Improvements in or relating to knitting machines.

摘要

A control system which allows a plurality of shapes to be knitted by a simple change of former (80). The former (80) controls in a desired variable manner the feed rate of elastic or ground yarns to control the shape of a garment. The shape can also be controlled by further formers (200, 202, 204) to control both elastic and ground yarns and in a dial and cylinder circular knitting machine to alter the dial height whilst the machine is in motion thereby further controlling the width of a garment.