Patent ID: 6192716
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
A method of connecting two knitted parts on a flat knitting machine with at least two opposite needle beds, a needle bed displacing device and a stitch suspending-over device, comprising the steps of suspending over both knitted parts in neighboring needles of one needle bed; substantially suspending of stitches of one knitted part by so many needle distances in direction toward the other knitted part that both corresponding bordering stitch of a first knitted part and a corresponding bordering stitch of a second knitted part are located on one needle and knitted together, before a new suspension over of stitches of one of the knitted parts is performed by so many needle distances that the bordering stitches overlap one another and knitting off of the bordering stitches is performed; and repeating of these steps until all bordering stitches of both knitted part are connected with one another.