Patent ID: 6125665
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
A method for producing stockings with a form-fitting shape, with loops of knitting forming rows of loops, each stocking having an upper portion, an intermediate calf portion with a rear and a front region thereof, a lower portion, and a foot region, the method comprising: a first step, during which the stocking portion that corresponds to said upper portion is formed; a second stop, during which the stocking portion that corresponds to said intermediate calf portion is formed; and a third step, during which the stocking portion that corresponds to said lower portion is formed, and wherein said second step comprises increasing length extending in a direction perpendicular to said rows of the loops of knitting of a thread located in said rear region of the intermediate portion with respect to a length extending in the direction perpendicular to said rows of the loops of knitting of said thread located in said front region, for obtaining, at said rear region, an extra portion with respect to said front region, said extra portion being adapted to contain a user calf, and wherein during said second step the length of the loops of knitting located in the rear region is initially increased gradually row by row for a number of loops and is subsequently decreased row by row.