EP1914335B1 - Method of producing a knitwear with cable-stitch pattern - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a method for producing a knitted fabric with a cable pattern on a flat knitting machine having the features of the preamble of claim 1.

For the production of knitted fabrics with plait patterns, in most prior art processes in the plait crossing each strand of the plait is offset in its opposite direction by its full width. This results in those knitting rows in which stitch-Umhängevorgänge are needed, relatively high stresses in the fabric.

In order to reduce these stresses, therefore, in this method, the entire knitted piece is formed in a snap-off technique from a certain width of the braid. However, this results in the stitches of the knitted fabric being twice the size they would actually receive due to the machine's fineness. Thus, despite this mesh size, a durable knit fabric, knitting threads are processed, which are several times thicker than the knitting threads, which correspond to the machine fineness. As a result, this results in a pigtail knit, which is significantly coarser than a right-right or smooth knit, which was formed on a machine of the same fineness.

From the CH 382 359 For example, a method of manufacturing a braid is known in which only one strand of the braid is subjected to an offset movement in order to cross the strands with one another. Between the offset movements, courses are formed for all strands.

The present invention has for its object to provide a new method can be made with the knitted fabric with a cable pattern, the knitting rows in which Umhängevorgänge are required to have lower voltages than the knitted fabric produced by the known methods.

The object is achieved with a method for producing a knitted fabric with a cable pattern having the features of claim 1.

The offset of only one of the strands leads to lower stresses in the knitting rows of the knitted fabric, in which transfer operations are necessary, so that can be dispensed with a Absprengtechnik to produce the knit fabric. Smaller mesh sizes can be achieved and thinner knitting yarns can be used than in the known methods for producing braid patterns, in which both strands of a braid are offset to produce a crossing. The method according to the invention also enables a more favorable, tension-reducing preparation of the crossing of the strands.

The preparation consists in forming at least one row of stitches before the lateral offset of the stitches of the one strand, no stitches being formed for the other strand whose stitches are not displaced. The laterally displaceable strand is thereby slightly longer than that which is not displaced, whereby the stresses can be further reduced at the intersection of the strands. Tension at Zopfmustern occur mainly on the two adjacent edge stitches of the strands to be crossed and on the outer edge mesh of that strand, which is not offset on.

Another measure for the reduction of thread tensions in the fabric is, prior to the formation of the at least one row of stitches in each case the stitches of the left stitch area which adjoins the strand to be displaced, against the direction in which the strand to be offset is added later to intersect the strands to move laterally. Over one or more rows of stitches, space is thus created in a gentle manner for the stitches of that strand which is not displaced. In this case, the links mesh area can preferably be offset by as many needles as the strand has stitches.

Furthermore, during the formation of the at least one row of stitches, at least one tuck loop can be formed between the staggered left stitch area and the strand to be offset. The provision of tuck loops is also a well-suited way to reduce thread tension in the needle bed offset.

The number of courses to prepare the crossing of the strands depends on the strand width, the yarn quality used and the machine fineness. Preferably, two courses can be formed before crossing the strands.

• der Linksmaschenbereich, der an den zu versetzenden Strang angrenzt, wird in zwei Versatzschritten um insgesamt so viele Nadeln vom zu versetzenden Strang beabstandet, wie der nicht zu versetzende Strang Maschen aufweist, während der Linksmaschenbereich, der sich nach erfolgter Kreuzung der Stränge an den Strang anschließt, der die Kreuzung ausgeführt hat, neben diesen Strang gebracht wird;
• nach jedem Versatzschritt wird eine Maschenreihe gebildet, wobei für den nicht zu versetzenden Strang keine Maschen gebildet werden;
• die Maschen des die Kreuzung ausführenden Strangs und die Maschen der beiden Linksmaschenbereiche werden in einem Versatzschritt um die doppelte Nadelzahl des Strangs versetzt;
• die Maschen des zur Kreuzung versetzten Strangs werden auf das vordere Nadelbett umgehängt;
• für die beiden Linksmaschenbereiche und die beiden Zopfstränge wird mit allen Nadeln mindestens eine Maschenreihe gebildet;
• die Maschen der beiden Zopfstränge werden auf die ursprünglichen Nadeln der Zopfstränge zurückgehängt und für die Zopfstränge und die Linksmaschenbereiche solange Maschenreihen gebildet, bis die nächste Zopfkreuzung beginnt.

In a preferred embodiment of a method according to the invention for producing a braid, which is formed by two strands, the following steps are carried out:

• the left-hand stitch area adjoining the strand to be offset is spaced in two offset steps by as many needles from the strand to be offset as the strand not to be offset has stitches, while the left-mesh area adjoins the strand after crossing the strands who has carried out the crossing, is brought alongside this strand;
• after each offset step, a row of stitches is formed, with no stitches being formed for the strand not to be offset;
• the stitches of the intersecting strand and the stitches of the two links mesh regions are offset by twice the needle number of the strand in an offset step;
• the stitches of the staggered strand are transferred to the front needle bed;
• for the two links mesh areas and the two plait strands, at least one row of stitches is formed with all the needles;
• the loops of the two braids are hung back on the original needles of the braids and for the braids and the links mesh areas courses are formed until the next braid crossing begins.

The stitch formation after the first two offset steps reduces the tensions which arise between the outermost loop of the strand which is not staggered and the innermost loop of the adjacent left stitch area and the adjacent stitches of the two strands.

• der Linksmaschenbereich, der an den zu versetzenden Strang angrenzt, wird in zwei Versatzschritten um insgesamt so viele Nadeln vom zu versetzenden Strang beabstandet, wie der nicht zu versetzende Strang Maschen aufweist, während der Linksmaschenbereich, der sich an den äußeren Strang anschließt, der keine Kreuzung durchführt, neben diesem Strang belassen wird;
• nach jedem Versatzschritt wird eine Maschenreihe gebildet, wobei für den nicht zu versetzenden Strang keine Maschen gebildet werden;
• die Maschen des die Kreuzung ausführenden Strangs, die Maschen des nicht an der Kreuzung beteiligten äußeren Strangs und die Maschen der beiden Linksmaschenbereiche werden in zwei Versatzschritten jeweils um so viele Nadeln versetzt wie der Strang Maschen aufweist, wobei nach dem ersten Versatzschritt die Maschen des nicht an der Kreuzung beteiligten Strangs um die Breite eines Strangs beabstandet vom mittleren Strang auf das vordere Nadelbett umgehängt werden und nach dem zweiten Versatzschritt die Nadeln des die Kreuzung ausführenden Strangs auf das vordere Nadelbett umgehängt werden;
• für die beiden Linksmaschenbereiche und die Zopfstränge wird mit allen Nadeln mindestens eine Maschenreihe gebildet;
• die Maschen der Zopfstränge werden auf die ursprünglichen Nadeln der Zopfstränge zurückgehängt;
• die vorangegangenen Verfahrensschritte werden zur Kreuzung des anderen äußeren Strangs mit dem mittleren Strang wiederholt;
• für die Zopfstränge und die Linksmaschenbereiche werden solange Maschenreihen gebildet, bis die nächste Zopfkreuzung beginnt.
• Durch die Maschenbildung, die auf die ersten beiden Versatzschritte folgt, werden die Spannungen vermindert, die zwischen der innersten Masche des Strangs, der die Kreuzung ausführt, und der äußersten Masche des mittleren Strangs sowie zwischen der äußersten Masche des mittleren Strangs und der innersten Masche des nicht an der Kreuzung beteiligten äußeren Strangs entstehen.

In a preferred embodiment of a method according to the invention for producing a braid, which is formed by three strands, the following steps are carried out:

• the left-hand stitch area adjoining the strand to be offset is spaced in two offset steps by as many needles from the strand to be offset as the strand not to be offset has stitches, while the left-mesh area following the outer strand is not intersected is left next to this strand;
• after each offset step, a row of stitches is formed, with no stitches being formed for the strand not to be offset;
• the stitches of the intersecting strand, the stitches of the non-intersecting outer strand and the stitches of the two links mesh areas are offset in two offset steps each by as many needles as the strand has stitches, after the first offset step the stitches of not spaced from the middle strand on the front needle bed, and after the second displacement step, the needles of the intersecting strand are transferred to the front needle bed by the width of one strand;
• for the two links mesh areas and the braid strands, at least one row of stitches is formed with all the needles;
• the loops of the braids are hung back on the original needles of the braids;
• the previous process steps are repeated to intersect the other outer strand with the middle strand;
• For the braid strands and the links mesh areas, courses are formed as long as the next braid intersection begins.
• The stitching following the first two offsets reduces the tensions that exist between the innermost loop of the strand making the crossing and the outermost loop of the middle strand and between the outermost loop of the middle strand and the innermost loop of the middle strand arise outside of the junction involved extraneous strand.

In the following, methods according to the invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawing.

Fig. 1

einen Maschenverlauf der Kreuzung der Stränge eines Zopfs mit zwei Strängen;

Fig. 2

einen Maschenverlauf der Kreuzung der Stränge eines Zopfs mit drei Strängen.

Show it:

Fig. 1

a course of stitches crossing the strands of a two strand braid;

Fig. 2

a course of stitches at the intersection of the strands of a braid with three strands.

The Fig. 1.1 to 1.4 illustrate the knitting sequence for crossing the strands of a two strand braid with each of the strands having six stitches each. This number of stitches is merely exemplary. The strands of the braid can consist of any number of stitches. The more meshes the strands of the braid contain, the greater the advantage of using the braid The method of the invention over the method of the prior art, since the method of the invention must not be avoided even with wide braids on enlarged stitches and the use of thick knitting threads.

To carry out the method according to the invention, a knitting machine is required which is equipped with a transfer device and a needle bed offset device.

In row R1 the last row of knitting is shown before the beginning of the crossing of the plaits.

The width BZ of the braid in the illustrated example comprises twelve needles of the front needle bed, which form right-hand stitches. The first strand ST1 is formed with the needles 12 to 17 and the second strand ST2 with the needles 18 to 23. Each of the two strands thus comprises six needles. On both sides, the braid is flanked by left-knit areas LR1 (needles 6 to 11) and LR2 (needles 24 to 29). The link mesh areas LR1 and LR2 must each have as many stitches as one of the strands of the pigtail.

The repeat region of the braid extends in the example shown via the needles 6 to 29. The further knitting sequence is shown exclusively for this repeat region. It will be appreciated that a plurality of such plait repeat regions can be arranged next to one another over the width of the knitted piece. Or it may be provided in addition to the cable pattern other pattern areas.

In the further course it is shown how the strand ST1 is guided past the strand ST2 and placed to the right of it to effect an intersection of the two strands ST1 and ST2.

In row R2, the offset of the rear needle bed from its basic position by three needles to the left. With the needles 12 to 17 of the front needle bed stitches are formed for the first strand ST1 of the braid. The needles 6 to 11 of the back needle bed form stitches for the left-knit area LR1 and the needles 24 to 29 for the left-knit area LR2. The needle 14 of the rear needle bed is that needle of this needle bed which follows the extreme left needle of the braid. It forms a catching handle. This reduces the thread tension acting on the edge needle 12 of the braid when further offset movement of the rear needle bed occurs to the left.

Row R3 shows such an offset movement of the rear needle bed three more needles to the left. After the offset, needles 12 to 17 of the front needle bed forming the first strand ST1 of the braid are formed into the needles 6 to 11 and 24 to 29 of the back needle bed forming the two left mesh areas and stitches 14 are formed with the needle.

Then, in row R4, the stitches of the first strand ST1 of the braid are transferred from their needles of the front needle bed to the opposite empty needles of the rear needle bed 18 to 23.

Thereafter, in row R05, an offset of the back needle bed by six needles with respect to the basic position of the needle bed to the right. By this offset movement, the needles 18 to 23 of the rear needle bed carrying the stitches of the first strand ST1 of the braid are positioned to face empty needles of the front needle bed, these needles being in contact with the needles 18 to 23 of the needle bed connect front needle bed, which carry the stitches of the second strand ST2 of the braid. Thus, the crossing of the strands is realized.

In row R5, the stitches of the first strand ST1 of the braid are transferred from their needles of the rear needle bed to the opposite empty needles of the front needle bed. The loop of the needle 14 of the rear needle bed is transferred to the needle 20 of the front needle bed, which already carries a loop of the strand ST2.

In the row R6, stitches for the pigtail portions are formed with the needles 6 to 11 and 24 to 29 of the back needle bed, and stitches for the pigtail are formed with the needles 18 to 29 of the front needle bed. The same process is repeated in row R7. The knitting course R7 is not necessarily required by the knitting process, but also takes tension out of the fabric and thereby simplifies the subsequent transfer operation in row R8 in which all the loops of the braid are transferred from their needles of the front needle bed to opposite empty needles of the back needle bed. so that in series R9 a displacement of the rear needle bed can be done back to its basic position. Subsequently, all stitches of the braid are transferred from the needles of the rear needle bed to their opposite empty needles of the front needle bed. Thus, the stitches of the braid are back on their original needles.

In the row R10, stitches for the plait stitches are formed with the needles 6 to 11 and 24 to 29 of the back needle bed stitches for the left stitching areas and with the needles 12 to 23 of the front needle bed stitches. The knitting R10 is repeated until the next crossing of the strands of the braid must be done.

In the in Fig. 1 shown knitting sequence, the crossing of the braid by the first strand ST1 is passed behind the second strand ST2. If the second strand ST2 is passed behind the first strand ST1, the knitting process is in principle the same as in FIG Fig. 1.1 to 1.4 shown. Instead of Needles of the first strand ST1 then take the needles of the second strand ST2 in the knitting and offsetting operations. The direction of the displacement movements is opposite to that in the Fig. 1.1 to 1.4 shown.

Instead of the rear needle bed and the front needle bed could perform the offset movement. It must then be reversed, the needle assignment of the two needle beds.

If the knitting sequence shown is carried out on a flat knitting machine with two knitting locks, stitches can be formed with each slide pass.

Fig. 2 illustrates the production of a braid with three strands, which in the example shown again each have six stitches. The crossing of the strands is done in the example shown in that each of the outer strands are passed behind the middle strand by lateral displacement movements of the needle bed. Of course, they could also be passed before the middle strand.

In row R1 the last row of knitting is shown before the beginning of the intersections of the strands. The width BZ of the braid in the illustrated example comprises eighteen needles of the front needle bed which form right-hand stitches. The first strand ST1 of the braid is formed with the needles 9 to 14, the second strand ST2 with the needles 15 to 20 and the third strand ST3 with the needles 21 to 26. On the left and the right, the braid is bounded by left-knit areas LR1 and LR2, each also comprising six stitches. Again, the mesh size of the link mesh areas LR1, LR2 must be at least the same as the mesh count of a strand.

In row R2, a first row of stitches is formed in order to prepare the crossing of the strands by reducing stresses in the fabric, but no stitches are formed for the middle strand ST2. Thus, on the back needle bed, the needles 3 to 8 for the left-hand side mesh area LR1 and the needles 27 to 32 for the right-hand side mesh area LR2 and on the front needle bed the needles 9 to 14 and 21 to 26 for the two outer strands ST1 and ST3 knit ,

Subsequently, in the course R3, the stitches of the right-hand side knit area LR2 are transferred to opposite empty needles of the front needle bed so that these stitches do not take part in the subsequent offset movement of the back needle bed three rows to the left shown in row R4. After the offset, the stitches of the left stitch area LR2 are reloaded onto the back needle bed.

In row R5, a second row of stitches is then formed, again forming no stitches for the middle strand ST2. Thus, the needles 9 to 14 and the needles 21 to 26 for the outer strands ST1 and ST3 are knitted on the front needle bed. The needles 3 to 8 of the back needle bed form stitches for the left-knit area LR1 and the needles 30 to 35 for the left-knit area LR2. In addition, a tuck is formed on needle 11 of the rear needle bed following the extreme left needle of the braid. This tuck lessens the thread tension acting on the edge needle 9 of the braid when the rear needle bed is again offset to the left. Before this new offset, however, the stitches of the left-knit area LR2, which are not to participate in the offset process, are relocated to the front needle bed, as row R6 shows. Only then does the offset of the rear needle bed by three more needles to the left take place in row R7. Subsequently, the stitches of the left stitch area LR2 are hung back onto the back needle bed. Thereafter, a stitch course again formed, again for the middle strand ST2 no stitches are formed. The occupied with the tuck looper needle 11 of the rear needle bed also forms a mesh.

In row R9, the stitches of the first strand ST1 and the third strand ST3 are transferred from their needles of the front needle bed to the opposite empty needles of the back needle bed. Subsequently, the rear needle bed in row R10 is returned to its basic position. The loops of the third strand ST3 of the braid are hung back on opposite empty needles of the front needle bed. Between the needles of the second strand ST2 and the needles of the third strand ST3 are now six free needles. Since the stitches of the left-hand knit edge LR2 are not intended to undergo any further offsetting movements, they are transferred to the opposite needles 33 to 38 of the front needle bed before the back needle bed is shifted from the basic position by six needles to the right in row R11. The loops of the first strand ST1 of the braid are transferred to their opposite empty needles 21 to 26 of the front needle bed. Thus, the stitches of the first strand ST1 are now to the right of the original middle strand ST2 of the middle pigtail, d. H. the intersection of strands ST1 and ST2 is complete.

The loop of the needle 11 of the rear needle bed is transferred to the needle 17 of the front needle bed, which already carries a loop of the rope ST2. In addition, the stitches of the left stitch area LR2 are hung back onto the back needle bed.

Subsequently, a row of stitches takes place in row R12, in which stitches are now formed for all areas, ie the two left-hand stitch areas LR1 and LR2 as well as for all three strands ST1, ST2 and ST2 of the pigtail. Such a course is re-formed in row R13. This additional stitch row is not strictly necessary, but also takes tension from the fabric and thus provides greater security in the subsequent transfer operation in row R14 where all the loops of the braid are transferred from their front needle bed needles to their opposite empty needles of the rear needle bed. Subsequently, the offset of the rear needle bed is in its basic position and the hanging back of all stitches of the braid on the opposite empty needles of the front needle bed. The meshes of the braid thus again occupy the original needle area before the crossing of the strands ST1 and ST2 on the front needle bed.

In row R16, stitches are again formed for all areas of the braid and the two left-hand stitch areas, before another row of stitches follows in row R17, in which no stitches are formed for the middle strand ST2. From row R17, the crossing of strands ST2 and ST3 is thus prepared.

In row R18, the stitches of the left-knit portion LR1, which are not to participate in the offset movement of the strands ST2 and ST3, are transferred to the needles of the front needle bed before in row R19 the back needle bed is displaced from its base position by three needles to the right and the stitches of the left-knit portion LR1 are hung back onto opposite needles of the back needle bed. Subsequently, a row of stitches takes place again in row R20, whereby no stitches are again formed for the middle strand ST2. In addition to the knitting of stitches for the two left-knit areas LR1 and LR2 and the outer strands ST1 and ST3, a tuck is formed on the needle 24 of the rear needle bed following the extreme right needle 26 of the braid. By this tuck, the thread tension is reduced, which acts on the edge needle 26 of the braid, when a further displacement movement of the rear needle bed is done to the right, which is done in series R22. Before that, however, will be in row R21, the stitches of the left-knit area LR1, which are not to participate in the offset process, are reloaded onto the front needle bed on empty needles existing there. After the needle bed offset in row R22, the stitches of the left stitch area LR1 are hung back onto the back needle bed. This is followed by the formation of another row of stitches in row R23, leaving the middle strand ST2 cut out. The occupied with a tuck needle 24 also forms a mesh.

In row R24, the stitches of the first and third strands ST1 and ST3 of the plait are transferred to opposite empty needles of the rear needle bed, before in row R25 the back needle bed is moved back to its basic position to the left. Thereafter, the stitches of the first strand ST1 are transferred to opposite empty needles of the front needle bed. Six needles are again present between the needles of the second strand ST2 and the needles of the first strand ST1.

Before repositioning the back needle bed to the left in row R26, the stitches of the left stitch area LR1 that are not to be moved are transferred to the front needle bed. After the rear needle bed is offset by six needles left in row R26, the stitches of the third strand ST3 of the braid are transferred to the opposite empty needles of the front needle bed. Thus, the meshes of the third strand ST3 are now located between the meshes of the strands ST1 and ST2, d. H. the intersection of strands ST3 and ST2 has taken place. In addition, in row R26, the loop of needle 24 is transferred to needle 18 of the front needle bed, which already carries one loop of rope ST2, and the stitches of the left mesh section LR1 are hung back onto the back needle bed.

In row R27, stitches are then formed for both left-knit regions LR1 and LR2 and for the entire braid. Also in series R28 will be one Formed in a pattern that would not be necessary from the knitting process, but helps to remove tension from the fabric, making it more secure in the R29 series. In R29, all the stitches of the braid are transferred from their front needle bed needles to opposite empty needles of the rear needle bed before the back needle bed is returned to its rightmost position in row R30. Thereafter, the loops of the braid are transferred from the rear needle bed to the opposite needles of the front needle bed and are thus again on the original needles in front of the intersections of the strands ST1 with ST2 and ST3 with ST2.

In row R31, stitches are again formed for both left-knit areas LR1 and LR2 and for all three strands of the pigtail. The rows of ropes from row R31 are repeated until the next cross-braiding is to take place.

In the example shown, the Zopfkreuzung begins with the left strand ST1. If the Zopfkreuzung done with the right strand ST3, the knitting processes are carried out from the series R17 before the knitting sequences from the series R2.

Also for the braid Fig. 2 It is not necessarily that the rear needle bed must perform the misalignment movements. If the front needle bed is to be moved, the needle assignments of the needle beds must be replaced. The knitting process remains basically the same.

Claims (7)

1. Method for producing a knitwear with a cable-stitch pattern on a flat knitting machine, whereby the cable-stitch pattern has at least one cable stitch formed by face loop stitches and, on both sides, is adjacent to reverse stitch regions (LR1, LR2), whereby said cable-stitch pattern is formed by at least two yarns (ST1, ST2, ST3), and the stitches of one of the yarns (ST1, ST2, ST3) of the cable stitch is simply displaced laterally to cross two yarns (ST1, ST2, ST3) of the cable stitch, while the stitches of the other yarn (ST1, ST2, ST3) are not displaced, characterised in that, before the lateral displacement of the stitches of one yarn (ST1, ST3), at least one row of stitches is formed whereby, for the other yarn (ST2), whose stitches are not displaced, no stitches are formed.
2. Method in accordance with claim 1, characterised in that, before the forming of at least one row of stitches, in each case the stitches of the reverse stitch region (LR1, LR2), adjacent to the yarn (ST1, ST3) to be displaced, is displaced laterally against the direction in which the yarn (ST1, ST3) to be displaced is later displaced to cross the yarns (ST1, ST2, ST3).
3. Method in accordance with claim 2, characterised in that the reverse stitch region (LR1, LR2) is totally displaced around as many needles as the stitches that the yarn (ST2), which is not to be displaced, has.
4. Method in accordance with one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that, during the formation of at least one row of stitches, at least one tuck loop is formed between the displaced reverse stitch region (LR1, LR2) and the yarn (ST1, ST3) to be displaced.
5. Method in accordance with one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that two rows of stitches are formed before the crossing of two yarns (ST1, ST2, ST3) of the cable stitch.
6. Method in accordance with one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that, in the case of a cable stitch formed from two yarns, the following steps are carried out:

   - the reverse stitch region (LR2) which is adjacent to the yarn (ST1) to be displaced, is spaced in two displacement steps around as many needles in total of the displaced yarn (ST1) as number of stitches the yarn (ST2) not to be displaced has, while the reverse stitch region (LR2), which, after completed crossing of the yarns (ST1, ST2), is adjacent to the yarn (ST1) which has carried out the crossing, is placed next to this yarn (ST1);

   - after each displacement step, a row of stitches is formed, whereby, for the yarn (ST2) not to be displaced, no rows of stitches are formed;

   - the stitches of the yarn (ST1) creating the crossing and the stitches of both reverse stitch regions (LR1, LR2) are displaced in a displacement step around the doubled number of needles of the yarn (ST1);

   - the stitches of the yarn (ST1) displaced to create the crossing are hung around the front needle bed;

   - at least one row of stitches is formed with all needles for both reverse stitch regions (LR1, LR2) and for both cable yarns (ST1, ST2);

   - the stitches of the two cable yarns (ST1, ST2) are re-hung back on the original needles of the cable yarns (ST1, ST2) and rows of stitches are formed for the cable yarns (ST1, ST2) and the reverse stitch regions (LR1, LR2) until the next cable crossing begins.
7. Method in accordance with one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that, in the case of a cable stitch formed from three yarns, the following steps are carried out:

   - the reverse stitch region (LR1) which is adjacent to the yarn (ST1) to be displaced, is spaced in two displacement steps around as many needles in total of the displaced yarn (ST1) as the number of stitches the yarn (ST2) not to be displaced has, while the reverse stitch region (LR2), adjacent to the outer yarn which is not carrying out a crossing, is left next to this yarn.

   - after each displacement step, a row of stitches is formed, whereby, for the yarn (ST2) not to be displaced, no rows of stitches are formed;

   - the stitches of the yarn (ST1) performing the crossing, the stitches of the outer yarn (ST3) not involved in the crossing and the stitches of both reverse stitch regions (LR1, LR2) are displaced in two displacement steps, in each case around as many needles as the number of stitches the yarn (ST1) has, whereby, after the first displacement step, the stitches of the yarn (ST3) not taking part in the crossing are hung on the front needle bed, spaced by the width of a yarn from the centre yarn (ST2), and, after the second displacement step, the needles of the yarn (ST1) performing the crossing are hung on the front needle bed;

   - at least one row of stitches is formed with all needles for both reverse stitch regions (LR1, LR2) and for the cable yarns (ST1, ST2, ST3);

   - the stitches of the cable yarns (ST1, ST2, ST3) are re-hung back on the original needles of the cable yarns (ST1, ST2, ST3);

   - the preceding steps are repeated for crossing the other outer yarns (ST3) with the centre yarn (ST1);

   - rows of stitches are formed for the cable yarns (ST1, ST2, ST3) and the reverse stitch regions (LR1, LR2) until the next cable crossing begins.

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