Knitted Fabric Stretch-Stopping Structure for Hidden Front-Face Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing knitting methods result in the stretch-stopping portion being noticeable on the front face of the knitted fabric, compromising its appearance.
Innovation Solution
A knitting method that knits the stretch-stopping portion on the back side of the termination stitch row using a flat knitting machine, employing a sequence of joining and main stitches to create a chain-like structure that suppresses stretching without altering the front face appearance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If bind off processing is performed to knit the stretch-stopping portion, then the stretch-stopping function is achieved, but the area with the stretch-stopping portion becomes noticeable on the front face of the knitted fabric
Solution Approach 1:
The stretch-stopping portion is extracted from the front face knitting and relocated to the back face. The method involves knitting the stretch-stopping portion on the back face by forming stitches that extend from the termination stitch row backward, thereby separating the functional element from the visible front surface while maintaining its stretch-suppression capability
Solution Approach 2:
The stretch-stopping portion is moved from the front-face dimension to the back-face dimension. By knitting stitches that extend in the direction opposite to the front face (using empty needles and forming stitches on the back side), the functional element is positioned in a different spatial dimension where it does not affect the front face appearance
2Reliability
If the stretch-stopping portion is knitted on the front face, then the stretch suppression is effective, but the appearance quality of the knitted fabric deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The stretch-stopping portion is extracted from the front face and repositioned on the back face. The knitting method forms stitches on empty needles that extend from the termination stitch row toward the back, effectively removing the visually problematic element while preserving its mechanical function of suppressing stretching
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of knitting the stretch-stopping portion on the front face as conventionally done, the method inverts the approach by knitting it on the back face. The stitches are formed in the opposite direction (toward the back face) using empty needles, thereby inverting the position of the functional element to resolve the appearance issue
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AI summary
Provided is a knitting method of a knitted fabric that enables a knitted fabric to be knitted in which an area with a stretch-stopping portion arranged therein is not noticeable when looking at the front face of the knitted fabric. A knitting method of a knitted fabric for knitting, using a flat knitting machine, a knitted fabric in which a stretch-stopping portion for suppressing stretching of the knitted fabric in a knitting width direction is knitted in an intermediate part of the knitted fabric in a wale direction, includes: a step A of knitting a first base portion being a part of the knitted fabric; a step B of knitting the stretch-stopping portion in at least a part of a termination stitch row of the first base portion; and a step C of knitting a second base portion continuous in the wale direction with the termination stitch row. In the step B, a joining stitch and a main stitch that constitute the stretch-stopping portion are knitted successively, and the joining stitch is placed on the termination stitch row.