Patent ID: 6915666

Claim:
Circular knitting machine, comprising: a first needle bed in the form of a needle cylinder ( 1 ) hang grooves in which first knitting needles ( 2 ) are slidably mounted, a first cam for controlling said first knitting needles, a second needle bed in the form of a dial ( 4 ) having grooves in which second knitting needles ( 5 ) are slidably mounted, and a second cam ( 6 ) for controlling said second knitting needles ( 5 ), wherein said two needle beds ( 1 , 4 ) fix a vertical and a horizontal comb spacing (x, y) as well as a stitch spacing (z), said stitch spacing (z) has a value of at least 6 mm and said knitting needles ( 2 ) of at least one needle bed ( 1 ) are configured as compound needles having hooks ( 15 . 1 ).