Patent ID: 7693599
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
1. A method of knitting a knitted fabric of performing a bind off process after flechage knitting by using a flat knitting machine having at least a pair of front and back needle beds extending in a transverse direction and disposed opposite to each other in a cross section, at least either of which is capable of being racked in the transverse direction so that loops can be transferred between the front and back needle beds, in knitting to narrow a knitting width through flechage knitting, the method comprising steps of: knitting a predetermined number of courses less than the number of entire knitting courses in the number of entire knitting courses to be continuously knitted with flechage knitting to narrow the knitting width with flechage knitting by feeding a yarn from a flechage knitting yarn feeder, binding off at least one loop held on a knitting needle without forming a stitch at the end on the knitting width by feeding a yarn from a bind off process yarn feeder different from the flechage knitting yarn feeder, and repeating the knitting step of the predetermined number of flechage knitting course and the binding off step so that knitting width is narrowed through flechage knitting while the loops in a resting state at the end of the knitting width are sequentially bound off.