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 . <EOS>