A method of manufacturing a knitted component for an article of footwear , the knitted component defining an upper including an exterior surface and an opposite interior surface , the method comprising: knitting a first portion of the knitted component with a knitting machine , the first portion including at least a portion of one of a lateral side and a medial side of the upper ; knitting a tongue portion of the knitted component with the knitting machine ; characterized in that the method further comprises: transferring the first portion to a first set of needles associated with a first needle bed of the knitting machine ; transferring the tongue portion to a second set of needles associated with a second needle bed of the knitting machine , the second needle bed being disposed opposite the first needle bed on the knitting machine ; shifting at least one of the first needle bed and the second needle bed in a lateral direction relative to the other, thereby causing at least a portion of the first portion and a portion of the tongue portion to overlap; knitting at least one course of the knitted component with the knitting machine to join the overlapped first portion and tongue portion to form a combined portion ; and knitting the remaining portion of the knitted component with the knitting machine . knitting a first portion of the knitted component with a knitting machine , the first portion including at least a portion of one of a lateral side and a medial side of the upper ; knitting a tongue portion of the knitted component with the knitting machine ; characterized in that the method further comprises: transferring the first portion to a first set of needles associated with a first needle bed of the knitting machine ; transferring the tongue portion to a second set of needles associated with a second needle bed of the knitting machine , the second needle bed being disposed opposite the first needle bed on the knitting machine ; shifting at least one of the first needle bed and the second needle bed in a lateral direction relative to the other, thereby causing at least a portion of the first portion and a portion of the tongue portion to overlap; knitting at least one course of the knitted component with the knitting machine to join the overlapped first portion and tongue portion to form a combined portion ; and knitting the remaining portion of the knitted component with the knitting machine . transferring the first portion to a first set of needles associated with a first needle bed of the knitting machine ; transferring the tongue portion to a second set of needles associated with a second needle bed of the knitting machine , the second needle bed being disposed opposite the first needle bed on the knitting machine ; shifting at least one of the first needle bed and the second needle bed in a lateral direction relative to the other, thereby causing at least a portion of the first portion and a portion of the tongue portion to overlap; knitting at least one course of the knitted component with the knitting machine to join the overlapped first portion and tongue portion to form a combined portion ; and knitting the remaining portion of the knitted component with the knitting machine . <EOS>