摘要 |
A method of making a sleeved garment on a knitting machine, the method including the steps of knitting a shoulder portion of each sleeve, in the direction towards the upper end of the sleeve, in reciprocatory manner on both beds of a pair of opposed beds of the machine, so that the pieces of fabric of each shoulder portion on opposite beds are continuous at the edge of the shoulder portion outermost on the machine and in the finished garment, knitting the body of the garment commencing at the lower end and knitting front and rear upper body portions of the garment as flat fabric on different beds of a pair of opposed beds of the machine and joining the front and rear upper body portions to the shoulder portions of the sleeves subsequent to knitting of these portions, for example by a stitch transfer procedure or a stitching procedure. A knitting machine for carrying out the method is also claimed. |