摘要 |
<p>Knitted articles are assembled (Figure 2) from regularly-shaped pieces of knitting (GK) knitted in article yarn only for the parts of the article, the rest of the piece (WK) being in web yarn, which can be discarded or recovered. Article parts still in the piece (PK1, PK2) are registered (SP) for assembly using the web for transport (CC) and guidance (GR, GL). Assembled parts are separated from the web as completed or partially completed articles. The process can be continuous and wholly-mechanised. A knitting machine to knit the regularly-shaped piece has a plurality of yarn feeder carriers selectively operable to provide row-by-row control of changing row portions knitted in web or article yarn with all wales secured. The web knitting can be thickened along the piece edge (EK). <IMAGE></p> |