Patent ID: 6981392
Filing Date: 2006-01-03
Classification: A41D,D04B,D10B

Abstract:
1. A method for knitting a glove by using a flat-knitting device including at least a pair of front and back needle beds which extend in a horizontal direction while facing each other from front and back directions, at least one of the front and back needle beds being movable horizontally in a racking motion, the flat-knitting device capable of transferring stitches between the front and back needle beds, the method comprising the steps of: knitting a four-finger body through which a little finger, a ring finger, a middle finger, and an index finger are to be inserted; performing a first rotational operation and a second rotational operation before joining the four-finger body with a thumb sheath, wherein the first rotational operation is performed by transferring stitches of the four-finger body held by knitting needles to free needles and moving said at least one of the front and back needles beds in a racking motion so as to rotate the four-finger body towards knitting needles holding stitches of the thumb sheath, and wherein the second rotational operation is performed by transferring the stitches of the thumb sheath held by the knitting needles to free needles and moving said at least one of the front and back needles beds in a racking motion so as to rotate the thumb sheath within a range of ¼ of a round or less; and joining the four-finger body with the thumb sheath.