Knitting method of knitted fabric

Abstract

To provide a knitting method of a knitted fabric on which difference in size of stitches generated by retreating knitting is not noticeable.SOLUTION: A knitted fabric knitting method knits a first knitted fabric part knitted by a first feeder and a second knitted fabric knitted by a second feeder at a position overlapping a knitting range of the first knitted fabric part by repeating a plurality of retreating knitting using a flat knitting machine. In the plurality of retreating knitting, a position at which knitting of a first stitch row constituting the first knitted fabric part is stopped is changed at random, and the second feeder is retreated so that a knitting yarn extending from the second feeder is disposed below a first knitting needle during knitting when the second feeder is retreated. The first knitting needle is a knitting needle to knit a start end stitch when restarting knitting of the first stitch row.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for knitting a knitted fabric using a flat knitting machine. [Background technology]

[0002] A flat knitting machine includes a plurality of needle beds and a plurality of feeders that supply knitting yarn to the knitting needles of the plurality of needle beds. When knitting is performed using such a flat knitting machine, when a knitted fabric portion is knitted using a first feeder, the first feeder may cross a stopped second feeder. At this time, the knitting yarn extending from the second feeder may be knitted into the knitted fabric portion. As a technology for solving such problems, for example, there is a knitted fabric knitting method disclosed in Patent Document 1.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for solving the above-mentioned problems that occur in intarsia knitting. Fig. 2 of Patent Document 1 shows a process for knitting a first knitted fabric portion knitted using a first feeder (reference numeral 13) and a second knitted fabric portion overlapping the first knitted fabric portion in the knitting width direction. Specifically, in step 1 of Fig. 2, the second knitted fabric portion (reference numeral INT) is knitted using a second feeder (reference numeral 11), and then in steps 2 to 4, the first knitted fabric portion (reference numeral BR) is knitted using the first feeder (reference numeral 13). As shown in step 3, when the first feeder crosses the second feeder, both the first and second feeders are kicked back. Kicking back both feeders prevents the knitting yarn extending from the second feeder to the second knitted fabric portion from being knitted into the first knitted fabric portion in step 4. In this specification, knitting in which the first and second feeders are kicked back to prevent the knitting yarn of the second feeder from being knitted into the first knitted fabric portion is referred to as evacuation knitting. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 10-1852 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] When the first feeder is kicked back during retraction knitting, the tension of the knitting yarn extending from the first feeder changes. As a result, the size of the stitches may change before and after the first feeder is kicked back. In the technology of Patent Document 1, knitting of the first knitted fabric section is temporarily stopped at a position corresponding to the end of the second knitted fabric section in the knitting width direction. As a result, streaks appear in the first knitted fabric section, as if the contour line of the end of the second knitted fabric section in the knitting width direction has been transferred. Depending on the type of knitting yarn used to knit the first knitted fabric section, the streaks formed in the first knitted fabric section may be noticeable.

[0006] One object of the present invention is to provide a method for knitting a knitted fabric in which differences in stitch size caused by retraction knitting are not noticeable. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] <1> The knitting method of the tubular knitted fabric of the present invention comprises: A flat knitting machine including at least a first needle bed, a second needle bed facing the first needle bed, a first feeder, and a second feeder is used, By repeating a plurality of evacuation knitting operations, a first knitted fabric portion knitted by the first feeder and a second knitted fabric portion knitted by the second feeder at a position overlapping the knitting range of the first knitted fabric portion are knitted, In each evacuation knitting, when knitting a first stitch row constituting the first knitted fabric portion, knitting of the first stitch row is temporarily stopped before the first feeder crosses the second feeder, and the second feeder is evacuated so that the knitting yarn extending from the second feeder is not knitted into the first knitted fabric portion, and then knitting of the first stitch row is resumed. In the multiple evacuation knitting operations, the position at which knitting of the first stitch row is stopped is changed at random, and when the second feeder is retracted, the second feeder is retracted so that the knitting yarn extending from the second feeder is positioned lower than the first knitting needle during knitting. However, the first knitting needle is a knitting needle that knits a start stitch when knitting of the first row of stitches is resumed.

[0008] Retreat knitting is performed one or more times when knitting one first row of stitches. If there are multiple second knitted fabric portions, retreat knitting may be performed multiple times when knitting one first row of stitches. "Below the first knitting needle during knitting" means "below the first knitting needle that has advanced into the needle gap for knitting." The needle gap is a gap formed between the first needle bed and the second needle bed. The first knitted fabric portion and the second knitted fabric portion may be knitted on the same needle bed, or may be knitted on different opposing needle beds. For example, when both the first knitted fabric portion and the second knitted fabric portion are knitted on the first needle bed, a two-layer knitted fabric is knitted in which the second knitted fabric portion overlaps the middle of the first knitted fabric portion in the knitting width direction. For example, when the first knitted fabric portion is knitted on the first needle bed and the second knitted fabric portion is knitted on the second needle bed, a tubular knitted fabric is knitted in which the second knitted fabric portion is located in the middle of the first knitted fabric portion in the knitting width direction.

[0009] <2> In the knitting method of the above knitted fabric, a position where knitting of the first stitch row knitted by the first feeder stops is a position within a first region; The first region may be a region of a predetermined width including a terminal stitch of a second stitch row that constitutes the second knitted fabric portion.

[0010] <3> In the knitting method of the above knitted fabric, The flat knitting machine includes an additional mechanism that lowers the position of the knitting yarn extending from the second feeder, The additional mechanism may lower the knitting yarn extending from the second feeder when the first row of stitches is knitted. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] In the knitting method of the knitted fabric of the present invention, the stop position of the first feeder during retraction knitting changes randomly. Therefore, stitches of different sizes caused by retraction knitting are dispersed in the planar direction of the first knitted fabric part without regard to the contour shape of the second knitted fabric part. The stitches of different sizes dispersed randomly in the planar direction of the first knitted fabric part are not noticeable.

[0012] the above <2> According to the knitting method of the knitted fabric described in the above, the movement distance of the second feeder during the retraction knitting is reduced, and therefore the knitted fabric is knitted efficiently.

[0013] the above <3> According to the knitting method for the knitted fabric described in the above, it is possible to reliably prevent the knitting yarn extending from the second feeder to the second knitted fabric portion from being caught on the knitting needle that knits the start stitch. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of knitwear, which is a knitted fabric according to the first embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an image diagram showing a knitting method of the knitted fabric according to the first embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is an image diagram showing a knitting method of the knitted fabric according to the second embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an image diagram showing a knitting method of a knitted fabric according to a comparative example of the first embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is an image diagram showing a knitting method of a knitted fabric according to a comparative example of the second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] <Embodiment 1> In this first embodiment, an example of knitting knitwear having an intarsia stitch using the knitting method of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1 and 2. The flat knitting machine used in this example is a two-bed flat knitting machine, and the number of cam systems mounted on the carriage is two. Of course, the knitted fabric knitted by the knitting method of the present example is not limited to knitwear, and may be industrial materials such as seat covers. Furthermore, the flat knitting machine may be a four-bed flat knitting machine, and the number of cam systems is not particularly limited.

[0016] The knitwear 100 shown in FIG. 1 has a body 50, a right sleeve 60R, and a left sleeve 60L. The body 50 comprises a front body 50F and a back body 50B. A patterned portion 70 is formed on the front body 50F. The patterned portion 70 is obtained by intarsia knitting. Of the front body 50F, the front left portion 50FL on the left sleeve 60L side of the patterned portion 70 (right side of the drawing) and the front right portion 50FR on the right sleeve 60R side of the patterned portion 70 (left side of the drawing) are knitted with the same knitting yarn as the back body 50B. In other words, the knitting yarn that forms the patterned portion 70 is different from the knitting yarn that forms the portions other than the patterned portion 70.

[0017] The procedure for knitting the portion of the body 50 that includes the patterned portion 70 will be explained based on the image diagram in Figure 2. The numbers written in the squares on the left side of Figure 2 indicate the knitting step numbers. The arrows to the right of the squares indicate the direction of carriage movement. The squares to the right of the numbered squares indicate the stitches knitted in each knitting step. Figure 2 is an image diagram, and the number of stitches shown in Figure 2 is significantly fewer than the actual number. The white squares indicate the stitches of the back body 50B, the squares hatched at 135° indicate the stitches of the front body 50F, and the squares marked with a V mark indicate tuck stitches. The back body 50B is knitted on the first needle bed, and the front body 50F is knitted on the second needle bed opposite the first needle bed. The white inverted triangle mark indicates the first feeder 8, and the inverted triangle mark hatched at 45° indicates the second feeder 9. The vertically long squares indicate the side tension devices 7 that supply knitting yarn to each of the two feeders 8 and 9. In this example, the feeders 8 and 9 are configured to be moved by a carriage. Unlike this example, the feeders 8 and 9 may be self-propelled feeders that move independently of the carriage.

[0018] Step 0 shows the state in which the front body 50F and the back body 50B are knitted into a tubular shape. The front body 50F and the back body 50B are knitted with a knitting yarn 8Y fed from a first feeder 8. The knitting yarn 8Y is supplied to the first feeder 8 from a side tension device 7 arranged on the side of the needle bed in the longitudinal direction (on the left in FIG. 2).

[0019] In this example, the first feeder 8 is moved rightward to knit the back body 50B, and then moved leftward to knit the front body 50F. Therefore, the first feeder 8 is positioned to the left of the front body 50F and the back body 50B. From this state, the body 50 including the patterned section 70 shown in FIG. 1 is knitted. The portion excluding the patterned section 70 is knitted with a knitting yarn 8Y fed from the first feeder 8. In the following description, the back body 50B will be referred to as the first knitted fabric section 1, and the patterned section 70 will be referred to as the second knitted fabric section 2. The first knitted fabric section 1 is formed by a plurality of first knitted stitch rows 11 extending in the wale direction. The second knitted fabric section 2 is formed by a plurality of second knitted stitch rows 21 extending in the wale direction. The front left section 50FL in FIG. 1 is formed by a plurality of third knitted stitch rows 21L extending in the wale direction, and the front right section 50FR is formed by a plurality of fourth knitted stitch rows 21R extending in the wale direction.

[0020] The second knitted fabric portion 2 is knitted with a knitting yarn 9Y fed from a second feeder 9. The second feeder 9 is a feeder independent of the first feeder 8. The first feeder 8 and the second feeder 9 are basically arranged at the left end of the needle bed. The basic arrangement is the position where the feeders are on standby before knitting starts. The feeders 8 and 9, which are basically arranged at the left end of the needle bed, basically receive the knitting yarn from a side tension device 7, which is arranged to the left of the needle bed. Unlike this example, the feeders 8 and 9 may receive the knitting yarn from above the needle bed.

[0021] In step 1, the second feeder 9 is moved to the right, a tuck stitch is knitted, and then the second stitch row 21 is knitted. In step 2, the second feeder 9 is moved to the left, a tuck stitch is knitted, and then the second stitch row 21 is knitted. Steps 1 and 2 knit two rows of the second stitch row 21.

[0022] In step 3, the first feeder 8 is moved to the right, and a part of the first stitch row 11 is knitted (part of the first retreat knitting). The position where knitting of the first stitch row 11 is temporarily stopped, i.e., the position of the stitch to be knitted last in step 3, is a position within the first region R1. The first region R1 is a region of a predetermined width including the end stitch 4 of the second stitch row 21. The end stitch 4 is the last stitch of the second stitch row 21 knitted in step 2 before knitting of the first stitch row 11 is started. The predetermined width is, for example, approximately 2 inches (50.8 mm) centered on the end stitch 4. In this example, the first region R1 is composed of a left region having a width of 1 inch (25.4 mm) to the left of the end stitch 4, and a right region having a width of 1 inch to the right of the end stitch 4. In this example, the position where knitting of the first stitch row 11 is stopped is within the left region so that the first feeder 8 does not cross the second feeder 9. The width of the left region and the width of the right region may be different depending on conditions such as the inclination direction of the knitting yarn 9Y extending from the terminal stitch 4 to the second feeder 9 and the knitting direction of the first stitch row 11. For example, as shown in step 2, if the knitting yarn 9Y extending from the terminal stitch 4 to the second feeder 9 is inclined upward to the left, and as shown in step 2 and step 6 described below, the knitting direction of the first stitch row 11 is rightward, the left region may have a width of 2 inches and the right region may have a width of 1 inch. If the above conditions change, the left region may have a width of 1 inch and the right region may have a width of 2 inches.

[0023] Unlike this example, the second feeder 9 may be moved to the right before step 3. The second feeder 9 moved to the right is stopped, for example, in the right region of the first region R1 or at a position further to the right of the right region. In this case, the position where knitting of the first stitch row 11 in step 3 is stopped may be the right region of the first region R1.

[0024] In step 4, the first feeder 8 is moved leftward, and in step 5, the second feeder 9 is moved leftward (part of the first evacuation knitting). The second feeder 9 is moved to a position where the knitting yarn 9Y extending from the second feeder 9 to the terminal stitch 4 is positioned below the first knitting needle. The first knitting needle is a knitting needle that knits the start stitch 5 when knitting of the first stitch row 11 is resumed in step 6, which will be described later. As shown in FIG. 2, when the knitting yarn 9Y extending from the terminal stitch 4 to the second feeder 9 is inclined upward to the left and the knitting direction of the first stitch row 11 is rightward, it is preferable that the second feeder 9 be stopped in a second region (not shown) that is leftward and outside the first region R1. As in this example, the knitting yarn 9Y is inclined upward to the left, but when the knitting direction of the first stitch row 11 is leftward, unlike this example, the second feeder 9 may be stopped in either the first region R1 or the second region. Unlike this example, when the knitting yarn 9Y is right-up and the knitting direction of the first stitch row 11 is right-handed, the second feeder 9 may be stopped in the first region R1 or the second region. When the knitting yarn 9Y is right-up and the knitting direction of the first stitch row 11 is left-handed, it is preferable to stop the second feeder 9 in the second region.

[0025] Here, the flatbed knitting machine may be provided with an additional mechanism for lowering the position of the knitting yarn 9Y so that the knitting yarn 9Y is reliably positioned below the first knitting needle. Examples of such a mechanism include a loop presser (see JP 2013-64205 A, etc.), a stitch presser (see JP 3-8841 A, etc.), a sinker, or a swinging mechanism that supports the feeders 8, 9 so that they can move up and down. The additional mechanism lowers the knitting yarn 9Y extending from the second feeder 9 to the terminal stitch 4, making it difficult for the knitting yarn 9Y to be knitted into the first knitted fabric portion 1. This increases the degree of freedom in the stopping position of the second feeder 9 in step 5.

[0026] In step 6, the first feeder 8 is moved to the right and the remainder of the first stitch row 11 is knitted (the remainder of the first retreat knitting). Since the second feeder 9 is retreated from the knitting range of the first stitch row 11, the knitting yarn 9Y of the second feeder 9 is not knitted into the first stitch row 11.

[0027] In step 7, the first feeder 8 is moved leftward to knit the third stitch row 21L. In step 8, the first feeder 8 is moved rightward to knit a tuck stitch and then knit the third stitch row 21L. Steps 7 and 8 knit two rows of the third stitch row 21L.

[0028] In step 9, the first feeder 8 is moved leftward and a part of the first stitch row 11 is knitted (a part of the second evacuation knitting). 9 The position of the terminal stitch of the first stitch row 11 in the knitting width direction is the same as the position of the stitch at the left end of the second knitted fabric portion 2 in the knitting width direction.

[0029] In step 10, the first feeder 8 is moved to the right of the start stitch 5 of step 12, and in step 11, the second feeder 9 is moved to the right of the start stitch 5 of step 12 (part of the second retraction knitting). The second feeder 9 is moved to a position where the knitting yarn 9Y is positioned below the first knitting needle that advanced into the needle gap during knitting (part of the second retraction knitting). The first knitting needle is the knitting needle that knits the start stitch 5 when knitting of the first stitch row 11 is resumed in step 12, which will be described later.

[0030] In step 12, the first feeder 8 is moved leftward and the remainder of the first stitch row 11 is knitted (the remainder of the second evacuation knitting). In step 12, the second stage of the first stitch row 11 is knitted.

[0031] In step 13, the first feeder 8 is moved to the right and the fourth stitch row 21R is knitted. In step 14, the first feeder 8 is moved to the left and the fourth stitch row 21R is knitted. By steps 13 and 14, two stages of the fourth stitch row 21R are knitted.

[0032] As described above, the position where knitting of the first knitting row 11 is stopped changes in the two evacuation knittings performed at different positions in the wale direction. The position where knitting is stopped is determined at random. In the third and subsequent evacuation knittings, the position where knitting is stopped also changes randomly within the range of the first region R1. Therefore, the stitches whose size has changed by stopping knitting of the first knitting row 11 are dispersed in the planar direction of the first knitted fabric portion 1. Therefore, stitches of different sizes in the first knitting row 11 are less noticeable.

[0033] As a comparison with embodiment 1, an example in which a front body 50F having a pattern portion 70 and a back body 50B are knitted by conventional evacuation knitting will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Fig. 4 can be viewed in the same way as Fig. 2. Only the differences from embodiment 1 will be described here.

[0034] In the conventional evacuation knitting shown in Fig. 4, the second feeder 9 is moved to the right in step 3. Step 3 is for retracting the second feeder 9 from the knitting range of the first stitch row 11 in step 4. In the conventional knitting method, the position at which knitting of the first stitch row 11 is stopped is concentrated at the left end in the knitting width direction of the second stitch row 21, so stitches whose size has changed are lined up in a straight line in the wale direction and become noticeable. Furthermore, although knitting efficiency varies depending on the number of cam systems of the flatbed knitting machine, in the case of this example using two cam systems, the number of knitting steps in the conventional evacuation knitting is greater by step 3 than the number of knitting steps in the evacuation knitting of embodiment 1. Therefore, the knitting method of the knitted fabric of embodiment 1 can improve the productivity of the knitted fabric compared to the knitting method of the knitted fabric including conventional evacuation knitting.

[0035] <Embodiment 2> In the second embodiment, an example of evacuation knitting for knitting a fabric including a plurality of second knitted fabric portions 2, 2A, 2B will be described with reference to Fig. 3. In Fig. 3, the arrow indicating the movement direction of the carriage is omitted.

[0036] Step 0 shows a front body 50F and a back body 50B knitted using the first feeder 8. The front body 50F in this example has three second knitted fabric sections 2, 2A, and 2B. The second stitch row 21 constituting the second knitted fabric section 2 is knitted by the second feeder 9 hatched at 45°. The second stitch row 21A constituting the second knitted fabric section 2A is knitted by the black second feeder 9A. The first feeder 8, the second feeder 9, and the second feeder 9A are basically located at the left end of the needle bed. Therefore, these feeders 8, 9, and 9A receive knitting yarn from the side tension device 7 on the left side. The second stitch row 21B constituting the second knitted fabric section 2B is knitted by the second feeder 9B hatched at 0°. The second feeder 9B is basically located at the right end of the needle bed. Therefore, the second feeder 9B receives knitting yarn from the side tension device 7B on the right side. At the time of step 0, each feeder 9, 9A, 9B is disposed in the vicinity of the position where the start stitch of each second stitch row 21, 21A, 21B is knitted.

[0037] In step 1, the second feeder 9 is moved to the right, and a tuck stitch and the second stitch row 21 are knitted, and then the second feeder 9B is moved to the right, and a tuck stitch and the second stitch row 21B are knitted. The second stitch rows 21, 21B are knitted by moving the carriage in one direction. In step 2, the second feeder 9B is moved to the left, and a tuck stitch and the second stitch row 21B are knitted, and then the second feeder 9 is moved to the left, and a tuck stitch and the second stitch row 21 are knitted.

[0038] In step 3, the second feeder 9 is moved to the right, and in step 4, the second feeder 9A is moved to the right. The second feeders 9, 9A stop within the knitting width of the second stitch row 21B. This movement of the second feeders 9, 9A is for retracting the second feeders 9, 9A in the knitting direction of the first stitch row 11 in the next step 5.

[0039] In step 5, the first feeder 8 is moved rightward to knit a part of the first stitch row 11 (part of the first evacuation knitting). The position where the knitting of the first stitch row 11 is stopped is any position within the first region R1 including the terminal stitch 4 of the second knitted fabric portion 2B.

[0040] In step 6, the first feeder 8 is moved leftward. In step 7, the second feeder 9 is moved leftward. In step 8, the second feeder 9B is moved leftward. In step 9, the second feeder 9A is moved leftward. Steps 7, 8, and 9 cause the second feeders 9, 9A, and 9B to retreat from the knitting range of the first stitch row 11 to be knitted in step 10. The knitting yarn 9Y fed from each of the second feeders 9, 9A, and 9B is positioned below the first knitting needle during knitting. The first knitting needle here is the knitting needle that knits the start stitch 5 in step 10. The position at which the second feeders 9, 9A, and 9B stop is to the left of the terminal stitch of the first stitch row 11 to be knitted in step 13, which will be described later.

[0041] In step 10, the first feeder 8 is moved rightward and the remainder of the first stitch row 11 is knitted (the remainder of the first retreat knitting). Because the second feeders 9, 9A, 9B are retreated from the knitting range of the first stitch row 11, the knitting yarn 9Y of the second feeders 9, 9A, 9B is not knitted into the first stitch row 11. In steps 11 and 12, the first feeder 8 is moved back and forth to knit two stages of the third stitch row 21L.

[0042] In step 13, the first feeder 8 is moved leftward to knit a part of the first stitch row 11 (part of the second evacuation knitting). The position where knitting of the first stitch row 11 is stopped is a position before the second feeders 9, 9A, 9B.

[0043] In step 14, the first feeder 8 is moved to the right of the start stitch 5 of step 18. In step 15, the second feeder 9B is moved to the right of the knitting range of the second stitch row 21A of step 17. In step 16, the second feeder 9 is moved to the right of the start stitch 5 of step 18. Steps 14, 15 and 16 are part of the second evacuation knitting.

[0044] In step 17, the second feeder 9A is moved rightward and the second stitch row 21A is knitted. In step 18, the second feeder 9A is moved leftward and the second stitch row 21A of the second stage is knitted. In step 18, the first feeder 8 is further moved leftward and the remainder of the first stitch row 11 is knitted (the remainder of the second evacuation knitting).

[0045] In step 19, the first feeder 8 is moved to the right and the fourth knitting row 21R is knitted. In step 20, the first feeder 8 is moved to the left and the fourth knitting row 21R is knitted. Steps 19 and 20 knit two stages of the fourth knitting row 21R. In step 21 (not shown), the second feeders 9, 9B are moved to the left and placed in the same position as in step 0. Thereafter, the knitted fabric is knitted by repeating steps 1 to 21.

[0046] In this example as well, the position at which knitting of the first stitch row 11 is stopped is changed randomly in two evacuation knittings carried out at different positions in the wale direction. Therefore, in this example as well, the same effects as in embodiment 1 can be obtained.

[0047] As a comparison with embodiment 2, an example in which a front body 50F having a plurality of second knitted fabric portions 2, 2A, 2B and a back body 50B are knitted by conventional evacuation knitting will be briefly described with reference to Fig. 5. Fig. 5 can be viewed in the same way as Fig. 3. Step 0 in Fig. 5 shows only the arrangement of second feeders 9, 9A, 9B.

[0048] As shown in Fig. 5, in conventional evacuation knitting, the first stitch row 11 is knitted in four steps. Specifically, in step 4, the first stitch row 11 is knitted up to just before the second stitch row 21, in step 7, the first stitch row 11 is knitted up to just before the second stitch row 21A (steps 26 and 27), and in step 10, the first stitch row 11 is knitted up to just before the second stitch row 21B. Then, in step 13, the remaining part of the first stitch row 11 is knitted. As shown in steps 16, 19, 22, and 25, the first stitch row 11 of the second tier is also knitted in four steps.

[0049] As shown in Fig. 5, the number of knitting steps in conventional evacuation knitting is significantly greater than the number of knitting steps in embodiment 2 shown in Fig. 3. Therefore, the knitting method of the knitted fabric of embodiment 2 can improve the productivity of the knitted fabric compared to the knitting method of the knitted fabric including conventional evacuation knitting.

[0050] <Other> The knitting method of the present invention can also be used to knit a two-layered knitted fabric on the first needle bed. Such a knitted fabric is, for example, a cardigan with a pocket. In this case, the body to which the pocket is attached is considered to be the first knitted fabric portion, and the pocket is considered to be the second knitted fabric portion, and knitting can be performed in the same manner as in the first and second embodiments.

[0051] The knitting method of the knitted fabric of the present invention is effective for knitting a knitted fabric in which a second knitted fabric portion overlaps within the knitting range of a first knitted fabric portion. Therefore, in addition to embodiments 1 and 2, the knitting method of the knitted fabric of the present invention can also be applied to knitwear in which the knitting width of the front body is different from the knitting width of the back body, or to multi-layer knitted fabrics with three or four layers. [Explanation of symbols]

[0052] 1 First knitted part 11 First stitch row 2, 2A, 2B Second knitted fabric part 21, 21A, 21B second stitch row 21L 3rd stitch row, 21R 4th stitch row 4 End stitch 5 Starting stitch 7,7B Side tension device 8 First feeder, 8Y knitting yarn 9,9A,9B second feeder, 9Y knitting yarn R1 First area 100 knitwear 50 body, 50B back body, 50F front body, 50FL front left, 50FR front right 60R right sleeve, 60L left sleeve 70 Handle

Claims

1. A flat knitting machine including at least a first needle bed, a second needle bed facing the first needle bed, a first feeder, and a second feeder is used, By repeating a plurality of evacuation knitting operations, a first knitted fabric portion knitted by the first feeder and a second knitted fabric portion knitted by the second feeder at a position overlapping the knitting range of the first knitted fabric portion are knitted, In each evacuation knitting, when knitting a first stitch row constituting the first knitted fabric portion, knitting of the first stitch row is temporarily stopped before the first feeder crosses the second feeder, and the second feeder is retracted so that the knitting yarn extending from the second feeder is not knitted into the first knitted fabric portion, and then knitting of the first stitch row is resumed. In the plurality of retraction knittings, the position at which the knitting of the first stitch row is stopped is changed at random so as to be dispersed in the planar direction of the first knitted fabric section in a state unrelated to the contour shape of the second knitted fabric section, and when retracting the second feeder, the second feeder is retracted so that the knitting yarn extending from the second feeder is positioned lower than the first knitting needle during knitting, The first knitting needle is a knitting needle that knits a start stitch when knitting of the first stitch row is resumed. A method for knitting a knitted fabric.

2. a position where knitting of the first stitch row knitted by the first feeder stops is a position within a first region; The knitting method for a knitted fabric according to claim 1, wherein the first region is a region of a predetermined width including a terminal stitch of a second stitch row that constitutes the second knitted fabric portion.

3. The flat knitting machine includes an additional mechanism that lowers the position of the knitting yarn extending from the second feeder, The knitting method for a knitted fabric according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the additional mechanism lowers the knitting yarn extending from the second feeder when the first row of stitches is knitted.

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