A mechanism for transferring stitches from needles of knitting machine for sewing, comprising: a knitting machine having a plurality of knitting needles, wherein each knitting needle has a hook and a tongue which moves toward and away from the hook by rotation; a plurality of stripping elements suitable for conveying a stitch in each of the knitting needles to a transfer element and to a jaw unit, the stripping elements moving toward and away from the knitting needles and being capable to move the stitches along a needle axis by touching the stitch in each of the knitting needles; and a transfer apparatus including a plurality of transfer elements, which move toward and away from the hook of the knitting needles, the transfer elements comprising a transfer end onto where the stitches are brought when the stripping elements are capable to move the stitches in the knitting needles toward the hooks; wherein the transfer end of each transfer element is configured to remain between a body of the knitting needle and the corresponding hook when the tongue is closed for transferring the stitch; characterized in that each transfer element is configured to grip at least partially an outer surface of the hook of each knitting needle; wherein a bottom portion of each transfer element is formed in a curve shape, which is configured to cover mainly a region at a top surface and an outer front surface of each corresponding hook; and wherein the transfer end of each transfer element is positioned in front of the hook, so as to partially cover an end portion of the hook from an outer side, so that the transfer end of the transfer element is held at a location lower than an open end of the corresponding hook when the stripping element approaches the hook for transferring the stitch. a knitting machine having a plurality of knitting needles, wherein each knitting needle has a hook and a tongue which moves toward and away from the hook by rotation; a plurality of stripping elements suitable for conveying a stitch in each of the knitting needles to a transfer element and to a jaw unit, the stripping elements moving toward and away from the knitting needles and being capable to move the stitches along a needle axis by touching the stitch in each of the knitting needles; and a transfer apparatus including a plurality of transfer elements, which move toward and away from the hook of the knitting needles, the transfer elements comprising a transfer end onto where the stitches are brought when the stripping elements are capable to move the stitches in the knitting needles toward the hooks; wherein the transfer end of each transfer element is configured to remain between a body of the knitting needle and the corresponding hook when the tongue is closed for transferring the stitch; characterized in that each transfer element is configured to grip at least partially an outer surface of the hook of each knitting needle; wherein a bottom portion of each transfer element is formed in a curve shape, which is configured to cover mainly a region at a top surface and an outer front surface of each corresponding hook; and wherein the transfer end of each transfer element is positioned in front of the hook, so as to partially cover an end portion of the hook from an outer side, so that the transfer end of the transfer element is held at a location lower than an open end of the corresponding hook when the stripping element approaches the hook for transferring the stitch.