Patent ID: 9567696
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A43B,D04B,D10B

Claim:
1. A method of knitting comprising: providing a knitting machine having a first feeder that dispenses a yarn, a second feeder that dispenses a strand, and a needle bed that includes a plurality of needles; positioning a dispensing tip of the second feeder below an elevation of a dispensing tip of the first feeder; moving the first feeder and the second feeder along the needle bed to (a) form a first portion of a course of the knitted component from the yarn and (b) inlay the strand into the first portion of the course; positioning the dispensing tip of the second feeder at the elevation of the dispensing tip of the first feeder; moving at least the second feeder along the needle bed to form a second portion of the course from the strand; and wherein the first portion of the course and the second portion of the course form a continuous course of the knitted component.