas are moved toward the outer side of the knitting range of the right and left tube portions. The four new empty needle areas are formed on the outer side of the joint portion, which is the part formed by overlapping the loops of the right and left tube portions.

4. The method for knitting a tubular knitted fabric according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, The number of empty needles in the initial empty needle area of ​​the front needle bed is different from the number of empty needles in the initial empty needle area of ​​the rear needle bed.

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