Patent ID: 6907759

Claim:
Method for automatically producing three-dimensional tubular knitwear items, in circular knitting machines provided with at least a cylindrical needlebed (CYL), characterised in that it comprises the steps of: inactivating and excluding from the knitting process at least a predetermined number of adjacent needles (A) of the needlebed (CYL), chosen in at least a defined knit area of the needlebed (CYL), for a predetermined time interval and producing, with the remaining working needles (A) of the needlebed (CYL) and with the continuous motion of the needlebed (CYL), a first length of tubular knitted fabric ( 1 ) having an annular shape and having a plurality of floating yarns (FF) in a zone of the knitted item ( 1 ) corresponding to said defined area of the needlebed (CYL), said zone of the knitted item ( 1 ) being provided to constitute a zone of the final knitted item ( 1 ) characterized by the presence of said floating yarns (FF) having aesthetic and/or functional purposes.