Patent ID: 7738991

Claim:
A method for producing a footlet on a circular knitting machine including at least a first and a second knitting system, wherein a first quadrant is associated with the first knitting system and a second quadrant is associated with the second knitting system, the method comprising: a) knitting an access opening of the footlet, wherein at least a first, a second and a third region are formed in the transverse direction of the access opening, wherein a first, a second and a third section are formed in the longitudinal direction of the access opening, including the following sub-steps: a1) knitting the second region and the third region of the first section, within which the knitting system knitting the second region engages with the knitting system knitting the third region, wherein the knitting system knitting the first region engages with the knitting system knitting the second and the third region; a2) knitting the second region and the third region of the second section, within which the knitting system knitting the second region does not engage with the knitting system knitting the third region, wherein the knitting system knitting the first region engages with the knitting system knitting the second and the third region; and a3) knitting the second region and the third region of the third section, within which the knitting system knitting the second region engages with the knitting system knitting the third region, wherein the knitting system knitting the first region engages with the knitting system knitting the second and the third region.