JPWO2001094671A1 - Knitted fabric joining method and joined knitted fabric - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] A first knitted fabric and second and third knitted fabrics knitted on either side of the first knitted fabric are knitted, and the loops of the final courses of the second and third knitted fabrics are overlapped with the side end loops of the first knitted fabric in order from one end to the other, starting from the side closest to the first knitted fabric, and when joining the first knitted fabric and the second and third knitted fabrics, the second knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric are held on different needle beds, front and back, and both the first knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric are moved toward the second knitted fabric by racking, and the first knitted fabric is switched between the front and back beds, the side end loops of the first knitted fabric on the second knitted fabric side are overlapped with the side end loops of the second knitted fabric, and the side end loops of the third knitted fabric and the side end loops of the first knitted fabric on the third knitted fabric side are overlapped, and then yarn is fed into the first knitted fabric and knitting to form the loops of the next course is repeated, thereby joining the knitted fabrics with fewer transfers between the front and back needle beds than when the knitted fabrics are brought close to each other and joined by only changing the loops between the front and back needle beds.

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Technical Field The present invention relates to a method for joining knitted fabrics, and to a knitted fabric joining method that eliminates or reduces the number of stitch transfers between front and rear needle beds required to bring the knitted fabrics closer together, and to a joined knitted fabric. Background Art Joining knitted fabrics knitted in different regions on a flatbed knitting machine during the knitting process can eliminate or simplify the subsequent sewing process. Various knitting methods have been developed that utilize this, for example, in joining the sleeves and body of a sweater. The left and right sleeves and body knitted on the flatbed knitting machine are joined in a joining region extending from the underarms to the shoulders, simplifying or eliminating post-processing after knitting. Below, using Figures 22 to 25, we will explain how to knit the sleeves 102, 103 of a sweater 101 to the body 104 using a four-needle bed flatbed knitting machine with an upper needle bed above a pair of front and rear lower needle beds. In Figures 23 to 25, FD indicates the lower front needle bed, FU indicates the upper front needle bed, BD indicates the lower back needle bed, and BU indicates the upper back needle bed, and the numbers on the left indicate course numbers. In course 0 of Fig. 23, from left to right, a right sleeve 102, a body 104, and a left sleeve 103 are fastened. A right front sleeve 102a and a right back sleeve 102b, a front body 104a and a back body 104b, a left front sleeve 103a and a left back sleeve 103b
is a tubular knitted fabric connected at both ends. In course 1 where joining begins, the right back sleeve 102b is transferred to the upper front needle bed FU and the left front sleeve 103a is transferred to the upper back needle bed BU. In course 2, after racking the back needle bed one pitch to the left, the right back sleeve 10
The right end loop of the right back sleeve 102b is overlapped with the left end loop of the back body 104b. The left front sleeve 103a is transferred to the front needle bed and the left end loop of the left front sleeve 103a is overlapped with the left end loop of the front body 104b.
In course 3, the right front sleeve 102a is transferred to the upper back needle bed BU, and the left back sleeve 103b is transferred to the upper front needle bed FU. Then, in course 4, after racking the back needle bed one pitch to the right, the right front sleeve 102a is transferred to the lower front needle bed FD, and the left back sleeve 103b is transferred to the lower back needle bed BD, so that the right end loop of the right front sleeve 102a is overlapped with the left end loop of the front body 104a, and the left end loop of the left back sleeve 103b is overlapped with the right end loop of the back body 104b. In courses 5 and 6, the yarn feeder 110 is run to knit the front body 104a, and in courses 7 and 8, the back body 4b is knitted using another yarn feeder 111. As described above, in the knitting shown in courses 1 to 8, the right sleeve 102a is transferred to the lower front needle bed FD, and the left back sleeve 103b is transferred to the lower back needle bed BD.
Next, in courses 9 to 12, the side end loops of the right sleeve 102 and the left sleeve 103 are overlapped with the loops of the front body 104a and the back body 104b by knitting in the same manner as in courses 1 to 4. Then, in course 13, the front body 104a is knitted with the yarn feeder 110, and the right sleeve 102 is joined to the body 104 without being knitted.
The right front sleeve 102a is knitted using the yarn feeder 113 used for knitting course 1.
In course 4, the front body 104a and the right front sleeve 102a are knitted, and the left front sleeve 103a is knitted using the yarn feeder 114 for knitting the left sleeve.
02b, left front sleeve 103a, and in course 16, back body 104b, right back sleeve 102b,
The left back sleeve 103b is knitted in course 16, and the left back sleeve 103b is knitted in course 17. Thereafter, knitting is repeated an appropriate number of times to join the sleeves 102, 103 to the body 104. To join the sleeves 103 to the body 104 at a sleeve attachment angle α close to a right angle using the joining method described above, it is sufficient to join the sleeves 103 to the body 104 by knitting only the sleeves 102, 103 without knitting them. However, each time knitting is repeated to join the sleeves 102, 103 to the body 104 without knitting them, the front knitted fabric portions 102a, 103a and the back knitted fabric portion 102b
, 103b are transferred between the front and rear needle beds by one round trip, and the sleeve 10
2, 103 toward the body 104, in order to join all the loops to the body 104, the number of transfers must be more than twice the number of wales of the sleeves 102, 103. When the number of wales of the sleeves 102, 103 is large, when knitting is performed using a knitting yarn of weak yarn quality, or when knitting by forming finer loops, there is a risk of yarn breakage or the loop being stretched by repeatedly transferring the same loop between the front and rear needle beds. To avoid this problem, in the joining method described above, knitting is performed every time knitting is repeated an appropriate number of times, so that the joining knitting is performed while the loop to be transferred is moved to the newly formed loop. However, when knitting, the sleeve cap 105a,
In this way, in the knitting method described above, in order to avoid thread breakage and stretching of the loops, it is necessary to knit the sleeves 102, 103 even after the joining of the sleeves 102, 103 to the body 104 has started.
The sleeve 103 and the body 104 are attached at a large sleeve attachment angle so that the wale direction of the sleeve 103 is perpendicular to the body 104.
It is difficult to join the sleeves 102, 103 to the body 104. In particular, when knitting yarns of weak material are used for knitting, the number of knitting operations for the sleeves 102, 103 must be increased, and a sufficient sleeve attachment angle α cannot be obtained. Furthermore, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-256947 discloses a method of joining the sleeves to the body, in which a sleeve cap is formed by flechage knitting before joining the sleeves to the body is started.
In No. 00-256947, the left and right sleeves are knitted by sandwiching the body in different areas on the needle bed, the sleeve is knitted from the cuff and the body is knitted from the hem elastic to the side where the sleeve and body are joined, and then knitting of the body is temporarily stopped and the sleeve cap is knitted in a desired shape by back knitting, and the final course of the sleeve cap is knitted with a special yarn such as elastic yarn. Subsequently, knitting of the body is resumed while the loops of the final course of the sleeve that will be overlapped with the body are retained, and knitting of the body is repeated to overlap the loops of the side end of the body and the loops of the sleeve, and yarn is fed to the body to join the sleeve and body. In the above knitting method, the sleeve cap is formed before joining to the body begins, so there is no need to consider the ratio of the number of knitting courses for the sleeve and body, as is the case when joining while knitting the sleeve and body in parallel, and the shape of the sleeve cap can be freely set. Moreover, because the final course of the sleeve cap is knitted with a special yarn, problems such as yarn breakage or stretching of the loops at the joining point are unlikely to occur even if the loops of the final course of the sleeve cap are repeatedly re-threaded between the front and rear beds when moving the sleeve toward the body. However, using a special yarn increases manufacturing costs and requires a special device to supply the elastic yarn with appropriate tension. The present invention discloses a knitted fabric joining method and a joined knitted fabric that eliminates the need for, or reduces the number of transfers required between the front and rear beds to bring the knitted fabrics closer together when joining knitted fabrics. Disclosure of the Invention In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the knitted fabric joining method of the present invention is a knitted fabric joining method which is a flat knitting machine which has at least one pair of needle beds extending in the left-right direction and facing each other in the front and rear, each needle bed having a large number of needles, at least one of the facing needle beds being configured to be rackable left and right, and which is capable of transferring stitches between the front and rear needle beds, and which knits a first knitted fabric and second and third knitted fabrics which are knitted with the first knitted fabric in between, and joins the first knitted fabric to the second and third knitted fabrics by a joining step which repeats knitting in which loops of the final courses of the second and third knitted fabrics are overlapped with side end loops of the first knitted fabric in order from one end side to the other side starting from the side closest to the first knitted fabric, thereby forming loops of the next course in the first knitted fabric, a knitted fabric joining method comprising: holding the second knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric on different front and rear needle beds; moving both the first knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric toward the second knitted fabric by racking; transferring the first knitted fabric between the front and rear beds; overlapping the side end loops of the second knitted fabric on the side end loops of the second knitted fabric; overlapping the side end loops of the third knitted fabric on the side end loops of the first knitted fabric; and then feeding yarn to the first knitted fabric to form loops of the next course. According to the above-mentioned configuration of the invention, in the step of joining the first knitted fabric to the second and third knitted fabrics, the second knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric are held on different needle beds by transfer; moving the third knitted fabric toward the second knitted fabric by racking the front and rear needle beds; and transferring the first knitted fabric between the front and rear needle beds, thereby moving both the first and third knitted fabrics toward the second knitted fabric, and knitting the first knitted fabric each time the side end loops of the second and third knitted fabrics are overlapped with the side end loops of the first knitted fabric, thereby joining the first, second, and third knitted fabrics.
By joining the knitted fabrics by the above-mentioned joining knitting, the number of times that the stitches are transferred between the front and rear needle beds can be reduced compared to when the knitted fabrics are brought close to each other and joined only by changing the stitches between the front and rear needle beds.Furthermore, the knitted fabric joining method of the present invention is a knitted fabric joining method, which is a tubular knitted fabric formed by overlapping, front and rear, a first knitted fabric portion formed by knitting first, second, and third knitted fabrics attached to the first needle bed and a second knitted fabric portion attached to the second needle bed, and which is characterized in that knitting of moving the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric toward the first knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric is performed in parallel. Furthermore, the knitted fabric joining method of the present invention includes the following joining steps: a) a step of retaining the second knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric on a first needle bed and the first knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric on the second needle bed; b) a step of holding the second knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric on the first needle bed and the first knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric on the second needle bed, and moving the first knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric toward the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric by racking, and knitting side end loops in the first knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric and side end loops in the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric so as to face each other and overlapping both loops; and c) a step of moving the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric toward the second knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric, and knitting side end loops in the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric so as to face each other and overlapping both loops. d) a step of moving the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric toward the first knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric while the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric is being switched between the front and rear beds, and overlapping the side end loops of the second knitted fabric side in the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric by opposing the side end loops of the first knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric to overlap the two loops; e) a step of feeding yarn to the first knitted fabric portion and the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric to form loops of the next course; and f) a step of repeating the above steps b to e. According to the configuration of the invention described above, by racking the front and rear needle beds in one direction, the first knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric is moved toward the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric, so that the side end loops in the first knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric side side end loops in the first knitted fabric portion are opposed to each other, and the second knitted fabric side side end loops in the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric are opposed to the side end loops in the second knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric, and both loops are overlapped. Subsequently, the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric is transferred onto the first needle bed, and racking is performed in that state so that the second knitted fabric side side end loops in the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric and the side end loops in the first knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric are opposed to each other, and both loops are overlapped, and the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric is transferred back to the second needle bed, and yarn is fed to the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric to form loops of the next course. Similarly, the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric is transferred onto the second needle bed, and racking is performed in that state to make the side end loops of the second knitted fabric of the third knitted fabric face each other in the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric, and both loops are overlapped, and the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric is transferred back onto the first needle bed and yarn is fed to the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric to form loops of the next course. By repeating the above knitting, the first knitted fabric portions and the second knitted fabric portions are joined together while the first knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric move towards the second knitted fabric, and this makes it possible to reduce the number of times the second knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric are transferred between the front and rear needle beds compared to when the knitted fabrics are brought close to each other and joined only by changing the stitches between the front and rear needle beds. Furthermore, in the knitted fabric joining method of the present invention, a branch portion is formed in the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric,
After the start of forming the bifurcation portion, the joining process of the knitted fabrics in which the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric is knitted as a first a knitted fabric and a first b knitted fabric across the bifurcation portion comprises the following steps: a) a step of holding the first knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric on a second needle bed, and by racking, making the side end loops of the first knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric face each other, and feeding yarn to the first b knitted fabric each time both loops are overlapped, to form a loop of the next course, and knitting the loops of the second knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric onto the first needle bed are repeated; b) a step of holding the first knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric and the loops of the second knitted fabric portion transferred onto the first needle bed on the second needle bed, and by racking, making the side end loops of the first knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric face each other, and feeding yarn to the first a knitted fabric each time both loops are overlapped, to form a loop of the next course, and knitting the loops of the third knitted fabric onto the first needle bed are repeated; and (d) a step of knitting a knitted fabric by opposing a side end loop in the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric to a side end loop in the second knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric and overlapping the two loops while the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric is being changed between the front and rear needle beds; and a step of knitting a knitted fabric by opposing a side end loop in the second knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric to a side end loop in the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric by racking and feeding yarn to the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric each time the two loops are overlapped, and turning the loops of the second knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric on the first needle bed onto the second needle bed to knit the knitted fabric. Another feature of this invention is that it includes a step of knitting a knitted fabric by opposing a side end loop in the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric and overlapping the two loops while the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric is being changed between the front and rear needle beds, According to the configuration of the invention described above, after the formation of the branch portion begins in the first knitted fabric, the side end loops of the first knitted fabric and the side end loops of the third knitted fabric are overlapped while knitting the first b knitted fabric of the first knitted fabric, and the side end loops of the second knitted fabric on the second knitted fabric side are turned onto the first needle bed, thereby reducing the difference between the number of loops held on the first needle bed and the number of loops held on the second needle bed.This turning knitting is repeated until the joining of all loops of the first knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric and the first b knitted fabric is completed.
Subsequently, while knitting the first a knitted fabric of the first knitted fabric, knitting of overlapping the side end loops of the first a knitted fabric with the side end loops of the second knitted fabric and knitting of turning the side end loops of the third knitted fabric onto the first needle bed are repeated until joining of all loops of the first knitted fabric part of the second knitted fabric and the first a knitted fabric is completed, joining the first knitted fabric and the first knitted fabric parts of the second and third knitted fabrics to each other, and bringing about a state in which the second knitted fabric parts of the second and third knitted fabrics are separately held on the first and second needle beds. Subsequently, moving to joining of the second knitted fabric parts to each other, knitting of moving the second knitted fabric part of the first knitted fabric to the third knitted fabric side and knitting of moving the second knitted fabric to the third knitted fabric side are performed, and knitting of overlapping the side end loops of the first knitted fabric with the side end loops of the second and third knitted fabrics is repeated until a state in which the loops of the second knitted fabric part of the second knitted fabric are held on the second needle bed and the second knitted fabric part of the third knitted fabric is held on the first needle bed. Next, the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric is moved toward the second knitted fabric, overlapping the side end loops of the first knitted fabric with the side end loops of the second knitted fabric, and the side end loops of the third knitted fabric with the side end loops of the first knitted fabric. This knitting is repeated until all loops of the second and third knitted fabrics are joined to the first knitted fabric. The joining of the first knitted fabric to the third knitted fabric and the joining of the first knitted fabric to the second knitted fabric may be performed first, or the joining of the first knitted fabric to the second knitted fabric may be performed first. Furthermore, the second knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric may be switched after the joining of the second knitted fabrics begins. Another feature of the knitted fabric joining method of the present invention is that the first knitted fabric is formed as a body and the second and third knitted fabrics are formed as left and right sleeves, and after the sleeve caps of the left and right sleeves are formed by flechage knitting, the sleeves and the body are joined. Another feature of the knitted fabric joining method of the present invention is that the first, second, and third knitted fabrics are formed as a first region, a second region, and a third region of a knitted fabric that is configured as a single tubular knitted fabric. The joined knitted fabric of the present invention includes at least one pair of needle beds extending in the left-right direction and facing each other in the front and rear, each needle bed having a large number of needles, and at least one of the facing needle beds being configured to be rackable in the left-right direction,
A knitted fabric knitted by a flat knitting machine capable of transferring stitches between front and rear needle beds, comprising: a first knitted fabric;
In the joining process of the first knitted fabric and the second and third knitted fabrics, a first knitted fabric is sandwiched between them, and the loops of the final courses of the second and third knitted fabrics are overlapped with the side end loops of the first knitted fabric in order from one end to the other, starting from the side closest to the first knitted fabric, and the loops of the next course are formed on the first knitted fabric. In this joining process, the second knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric are held on different front and rear needle beds, and both the first knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric are moved toward the second knitted fabric by racking. The first knitted fabric is then switched between the front and rear beds, and the side end loops of the first knitted fabric on the second knitted fabric side are overlapped with the side end loops of the second knitted fabric, and the side end loops of the third knitted fabric on the first knitted fabric side are overlapped with the side end loops of the third knitted fabric on the first knitted fabric side, and then yarn is fed to the first knitted fabric to form the loops of the next course, and the first, second, and third knitted fabrics are joined together by repeating the above steps.
In the second to fourth embodiments, a two-bed flat knitting machine is used in which the lower front needle bed F and the rear needle bed BD face each other in the front and rear, the rear needle bed BD can be racked relative to the front needle bed FD, and stitches can be transferred between the front needle bed FD and the rear needle bed BD.
The upper front needle bed FU is provided with a plurality of knitting needles arranged in a row on the lower front needle bed FD and the lower back needle bed BD at the same pitch as the lower needle beds.
and an upper rear needle bed BU, in which the rear needle bed BD can be racked relative to the front needle bed FD, and in which stitches can be transferred between the front and rear lower needle beds and between the opposing lower and upper needle beds. However, the first embodiment can also be knitted on a four-bed flat knitting machine, and the second to fourth embodiments can also be knitted on a two-bed flat knitting machine equipped with only a pair of front and rear lower needle beds. When knitting on a two-bed flat knitting machine, needles for knitting the front stitches of the front knitted fabric portion and needles for forming the purl stitches of the back knitted fabric portion are alternately arranged on the front needle bed FD, and needles for forming the front stitches of the back knitted fabric portion and needles for forming the purl stitches of the front knitted fabric portion are arranged on the rear needle bed BD, and needle-off knitting is performed using alternate needles for knitting each knitted fabric portion. In needle-off knitting, when knitting the front knitted fabric portion, the purl stitches of the back knitted fabric portion formed on the front needle bed FD are transferred to the needles of the rear needle bed BD, and all the loops of the back knitted fabric portion are engaged (attached) on the rear needle bed BD.
When knitting the back knitted fabric portion, the purl stitches of the front knitted fabric portion formed on the back needle bed BD are transferred to the needles of the front needle bed FD, and all the loops of the front knitted fabric portion are attached to the front needle bed FD, and the knitted fabrics are knitted by overlapping them front and back. Details of needle-open knitting are disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-75656, etc., and further explanation will be omitted. By performing needle-open knitting, each knitted fabric can always have an empty needle for transfer on the opposing needle bed, and by using this empty needle, it is possible to knit knitted structures with a mixture of knit and purl stitches, such as links, garter knits, and ribs, and to move the loops of the sleeves and body laterally to join them to each other. <First Example> The first example will be explained using Figures 1 to 5. The first example is an example for knitting a T-sleeve sweater. The sweater knit fabric 1 is knitted in the direction of arrow I,
A front body 2a, a back body 2b, a left sleeve 3, and a right sleeve 4 are formed, and a collar opening 6 around which a collar 5 will be formed is formed in the front body 2a. In the following explanation, the left and right sides of the sweater are defined based on the state when the sweater 1 is worn. The sweater knit fabric 1 is knitted in steps L to P in Fig. 2. In step L, before joining the front body 2a and the sleeves 3, 4, the front body 2a and the left and right sleeves 3, 4 are knitted in parallel in different areas. In step M, the loops of the final courses of the left and right sleeves 3, 4 are overlapped with the loops at the front body side end from the side closer to the body portion to form an overlapping stitch, and yarn is fed to the front body 2a including the overlapping stitch, rotating the left sleeve 3 counterclockwise and the right sleeve 4 clockwise to join the sleeves 3, 4 to the front body 2a. In step N, the right front body 7a and the left front body 7b of the front body 2a are knitted in parallel in different areas.
b is knitted using a different yarn feeder, and the sleeves 3, 4 and the front body 2a are joined together while forming the neck opening 6. After the knitting of the front body 2a is completed up to the H-h point,
A collar 5 is formed at a, and the final course of the collar 5 is bound off by known unraveling knitting.
Next, in step O, prior to knitting the back body 2b, the collar 5 is formed following the set-up knitting of the collar 5, and then while knitting the back body 2b, the left and right sleeves 3, 4 are moved toward the body and the sleeves 3, 4 are joined to the body 2. After joining of the sleeves 3, 4 to the body 2 is completed, the back body 2b is knitted in step P, and the final course of the back body 2b is bound off by the unraveling knitting, thereby completing the sweater knitted fabric 1. After knitting is completed, A-B-C and a-b
The sweater is completed by sewing D-E-F and D-E-F together. The knitted fabric joining method of this embodiment is characterized by the knitting of steps M to O, which join the sleeves 3, 4 to the body 2. The knitting of steps M to O will be described in detail below.
indicates the state after completion of knitting in step L. The left and right sleeves 3, 4, indicated by black circles, are engaged with the left and right sides of the front body 2a, indicated by white circles. Knitting in step M, before the start of forming the collar opening 6, which will be the branching point, will be explained. In course 1, the front body 2a and the left sleeve 3 are transferred to the back needle bed BD, and in course 2, the back needle bed BD is racked one pitch to the left, after which the front body 2a is transferred to the front needle bed D below, and the loop 11 at the left end of the front body 2a and the right sleeve 4 are knitted together.
In course 3, the rear needle bed BD is racked one more pitch to the left, and the side end loop 13 on the body 2 side of the left sleeve 3 is transferred to the front needle bed FD, and the right end loop 14 of the front body 2a is overlapped. In courses 4 and 5, the front body 2a is knitted with the yarn feeder 15, and thereafter, in step M, the knitting of courses 1 to 5 is repeated to knit the sleeve 3,
In this embodiment, the front body 2a is joined to the loop of the right sleeve 4.
The loop of a is overlapped, and the loop of the left sleeve 3 is overlapped after the loop of the front body 2a.
With the loop of the right sleeve 4 transferred to the back needle bed BD, the front body 2a is transferred to the front needle bed F
The loops of the right sleeve 4 can be overlapped with the loops of the front body 2a held on the front needle bed FD, so that the overlapping order of the loops is the same on both sides. In step N, which forms the neck opening 6, a new yarn feeder 16 is added to the knitting in courses 6 and 7, and the right front body 7a is knitted with the yarn feeder 15 and the left front body 7b with the yarn feeder 16. At this time, the needles at the center of the front body 2a are placed in a rest state outward to form the neck opening 6. In course 8, the front body 2a and left sleeve 3 are transferred to the back needle bed BD, and in course 9, the back needle bed BD is racked one pitch to the left, and then the front body 2a is knitted with the yarn feeder 16.
is transferred to the front needle bed FD, and the right end loop 18 of the right sleeve 4 is connected to the side end loop 1 of the front body 2a.
In course 10, the rear needle bed BD is racked one more pitch to the left, and then the right end loop 20 of the left sleeve 3 is transferred to the front needle bed FD and overlapped with the right end loop 21 of the front body 2a. In courses 11 and 12, when knitting the left and right front bodies 7a, 7b, the outer needles of courses 6-7 are paused to widen the collar opening 6. Thereafter, the knitting of courses 8-12 is repeated while shifting the target needles to widen the collar opening 6.
While forming the above, the front body 2a is knitted up to the point H-h.
In step 0, yarn is continuously fed to the resting needles to form the collar 5, and the final course of the collar 5 is bound off by unraveling knitting (not shown) and then knitted by known set-up knitting to form the collar 5 on the front body and the back body.
After knitting the above, the same knitting as in courses 1 to 5 is repeated in courses 17 to 21 to join the back body 2b to the left and right sleeves 3, 4. Then, in step P after joining the sleeves 3, 4 to the back body 2b is completed, the remaining part of the back body 2b is knitted. Note that in the above example, a case has been described in which all loops can be joined within the maximum racking pitch of the rear needle bed BD. However, if the number of racking pitches required to join all loops exceeds the maximum number of racking pitches of the rear needle bed BD, the loops held on the rear needle bed BD are temporarily transferred to the front needle bed FD, and with all loops held on the front needle bed FD, the rear needle bed BD is racked to the right, and the loops transferred to the front needle bed FD are transferred to the rear needle bed BD in a swing-back knitting process. As described above, the knitted fabric joining method of this example utilizes the phase shift caused by the racking of the front and rear needle beds, and each time the body 2 and the left and right sleeves 3, 4 are joined, the body 2 is knitted to the right sleeve 4.
Therefore, after the joining knitting starts, the loop formation of the next course is not performed except when swinging back.
, 4 do not need to be changed between the front and rear needle beds and moved to the body 2 side. The body 2 is changed between the front and rear needle beds, but since the body 2 continues to form loops for the next course even after the joining process has started, there are no problems caused by changing between the front and rear needle beds. Therefore, by performing part or all of the joining process of the sleeves 3, 4 and the body 2 using the method of this embodiment, the body 2 and the sleeves 3, 4 are brought close to each other so that the loops overlap, and therefore there is no need to change the sleeves 3, 4, which do not form loops for the next course, between the front and rear beds, and problems such as thread breakage and stretched loops are unlikely to occur. Therefore, the sleeves 3, 4
After the joining of the body 2 and the fabric 1 is started, the fabric 1 and the fabric 2 can be joined without knitting the sleeves 3 and 4.
, 4 and the body 2 can be joined at a large angle so that the wale direction is perpendicular, and the sleeve attachment angle can be freely set. <Second embodiment> Next, the second embodiment will be explained with reference to Figs. 6 to 16. The second embodiment is an example in which the knitting of the first embodiment is applied to joining of a tubular knitted fabric, and is an embodiment in which a T-sleeve sweater is knitted. The sweater 31 has tubular left and right sleeves 32, 33 and a body 34, and side portions 35a,
The left and right sleeves 32, 33 are knitted from the cuffs 37, 38, and the body 34 is knitted from the hem elastic 39 in the direction of arrow J.
After joining with the body 34 is started, the front body 34a and the back body 34b are knitted by running different yarn feeders in reverse. Each time the body 34 is knitted in an appropriate course, the loops of the final course of the sleeves 32, 33 are overlapped with the loops at the side ends of the body 34, and yarn is fed to the front body 34a and the back body 34b to join the sleeves 32, 33 to the body 34.
In the process of joining the front body 34a to the front body 33, a neck opening 41 is formed in the front body 34a.
After the start of formation of the front body 34a, the right front body 42a and left front body 42b are knitted with different yarn feeders. After joining of the sleeves 32, 33 to the body 34 is completed, the front body 34a and the back body 34b are joined at the shoulders 36a, 36b and bound off using known unraveling prevention knitting. Finally, the collar 43 is formed, completing the sweater 31. Below, the knitting of joining the sleeves 32, 33 to the body 34 will be explained starting from the point before joining begins. First, an outline of knitting in step Y, which does not form the collar opening 41, and step X, which forms the collar opening 41, will be explained using Figures 7 and 8.
7 and 8, the portion where the loop of the next course is to be formed is indicated by a thick line, and the portion where the loop is not to be formed is indicated by a thin line. In step Y of the second embodiment, the front body 34a and the left front sleeve 33a are moved toward the right front sleeve 32a by racking, the right end loop of the front body 34a is overlapped with the side end loop of the right front sleeve 32a, and the side end loop of the left front sleeve 33a is overlapped with the front body 34a.
7-aと、图7-b所示的组合。 Next, in Figure 7-b, the left front sleeve 33a is moved toward the front body 34a to knit the side end loops and the back body 34b and the left back sleeve 33b are moved toward the right back sleeve 32b to overlap the left end loop of the back body 34b with the side end loop of the right back sleeve 32b, and yarn is fed to the back body 34b each time the side end loop of the left back sleeve 33b is overlapped with the side end loop of the back body 34b. Next, in Figure 7-b, the left front sleeve 33a and front body 34a are moved toward the right front sleeve 32a to knit the side end loops and the back body 34a and the left back sleeve 33b are moved toward the right back sleeve 32b to knit the side end loops.
By overlapping the side end loops of a, the front knitted fabric part is knitted one stitch less than the back knitted fabric part, as shown in Fig. 7-c.
The knitting is then repeated from Fig. 7-a to Fig. 7-d, and the number of stitches in the front knitted fabric portion and the back knitted fabric portion is reduced by two stitches each, resulting in the state shown in Fig. 7-d.
8-e. In step Y, the right sleeve 32 is held on the same needle on the front needle bed, and the left sleeve 33 is held on the same needle on the back needle bed, and the body part 34, which continues to form loops in the next course even after joining knitting has begun, is switched between the front and back needle beds and joined to the sleeves 32, 33. In step X, from the state of FIG. 8-a, the left front body 42b is knitted in FIG. 8-b, and the left front body 42b is joined to the left front sleeve 33a. In parallel with joining the left front body 42b and the left front sleeve 33a, the side end loops of the right back sleeve 32b are transferred to the outside of the right front sleeve 32a, and round knitting is performed to eliminate the difference in the number of loops held on the needles on the front needle bed and the needles on the back needle bed. Next, in FIG. 8-c, the right front body 42a is knitted while the right front body 42a is joined to the right front sleeve 33a, and the right front body 42a and the right front sleeve 33a are joined.
In parallel with the joining of the left and right front sleeves 32a and 33a and the left and right front bodies 42a and 42b, a round knitting is performed to transfer the side end loop of the left back sleeve 33b to the front needle bed.
8-d, the back body 34b and the right back sleeve 32b are moved toward the left back sleeve 33b, and the side end loops of the back body 34b and the right back sleeve 32b are overlapped with the side end loops of the right back sleeve 32b.
8-e, the back body 34b is moved toward the right back sleeve 32b, and the loops of the left back sleeve 33b are overlapped with the side end loops of the back body 34b. The back body 34b is knitted in parallel with the loops of the right back sleeve 32b on the front needle bed being knitted around the back needle bed, joining the back body 34b and the right back sleeve 32b together, and joining the back body 34b and the left back sleeve 33b together. The second knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric is held on the back needle bed, and the second knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric is held on the front bed. In Fig. 8-e, the back body 34b is moved toward the right back sleeve 32b, and the loops of the left back sleeve 33b are overlapped with the side end loops of the back body 34b. Each time the loops of the right back sleeve 32b are overlapped with the side end loops of the back body 34b, the knitting of the next course of loops is repeated, completing the joining as shown in Fig. 8-f. The knitting of steps X and Y will be explained starting from step Y using the knitting courses in Figs. 9 to 15. In course 0 of FIG. 9, from the left, the right sleeve 32, the body 34,
The left sleeve 33 is fastened. The right front sleeve 32a and the right back sleeve 32b, the front body 34a and the back body 3
The left and right sleeves 32, 33 and the body 34 are formed of a right front sleeve 32a, a front body 34a, a left front sleeve 33a, and a left back sleeve 33b, which are continuous at both the left and right ends.
and a back knitted fabric part consisting of a right back sleeve 32b, a back body 34b, and a left back sleeve 33b. The front knitted fabric part is knitted attached to the lower front needle bed FD, and the back knitted fabric part is knitted attached to the lower back needle bed BD. In courses 1 and 2 of Fig. 9, to perform the knitting of Fig. 7-a, the left front sleeve 33a is transferred to the upper back needle bed BU, and the right back sleeve 32b is transferred to the upper front needle bed FU in course 1. In course 2, after racking the rear needle bed one pitch to the left, the left end loop 41 of the left front sleeve 33a held on the upper back needle bed BU is transferred to the lower front needle bed FD and overlaps with the right end loop 42 of the front body 34a, and at the same time, the right end loop 41 of the right back sleeve 32b held on the upper front needle bed FU is transferred to the lower front needle bed FD.
3 is transferred to the lower back needle bed BD and overlapped with the left end loop 44 of the back body 34b.
The right end loop 45 of the front body 34a and the right front sleeve 32a, including the overlapping stitches with the stitch number 1, are transferred to the upper back needle bed BU. In course 4, the back needle bed is racked one pitch to the left, and the loop of the front body 34a is transferred to the lower front needle bed FD. Then, in course 5, the back needle bed is racked one pitch to the right, and the right end loop 46 of the right front sleeve 32a is transferred to the upper back needle bed BU.
is overlapped with the right end loop 47 of the front body 34a. In course 6 to be knitted, the left end loop 48 of the left back sleeve 33b, including the overlapping stitches of the back body 34b and right back sleeve 32b, is transferred to the upper front needle bed FU. In course 7, the rear needle bed is racked one pitch to the left, and then the back body 34b is transferred to the lower back needle bed BD. In course 8, the rear needle bed is racked one pitch to the right, and then the left end loop 48 of the left back sleeve 33b is transferred to the lower back needle bed BD and overlapped with the left end loop 49 of the back body 34b.
By the above knitting, the front sleeve portion and the back sleeve portion of the right sleeve 32 and the left sleeve 33 are knitted one by one.
The loops of each stitch are joined to the body 34. In courses 9 and 10, yarn is fed to the front body 34a through the yarn feeder 51, and in courses 11 and 12, yarn is fed to the back body 34b through the yarn feeder 52.
, 33 and the body 34. Next, in course 13, a loop is formed at the overlapping portion of course 2.
After performing the same knitting as above, by repeating the knitting shown in course 3 to course 13,
The left sleeve 33 and body 34 move toward the right sleeve 32, and the sleeves 32, 33 and body 34 are joined together. Next, step X will be described. In courses 14 and 15, where the formation of the collar opening 41 begins, the yarn feeder 55 is reversed to knit the left front body 42a. Subsequently, in courses 16 to 18, which are knitted as shown in Fig. 8-b, the side end loop 56 of the left front sleeve 33a, which is held on the upper rear needle bed in course 16, is knitted on the left front body 42a, which is held on the front needle bed.
2b and in parallel with the side edge loop 57 of the right back sleeve 32b.
8 is moved to the outside of the right front sleeve 32a of the front needle bed and round knitting is performed, and course 1
The left front body 42a is knitted in courses 17 to 18. Thereafter, the knitting of courses 16 to 18 is repeated until joining of all the loops of the left front sleeve 33a and the left front body 42b is completed.
In course 19, joining of the left front sleeve 33a to the left front body 42b is completed, and half of the loops of the right back sleeve 32b are retained on the lower front needle bed FD by round knitting. In course 20, the loops of the right front sleeve 32a and the right back sleeve 32b retained on the lower front needle bed FD are transferred to the upper back needle bed BU. Next, in course 2
In courses 1 to 25, knitting is performed in the same manner as in courses 14 to 18, where the left front body 42b and left front sleeve 33a are joined, and knitting of Fig. 8-c is performed in courses 23 to 25, resulting in the state of course 26. In course 26, joining of the right front sleeve 32a to the right front body 42a is completed, and half of the loops of the left and right back sleeves 32b, 33b are held on the front needle bed by round knitting. In courses 27 to 32, where knitting of Fig. 8-d is performed to join the back body 34b and the left and right back sleeves 32b, 33b, the back body 34b and left back sleeve 33b are joined in course 27, and the left and right back sleeves 32b, 33b are joined in course 27.
Before moving to the b side, the back body 34b, the left back sleeve 33b, and the right back sleeve 32b
The side end loop 59 of the right back sleeve 32b is transferred to the front needle bed FU. The reason for transferring the side end loop 59 of the right back sleeve 32b to the front needle bed here is to make the overlapping order of the sleeves 32, 33 and the back body 34b the same on the left and right sides, but it does not necessarily have to be the same.
In course 8, the rear needle bed is racked one pitch to the right, the back body 34b is transferred back to the lower rear needle bed BD, and the left end loop 60 of the right back sleeve 32b on the lower front needle bed is transferred onto the lower rear needle bed BD by the above-mentioned round knitting.
The right back sleeve 32 is racked one pitch to the left and transferred onto the upper front needle bed FU.
The side end loop 60 of the back body 34b is overlapped with the side end loop 61 of the back body 34b on the rear needle bed.
In course 30, the rear needle bed is racked two pitches to the right, and then the side end loop 62 of the left back sleeve 33b held on the front needle bed is overlapped with the side end loop 63 of the back body 34b. Subsequently, in courses 31 and 32, the back body 34b is knitted.
Knitting of No. 7 to No. 32 is repeated, and the loops of the left and right back sleeve portions 32b, 33b are joined in order from the side closest to the back body 34b to form the state of course 33. In course 33, the loops of the right back sleeve 32b are returned onto the back lower needle bed BD by round knitting.
In the courses 34 to 37 knitted as shown in the figure, the loop of the right back sleeve portion 32b is racked one pitch to the right in the course 34, and the back needle bed is racked one pitch to the left in the course 35, after which the right back sleeve 32b and the left back sleeve 33b are transferred to the upper front needle bed FU,
The loops closest to the back body 34 are overlapped with the side end loops of the back body 34b. Next, yarn is fed to the back body in courses 36 and 37, and thereafter, courses 34 to 37 are knitted repeatedly until all loops are joined, resulting in course 38, and joining is complete. As described above, in the second embodiment, the right sleeve 32 is held on the same needle during the joining process. Both the front body 34a and the back body 34b of the body 34 are sequentially transferred to the needles located on the right sleeve 32 side on the front needle bed or the rear needle bed, and moved to the right sleeve 32 side.
The left sleeve 33 is moved to the right sleeve 32 side by racking while being held by the same needle.
In this way, in the joining method of this embodiment, the phase shift caused by racking the front and rear needle beds is utilized to move the body 34 and the left sleeve 33 toward the right sleeve 32, and the front body 34a and the back body 34b are exchanged between the front and rear needle beds to move the body 34 and the right sleeve 32 toward the right sleeve 32.
The sleeves 32, 33 and the body 34 are joined by knitting the side end loops of the left sleeve 33 overlapping each other. Therefore, by performing part or all of the joining process using the joining method of this embodiment, the number of transfers between the front and rear needle beds required to bring the sleeves 32, 33 and the body 34 closer together can be reduced. Reducing the number of sleeve transfers makes it less likely that problems such as yarn breakage or loop stretching will occur, and the sleeves 32, 33 and the body 34 can be joined at a large angle so that the wale direction is perpendicular to each other. Furthermore, the sleeve attachment angle α can be freely set by adjusting the ratio of knitting to join without knitting the sleeves 32, 33 and knitting to join while knitting the sleeves 32, 33. <Third Embodiment> Next, a third embodiment will be described using Figures 16 and 17. The third embodiment is similar to the first embodiment.
This is an example of knitting a dolman sweater 61 as shown in Figure 6. The dolman sweater 61 is composed of a body 62 formed by overlapping a front body 62a and a back body 62b front and back, and left and right sleeves 64, 65, each of which is knitted in a tubular shape. In this example, the sleeves 64, 65, whose knitting width increases as they approach the joining point, are joined to the body 62 from a position close to the hem elastic 63, and in the process of joining the body 62 and the sleeves 64, 65, knitting is performed on the body 62 to narrow the knitting width. The knitting of the body 62 may be performed by either an outer knitting, in which the outermost loop of the body 62 is overlapped with the loop located inside it, or an inner knitting, in which the loops of the wales located appropriately inside the side end are overlapped. In the process of knitting the body 62, a collar opening 66 is formed, and the sleeves 6
After joining of needles 4, 65 and the body 62 is completed, the front body 62a and the back body 62b are joined at the shoulders 67a, 67b, and a collar 68 is formed along the neck opening 66, thereby knitting a dolman sweater 61. Conventionally, when knitting a sweater with a design in which the sleeves and body are joined over a wide area, such as a dolman sweater, the number of stitch transfers required to change the needles between the front and rear needle beds to bring the knitted fabrics closer together increases, which can easily lead to problems such as yarn breakage and stretched loops. Therefore, in the past, dolman sweaters have had sleeves knitted in a knitting direction different from the general knitting direction of sweaters, which is from the cuffs toward the joint between the sleeves and the body. However, according to the knitting method of this embodiment,
It is possible to form the sleeves in the knitting direction from the cuffs to the joint between the sleeves and the body, and to knit a sweater with an excellent design. As described above, in the third embodiment, as in the second embodiment, the stitch transfer for changing the needles between the front and rear needle beds to bring the knitted fabrics closer together is not necessary, or the number of times can be reduced compared to the conventional case.
In the third embodiment, the sleeves were joined to the body without being knitted at all, but the sleeves may be knitted in appropriate courses during the joining process. Knitting the sleeves between the sleeves and the body in this way allows the sleeve attachment angle to be freely set. Also, while the body was knitted with a tapered stitch in the above-described embodiment, tapered stitching is not necessarily required. <Fourth Embodiment> Next, a fourth embodiment will be described using Figures 18 to 20. The fourth embodiment is an embodiment in which the knitting method of the present invention is applied to the knitting method of JP-A-2000-256947, eliminating the need for the special yarn required in JP-A-2000-256947. Figure 19 shows the knitting steps of the fourth embodiment, with thick lines indicating the portions where loops of the next course will be formed and thin lines indicating the portions where no loops will be formed. In the fourth embodiment, in steps a to c of Fig. 19, similar to the first embodiment, knitting of the sleeves 71, 72 starts from the cuffs 77, 78, and knitting of the body 73 starts from the hem elastic 79, and each is knitted as a tubular knitted fabric until knitting of the body 73 starts joining the body 73 and the sleeves 71, 72. In steps d to f, the left and right sleeves 71, 72 are knitted by flechage knitting, feeding yarn in a C-shape with the body-side side end loop as a direction change point for the yarn feeder, for the front sleeves 71a, 72a held on the front bed and the back sleeves 71b, 72b held on the back bed, to form the sleeve caps 74, 75. After the formation of the sleeve caps 74, 75 is completed, steps g to
In step i, the front body 73a and the left front sleeve 72a are moved to the right front sleeve 71a side in the same manner as in the second embodiment, and the back body 73b is moved to the right back sleeve 71b side and the left back sleeve 72b is moved to the back body 73b side.
The yarn is fed to the body 73, and the knitting of the next course of loops is repeated to form the sleeves 71, 72 and the body 73.
3, and in the process, a neck opening 80 is formed.
The front body 73a and the back body 73b are joined together at this point, and the collar 82 is formed along the neck opening 80.
The sweater 76 is completed by forming the above-mentioned yarn feeders. In the fourth embodiment, the sleeve caps 74, 75 are knitted separately from the body 73, so there is no need to consider the knitting ratio between the sleeve caps 74, 75 and the body 73. This allows for the shape of the sleeve caps 74, 75 to be freely determined, and different yarn feeders can be used for knitting the body and sleeves. Thus, in the fourth embodiment, the number of stitch transfers required to transfer the sleeves 71, 72 between the front and rear needle beds when joining the sleeves 71, 72 to the body 73 can be reduced. It is not necessary to use the joining method of the above-mentioned embodiment consistently from start to finish during the joining process. Joining can be performed using a conventional joining method to the extent that problems such as yarn breakage are not avoided, and then the remaining parts can be joined. Furthermore, although the above-mentioned embodiment consistently moves the body and left sleeve toward the right sleeve, it is also possible to move the body and right sleeve toward the left sleeve and join them, or to combine knitting that moves the body and left sleeve toward the right sleeve with knitting that moves the body and right sleeve toward the left sleeve. Furthermore, although the above embodiment has been described as a case where the sleeves and body of a sweater are joined, it can also be used to knit other types of knitwear, such as joining a tubular rib knitted fabric around the armhole of a vest, or a cardigan where the first knitted fabric is not a complete tubular knitted fabric but the front body is knitted in left and right halves. Furthermore, the above embodiment shows only one example of implementation, and does not limit the knitting order, handling of yarn feeders, and other aspects that can be changed based on the knowledge normally held by those skilled in the art. Furthermore, although the second embodiment has been described as a case where three independent tubular knitted fabrics are joined as shown in Figure 21-a, the joined knitted fabrics do not necessarily have to be independent knitted fabrics. For example, as shown in Figure 21-b, one tubular knitted fabric 91 is knitted, and then a front knitted fabric 92 and a back knitted fabric 93 are knitted in the central region, and the loops of the left and right rest portions 94a, 94b, 95a, 95b are knitted in the front knitted fabric 92 and the back knitted fabric 93.
3, and rest portions 94a, 94b are formed on both sides of the front knitted fabric 92 and the back knitted fabric 93.
It is also possible to join the resting portions 94a, 94b, 95a, 95b to the front knitted fabrics 92, 93 by the method of Fig. 21-b, and then bind off the front knitted fabric 92 and the back knitted fabric 93 in the final course, thereby forming a knitted fabric in which set-up portions are formed all around the periphery as shown in Fig. 21-c.
4b, 95a, 95b wrap around both sides of the front knitted fabric 92 and the back knitted fabric 93, resulting in a knitted fabric with both ends open. For example, if the hem of a polo shirt is made wider than the body, the rested portion is joined along the body, and then the front knitted fabric and the back knitted fabric are knitted into a tubular shape, a slit can be formed at the hem. In the above example, the left sleeve is engaged with the front needle bed and the right sleeve with the back needle bed, and the right sleeve is moved toward the left sleeve. However, it is also possible to move the body and left sleeve toward the right sleeve and join them, and it is also possible to freely move the left sleeve and right sleeve to either the front or the back needle bed. Also, in this example, the lateral end loops of the sleeve and the body are overlapped, but the body loops that overlap with the sleeve loops are not limited to the lateral end loops as long as they are loops at the side end. Also, in the above example, the body is joined once every two courses knitted, but it is also possible to knit the body once.
The sleeves may be joined after every course knitted, or after every 3 or 4 courses knitted, and the number of courses of the body to be joined to the sleeves can be set as desired. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, the number of times that the stitches are transferred between the front and rear needle beds can be reduced compared to when the knitted fabrics are joined by bringing them closer together only by changing the stitches between the front and rear needle beds, and problems such as yarn breakage and stretching of the loops to be joined can be made less likely to occur.

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Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a sweater knitted fabric knitted according to the first embodiment. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the knitting process of the sweater knitted fabric in the first embodiment. Fig. 3 is a knitting course diagram showing the first embodiment. Fig. 4 is a knitting course diagram showing the first embodiment. Fig. 5 is a knitting course diagram showing the first embodiment. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a sweater knitted according to the second embodiment. Fig. 7 is a diagram showing knitting in step Y of the second embodiment. Fig. 8 is a diagram showing knitting in step X of the second embodiment. Fig. 9 is a knitting course diagram showing the second embodiment. Fig. 10 is a knitting course diagram showing the second embodiment. Fig. 11 is a knitting course diagram showing the second embodiment. 1
Fig. 2 is a knitting course diagram showing the second embodiment. Fig. 13 is a knitting course diagram showing the second embodiment. Fig. 14 is a knitting course diagram showing the second embodiment. Fig. 15 is a knitting course diagram showing the second embodiment. Fig. 16 is a diagram showing a dolman sweater knitted according to the third embodiment. Fig. 17 is a diagram showing the third embodiment. Fig. 18
The figures are diagrams showing the fourth embodiment. Fig. 19 is a step diagram showing the fourth embodiment. Fig. 20 is a diagram showing a sweater knitted according to the fourth embodiment. Fig. 21 is a diagram showing a modified example of the second embodiment. Fig. 22 is a diagram showing a sweater in which the sleeves and body are joined by a conventional joining method. Fig. 23 is a knitting course diagram showing the conventional joining method. Fig. 24 is a knitting course diagram showing the conventional joining method. Fig. 25 is a knitting course diagram showing the conventional joining method.

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[Claims] [Claim 1] A knitted fabric joining method for joining a first knitted fabric to a second and third knitted fabric by a joining step in which a first knitted fabric and second and third knitted fabrics are knitted on either side of the first knitted fabric, the second and third knitted fabrics being knitted on either side of the first knitted fabric, starting from the side closest to the first knitted fabric and moving from one end to the other, are overlapped with the side end loops of the first knitted fabric, and the first knitted fabric is formed into a loop of the next course by a repeating knitting step, A method for joining knitted fabrics, characterized in that the second knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric are held on different needle beds, front and rear, and both the first knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric are moved toward the second knitted fabric by racking, and the first knitted fabric is switched between the front and rear beds, and the side end loops of the first knitted fabric on the second knitted fabric side are overlapped with the side end loops of the second knitted fabric, and the side end loops of the third knitted fabric on the third knitted fabric side are overlapped with the side end loops of the first knitted fabric on the third knitted fabric side, and then yarn is fed to the first knitted fabric to form the loops of the next course, and the knitting is repeated. 2. The knitted fabric joining method according to claim 1, wherein the first, second and third knitted fabrics are knitted on a first needle bed, respectively, and a tubular knitted fabric is knitted by overlapping a first knitted fabric portion knitted on a second needle bed and a second knitted fabric portion knitted on a second needle bed,
A knitted fabric joining method characterized by simultaneously performing knitting to move the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric to the first knitted fabric portion side of the second knitted fabric, and knitting to move the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric to the second knitted fabric portion side of the second knitted fabric. [Claim 3] A knitted fabric joining method according to claim 2, wherein the joining step comprises the following steps: a) a step of retaining the second knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric on the first needle bed and the first knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric on the second needle bed; b) a step of holding the second knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric on the first needle bed and the first knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric on the second needle bed, and moving the first knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric toward the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric by racking, knitting side end loops in the first knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric and side end loops in the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric so as to face each other and overlapping both loops; and c) a step of moving the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric toward the second knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric, knitting side end loops in the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric so as to face each other and overlapping both loops. A method for joining knitted fabrics, characterized by including the steps of: (d) moving the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric toward the first knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric while the first knitted fabric portion is being switched between the front and rear beds, and overlapping the second knitted fabric side side end loops in the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric and the side end loops in the first knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric by opposing them; (e) feeding yarn to the first knitted fabric portion and the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric to form loops of the next course; and (f) repeating the steps b to e. [Claim 4] A knitted fabric joining method according to claim 2, in which a bifurcation portion is formed in the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric, and after the start of formation of the bifurcation portion, the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric is knitted as a first a knitted fabric and a first b knitted fabric across the bifurcation portion, the joining step of the knitted fabrics comprising the following steps: a) holding the first knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric on a second needle bed, and by racking, knitting the side end loops of the first knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric and the side end loops of the first b knitted fabric to face each other and feed yarn to the first b knitted fabric each time both loops are overlapped to form loops of the next course, and b) repeating knitting the loops of the second knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric onto the first needle bed. a step c) of repeating the steps of: holding the first knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric and the loops of the second knitted fabric portion transferred onto the first needle bed on a second needle bed, and knitting a loop of the next course by making the side end loops of the first knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric and the side end loops of the first a knitted fabric face each other by racking, and feeding yarn to the first a knitted fabric each time both loops are overlapped, and knitting a loop of the next course by turning the loops of the third knitted fabric onto the first needle bed; and a step d) of repeating the steps of: holding the first knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric and the loops of the second knitted fabric portion transferred onto the first needle bed on a second needle bed, and knitting a loop of the next course by making the side end loops of the first knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric face each other by racking, and feeding yarn to the first a knitted fabric each time both loops are overlapped, and knitting a loop of the next course by turning the loops of the second knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric on the first needle bed onto the second needle bed. A knitted fabric joining method characterized by including a step of overlapping the side end loops of the second knitted fabric in the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric with the side end loops of the second knitted fabric portion of the second knitted fabric by opposing them while changing the second knitted fabric portion between the front and rear needle beds, and feeding yarn to the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric each time the side end loops of the second knitted fabric portion of the third knitted fabric are overlapped with the side end loops of the second knitted fabric portion of the first knitted fabric by opposing them to form loops of the next course. 5. The knitted fabric joining method according to claim 2, wherein the first knitted fabric is a body,
The knitted fabric joining method is characterized in that the second and third knitted fabrics are knitted fabrics formed as left and right sleeves, and after forming the sleeve caps of the left and right sleeves by flechage knitting, the sleeves and the body are joined together. 6. The knitted fabric joining method according to claim 2, wherein the first, second and third knitted fabrics are configured as a single tubular knitted fabric in a first region, a second region,
The knitted fabric joining method according to claim 2, characterized in that the knitted fabric joining step is formed as a third region. [Claim 7] A knitted fabric is knitted by a flat knitting machine which has at least one pair of needle beds extending in the left-right direction and facing each other in the front and rear, each needle bed having a large number of needles, and at least one of the facing needle beds being configured to be rackable from left to right, and which is capable of transferring stitches between the front and rear needle beds, wherein in the process of joining the first knitted fabric and the second and third knitted fabrics by a joining step which repeats knitting in which a first knitted fabric and second and third knitted fabrics are knitted on either side of the first knitted fabric, and loops of the final courses of the second and third knitted fabrics are overlapped with side end loops of the first knitted fabric in order from one end side to the other side, starting from the side closest to the first knitted fabric, to form loops of the next course on the first knitted fabric, A knitted fabric characterized in that the second knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric are held on different needle beds, front and back, and both the first knitted fabric and the third knitted fabric are moved toward the second knitted fabric by racking, and the first knitted fabric is switched between the front and back beds, and the side end loops of the first knitted fabric on the second knitted fabric side are overlapped with the side end loops of the second knitted fabric, and the side end loops of the third knitted fabric on the third knitted fabric side are overlapped with the side end loops of the first knitted fabric on the third knitted fabric side, and then yarn is fed to the first knitted fabric and knitting is repeated to form the loops of the next course, thereby joining the first, second and third knitted fabrics.