EP2975165B1 - Method for knitting cable pattern, design system of knitted fabric, and storage medium - Google Patents

Method for knitting cable pattern, design system of knitted fabric, and storage medium Download PDF

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EP2975165B1
EP2975165B1 EP15176494.1A EP15176494A EP2975165B1 EP 2975165 B1 EP2975165 B1 EP 2975165B1 EP 15176494 A EP15176494 A EP 15176494A EP 2975165 B1 EP2975165 B1 EP 2975165B1
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Takumi Maeda
Yusuke Miyaji
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  • the present invention relates to a method for knitting a cable pattern, a design system of a knitted fabric for preparing a knitting program for knitting the cable pattern, and a storage medium stored with the knitting program for knitting the cable pattern.
  • a method for knitting a cable pattern for knitting the cable pattern within a knitting width of a base knitted fabric portion using a flat knitting machine is known.
  • the cable pattern is a structure pattern knitted by interchanging a position of a first stitch row and a position of a second stitch row lined within the knitting width of the base knitted fabric portion.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a method for knitting a cable pattern that bridges across a front side and a back side of a tubular knitted fabric at a side end of the tubular knitted fabric.
  • a method for knitting a cable pattern by interchanging the position of the first stitch row and the position of the second stitch row all at once using racking and transfer and a method for knitting a cable pattern by dividing both stitch rows into a plurality of groups and gradually moving each group to interchange the position of the first stitch row and the position of the second stitch row stepwisely are known when interchanging the position of the first stitch row and the position of the second stitch row from a state lined in an order of a one-side base portion (one part of base knitted fabric portion), first stitch row, second stitch row, and other-side base portion (one part of base knitted fabric portion) in a length direction of a needle bed in the flat knitting machine.
  • Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Publication No. 3887410
  • each design data of intarsia, jacquard, and structural stitches is separately stored and independently processed.
  • Each design data is stored in an internal data format where one pixel is allocated to each loop and is compensated for the aspect ratio of loops by affine transformation before being displayed on a monitor.
  • input coordinates from a stylus are inputted in a coordinate system corresponding to the internal data format and then converted into monitor address with coordinate affine transformation.
  • the conventional method for knitting the cable pattern may not be applicable depending on the number of stitches in the first stitch row and the second stitch row configuring the cable pattern and the structure of the base knitted fabric portion other than the cable pattern. For example, if the number of stitches in each stitch row is four or more, yarn breakage may occur in the method for knitting the cable pattern by interchanging the first stitch row and the second stitch row all at once. Furthermore, when forming the structure pattern in the base knitted fabric portion, the knitting of the cable pattern and the knitting of the structure pattern of the base knitted fabric portion may not be simultaneously carried out due to the difference in racking, and the like. Thus, the conventional method for knitting the cable pattern has drawbacks and advantages, and the user designing the knitted fabric needs to select the optimum method for knitting the cable pattern as necessary. In order to reduce such burden on the user, a method for knitting the cable pattern that can be used in a versatile manner without being restricted by the structure pattern of the base knitted fabric portion and the number of stitches in the stitch rows to be intersected is desired.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for knitting a cable pattern excelling in versatility. Another object of the present invention is to provide a design system of a knitted fabric for preparing a knitting program for causing a flat knitting machine to execute the method for knitting the cable pattern excelling in versatility, and a storage medium stored with the knitting program.
  • present invention is a method for knitting a cable pattern for knitting a cable pattern in a knitted fabric using a flat knitting machine including at least a first needle bed and a second needle bed disposed opposite to each other in a front and back direction by interchanging a position of a first stitch row and a position of a second stitch row from a state in which a one-side base portion, the first stitch row, the second stitch row and an other-side base portion are lined in order in a length direction of the needle beds.
  • the processes ⁇ to ⁇ are carried out assuming a region where the first stitch row and the second stitch row are lined in the first needle bed as an intersecting region.
  • the mixed region is a region where the first stitch row and the second stitch row overlap in the length direction of the needle beds, and is a region from the end closer to the other-side base portion of the second stitch row to the end closer to the one-side base portion of the first stitch row (see S7, S9 of Fig. 2 to be described later).
  • a process ⁇ of knitting the one-side base portion, the second stitch row, and the other-side base portion without knitting the first stitch row to disconnect a connection of the first stitch row and the second stitch row may be carried out before the process ⁇ .
  • a grouping of the process ⁇ may be carried out so that a moving distance of an end stitch closer to the other-side base portion of the second stitch row is greater than or equal to two needles and smaller than or equal to four needles when moving the second stitch row toward the one-side base portion in the process ⁇ .
  • This configuration is similar to when the number of stitches of the other-side group of the process ⁇ is two to four in the case of the all-needle knitting.
  • present invention is a design system of a knitted fabric including an input unit for a user to input knitting information related to a knitting of a knitted fabric, and a knitting program preparing portion for preparing a knitting program readable with a computer arranged in a flat knitting machine including a first needle bed and a second needle bed disposed opposite to each other in a front and back direction based on the knitting information.
  • the design system of the knitted fabric according to the present invention includes a knitting condition determining portion for determining a knitting condition for performing the method for knitting the cable pattern according to the present invention based on cable pattern related information related to the knitting of the cable pattern among the knitting information.
  • the knitting program preparing portion arranged in the design system of the knitted fabric of the present invention prepares a knitting program for causing the computer to control the flat knitting machine to execute the method for knitting the cable pattern based on the knitting condition determined by the knitting condition determining portion.
  • present invention comprises a storage medium storing a knitting program readable with a computer arranged in a flat knitting machine including a first needle bed and a second needle bed disposed opposite to each other in a front and back direction.
  • the knitting program stored in the storage medium of the present invention is a knitting program for causing the computer to control the flat knitting machine to execute the method for knitting the cable pattern according to the present invention.
  • yarn breakage is less likely to occur when interchanging the position of the first stitch row and the position of the second stitch row. This is because the stitches are to be gradually moved in a range the yarn breakage does not occur when moving the stitches of the first stitch row and also when moving the stitches of the second stitch row. The details will be described in the embodiment.
  • the method for knitting the cable pattern according to the present invention can be used in a versatile manner irrespective of the structure pattern of the base knitted fabric portion. Since the knitting of the first stitch row and the knitting of the second stitch row are carried out only within the intersecting region of the first needle bed until the knitting of the cable pattern is finished, the stitches configuring the cable pattern can be knitted with the first needle bed irrespective of the racking state of the second needle bed even when forming the structure pattern, that can be knitted only in a state the second needle bed is racked with respect to the first needle bed, in the base knitted fabric portion.
  • connection of the first stitch row and the second stitch row, and the connection of the first stitch row and the one-side base portion can be disconnected, so that the yarn breakage of when moving the first stitch row can be suppressed.
  • the yarn breakage of a cross-over yarn connecting the second stitch row and the other-side base portion can be suppressed when moving the stitches of the second stitch row in the process ⁇ .
  • the knitting program capable of knitting a cable pattern, which is not restricted by the structure pattern of the base knitted fabric portion, in the knitted fabric can be prepared.
  • the user merely needs to specify the position to knit the cable pattern on the design system of the knitted fabric, and the design system of the knitted fabric automatically prepares the knitting program based on the specification of the user.
  • the cable pattern which is not restricted by the structure pattern of the base knitted fabric portion, can be knitted in the knitted fabric by knitting the knitted fabric with the flat knitting machine using the knitting program stored in the storage medium of the present invention.
  • the flat knitting machine to be used is not, of course, limited to the two-bed flat knitting machine, and may be, for example, a four-bed flat knitting machine.
  • an example of knitting a cable pattern (cable pattern of 6 ⁇ 6) in which a first stitch row and a second stitch row, whose left and right positions in the knitted fabric are to be interchanged, each includes six stitches will now be described based on Figs. 1 and 2 as an example of the method for knitting the cable pattern.
  • the number of stitches in each stitch row is not particularly limited, and for example, may be a cable pattern of 4 ⁇ 4 to 12 ⁇ 12.
  • the number of stitches in the first stitch row and the number of stitches in the second stitch row may be different (e.g., cable pattern of 4 ⁇ 6).
  • the method for knitting the cable pattern according to the present example may be applied to a tubular knitted fabric.
  • S0 shows a state in which the yarn feeder 8 is moved toward a rightward direction in a plane of drawing, and the one-side base portion b1, the first stitch row 1, the second stitch row 2, and the other-side base portion b2 lined in a length direction of the FB and the BB are knitted (base portions b1, b2 are also stitch rows including a plurality of stitches).
  • the one-side base portion b1 is held on the knitting needle Q, R of the BB, and the knitting needles S, T of the FB.
  • the first stitch row 1 is held on the knitting needles K to P of the FB
  • the second stitch row 2 is held on the knitting needles E to J of the FB.
  • the other-side base portion b2 is held on the knitting needles A, B of the FB and the knitting needles C, D of the BB.
  • the stitches on a cable pattern forming region side in the base portions b1, b2 are knitted with the BB and formed as back stitches so that the cable pattern stands out from the base knitted fabric portion. Moreover, because of this formation of the back stitches, a cross-over yarn connecting each base portion b1, b2 and the stitch rows 1, 2 configuring the cable pattern becomes long, and thus the yarn breakage of the cross-over yarn of when moving the stitch rows 1, 2 configuring the cable pattern is suppressed.
  • the position of the first stitch row 1 and the position of the second stitch row 2 on the knitting needles E to P are interchanged to form the cable pattern within the knitting width of the base knitted fabric portion configured by the one-side base portion b1 and the other-side base portion b2.
  • the stitch rows 1, 2 are intersected so that the first stitch row 1 is on the front side of the second stitch row 2.
  • the knitting of the first stitch row 1 and the knitting of the second stitch row 2 are carried out only within a region in which the first stitch row 1 and the second stitch row 2 are lined in the FB (i.e., region of knitting needles E to P of FB).
  • This region is referred to as an intersecting region, and is shown by being surrounded with a broken line in the figure.
  • the yarn feeder 8 is moved toward the leftward direction, and the one-side base portion b1, the second stitch row 2, and the other-side base portion b2 are knitted without knitting the first stitch row 1 (corresponds to process ⁇ ).
  • the first stitch row 1 and the second stitch row 2 as well as, the first stitch row 1 and the one-side base portion b1 are disconnected, and the yarn breakage of when moving the first stitch row 1 in the subsequent processes can be prevented.
  • S1 also has an effect of preventing the yarn breakage of when moving the second stitch row 2 in the post-process.
  • S2 is a preparation for interchanging the position of the first stitch row 1 and the position of the second stitch row 2.
  • the moving distance of the first stitch row 1 at one time is not limited to the distance of one needle, as described above, and can be an extent the knitting yarn connecting the first stitch row 1 and the one-side base portion b1 does not break.
  • the moving distance of the first stitch row 1 may be a distance of about two to three needles.
  • the moving distance of the first stitch row 1 may be a distance of four or more needles.
  • the first stitch row 1 held on the knitting needles K to P of the BB is moved to the knitting needles J to O of the FB using racking and transfer with the second stitch row 2 temporarily moved to the BB. That is, the first stitch row 1 is moved by one needle toward the other-side base portion b2 from the state of S1 of Fig. 1 . Furthermore, in S3, the yarn feeder 8 is moved toward the rightward direction, and the one-side base portion b1, the first stitch row 1, and the other-side base portion b2 are continuously knitted without knitting the second stitch row 2. According to such moving and knitting, a cross-over yarn 3 connecting the first stitch row 1 and the one-side base portion b1 becomes long, and the next S4 can be easily carried out.
  • the stitch rows b1, 1, b2 may be knitted for at least one course without moving the first stitch row 1.
  • the shape of the cable pattern is better regulated if the number of courses (number of tiers in the wale direction) of the first stitch row 1 is greater than the number of courses of the second stitch row 2, to be described later.
  • the first stitch row 1 is moved by one stitch toward the other-side base portion b2,and the one-side base portion b1, the first stitch row 1, and the other-side base portion b2 are knitted without knitting the second stitch row 2.
  • the first stitch row 1 in S5 is divided to a one-side group g1 closer to the one-side base portion b1 and an other-side group g2 closer to the other-side base portion b2, and each group g1, g2 is moved to the knitting needles closer to the other-side base portion b2 of the FB (corresponds to process ⁇ ).
  • the other-side group g2 is moved to the left end of the intersecting region, and the stitches configuring the one-side group g1 are moved to the knitting needles closer to the one-side base portion b1 than the other-side group g2.
  • an empty needle is to be formed between the other-side group g2 and the one-side group g1, and between each of the needles of the one-side group (g1) within the knitting width of the one-side group g1 (see knitting needle H of FB for the former case, and knitting needles J, L of FB for the latter case).
  • How many stitches to assign to each group g1, g2 is determined within a range the cross-over yarn 3 connecting the second stitch row 2 and the other-side base portion b2 does not break when moving the second stitch row 2 in the next S7.
  • the stitches configuring the first stitch row 1 one to three stitches closer to the other-side base portion b2 are the other-side group g2, and the remaining stitches are the one-side group g1.
  • the first stitch row 1 is configured by 12 stitches
  • two to four stitches are the other-side group g2
  • ten to eight stitches are the one-side group g1.
  • the number of stitches in the other-side group g2 may be four or more.
  • the BB When moving the stitches in S6, the BB is racked toward the leftward direction so that the empty needle of the BB is arranged at a position facing the first stitch row 1. Then, the stitches of the first stitch row 1 held on the knitting needles H to M of the FB in S5 are temporarily moved to the BB. The stitches temporarily moved to the BB may be sequentially returned to the FB while racking the BB toward the leftward direction.
  • each stitch configuring the second stitch row 2 is moved to the empty needle of the intersecting region of the FB surrounded with a broken line and the stitch rows b2, 2, b1 other than the first stitch row 1 are knitted (corresponds to process ⁇ ).
  • the empty needles of the intersecting region is an empty needle formed on the FB by performing the process ⁇ and the process ⁇ , where in the case of the present example, the knitting needles N, O, P of the FB are empty needles formed in the process ⁇ , and the knitting needles H, J, L of the FB are the empty needles formed in the process ⁇ .
  • the stitch on the knitting needle E, the stitch on the knitting needle F, and the stitch on the knitting needle G of the BB are respectively moved to the knitting needle H, the knitting needle J, and the knitting needle L of the FB, and each of the stitches on the knitting needles H, I, J of the BB are moved to the knitting needles N, O, P of the FB.
  • the end stitch closer to the other-side base portion b2 is moved by three stitches in the length direction of the needle bed from the knitting needle E of the BB to the knitting needle H of the FB (empty needle between the one-side group g1 and the other-side group g2). If the movement is in the distance of about three needles, the possibility the cross-over yarn 3 connecting the second stitch row 2 and the other-side base portion b2 will break is low. Furthermore, among the stitches of the second stitch row 2, the end stitch closer to the one-side base portion b1 is moved by six stitches in the length direction of the needle bed from the knitting needle J of the BB to the knitting needle P of the FB. As shown in S1 of Fig.
  • this end stitch is connected to the one-side base portion b1, and the cross-over yarn connecting the end stitch and the one-side base portion b1 is very long.
  • the moving direction of the end stitch is the direction of reducing the distance between the end stitch and the one-side base portion b1, and thus the yarn breakage is not a concern.
  • the stitches on the knitting needles H to M of the FB in the mixed region 4 shown in S7 are moved to the knitting needles H to M of the BB.
  • the mixed region 4 is a region from the end (see knitting needle H) closer to the other-side base portion b2 of the second stitch row 2 to the end (see knitting needle M) closer to the one-side base portion b1 of the first stitch row 1 after S7 is finished.
  • the stitches of the first stitch row 1 held on the knitting needles I, K, M of the BB are moved to the knitting needles H, J, L of the FB, and the stitches of the second stitch row 2 held on the knitting needles H, J, L of the BB are moved to the knitting needles I, K, M of the FB using racking and transfer. Furthermore, in S9, the yarn feeder 8 is moved toward the rightward direction, and the other-side base portion b2, the second stitch row 2, and the one-side base portion b1 are continuously knitted without knitting the first stitch row 1.
  • the coexistence of the stitches of the first stitch row 1 and the stitches of the second stitch row 2 is partially dissolved, and the knitting needles I to L of the FB become a new mixed region 5.
  • the stitches on the knitting needles I to L of the FB in the mixed region 5 are moved to the knitting needles I to L of the BB.
  • the one-side base portion b1, the first stitch row 1, the second stitch row 2, and the other-side base portion b2 may be defined in order from the left side in the plane of drawing, and the knitting similar to S1 to S11 may be carried out.
  • the cable pattern in which the stitch row of the knitting needles E to J of the FB in S0 of Fig. 1 is arranged on the surface side of the knitted fabric can be formed.
  • the yarn breakage can be avoided from occurring when interchanging the position of the first stitch row 1 and the position of the second stitch row 2. This is because when moving one of the two stitches connected with the cross-over yarn in a direction of stretching the cross-over yarn, the moving distance is smaller than or equal to the distance of four needles at the most.
  • the stitches configuring the cable pattern can be knitted with the FB regardless of the racking state of the BB. That is, the method for knitting the cable pattern described in the embodiment has versatility capable of forming the cable pattern regardless of what structure pattern is provided in the base knitted fabric portion outside the intersecting region.
  • the second stitch row hidden on the back side of the first stitch row comprising the front stitches also comprises the front stitches, so that the structure in the portion of the first stitch row and the portion of the second stitch row in the cable pattern has a sense of unity, and the appearance of the cable pattern can be improved.
  • the knitting program for causing the flat knitting machine to execute the method for knitting the cable pattern is a knitting program for causing a computer arranged in the flat knitting machine to control the flat knitting machine to execute the following steps.
  • the cable pattern in which the position of the first stitch row 1 and the position of the second stitch row 2 arranged between the one-side base portion b1 and the other-side base portion b2 shown in S0 of Fig. 1 are interchanged can be formed in the knitted fabric.
  • a cam arranged in a carriage travelling on the needle beds acts on a bat arranged in the knitting needles, and the knitting needles move forward and backward along the needle grooves of the needle beds to form the stitches.
  • the flat knitting machine includes a needle selecting mechanism for determining which knitting needle to perform what kind of movement, a carriage control mechanism that controls the travelling of the carriage and the appearance/disappearance of the cam, and a racking control mechanism that controls the racking of the needle bed.
  • the knitting program realizes the knitting of the following steps by issuing a command to such mechanisms and controlling the racking position of the needle bed and the movement of each knitting needle.
  • Step 1 in which a region where the first stitch row 1 and the second stitch row 2 are lined in the FB is assumed as the intersecting region, and with the second stitch row 2 temporarily moved to the BB, the moving of the first stitch row 1 toward the side of the other-side base portion b2 in the intersecting region and the knitting of the one-side base portion b1, the first stitch row 1, and the other-side base portion b2 without knitting the second stitch row 2 are repeated at least one or more times.
  • Step 2 of dividing a plurality of stitches configuring the first stitch row 1 to the one-side group g1 closer to the one-side base portion b1 and the other-side group g2 closer to the other-side base portion b2, moving the other-side group g2 to the end of the intersecting region and moving some stitches of the one-side group g1 to the side of the other-side base portion b2, forming an empty needle between the other-side group g2 and the one-side group g1 and between each of the needles of the one-side group g1 within the knitting width of the one-side group g1.
  • Step 3 of moving each stitch of the second stitch row 2 to the empty needles of the intersecting region, and knitting the one-side base portion b1, the second stitch row 2, and the other-side base portion b2 without knitting the first stitch row 1.
  • Step 4 in which the moving of the stitches of the first stitch row 1 in the mixed regions 4, 5 where the stitches of the first stitch row 1 and the stitches of the second stitch row 2 coexist toward the side of the other-side base portion b2, moving of the stitches of the second stitch row 2 in the mixed regions 4, 5 toward the side of the one-side base portion b1, and the knitting of the one-side base portion b1, the second stitch row 2, and the other-side base portion b2 without knitting the first stitch row 1 are repeated until the coexistence of the stitches of the first stitch row 1 and the stitches of the second stitch row 2 is dissolved.
  • the storage medium for storing the knitting program may be in a form of being mounted on a design system of a knitted fabric, may be in a form of being mounted on the flat knitting machine, or may be in a form of a portable storage medium such as a CD-ROM, a USB memory, a magnetic disc, and the like that transitions the knitting program prepared with the design system of the knitted fabric to the flat knitting machine.
  • the design system of the knitted fabric is a system for the user to design the knitted fabric on a screen to prepare the knitting program for operating the flat knitting machine based on the design of the user (see e.g., Japanese Patent Publication No. 2916990 ).
  • the design system 100 of the knitted fabric for preparing the knitting program based on the design of the user includes an input unit 10, an automatic processing unit 20, a memory 30, and a display unit 40.
  • the design system 100 of the knitted fabric is configured to automatically prepare the knitting program when the user specifies a position to knit the cable pattern (e.g., position to start the knitting of the cable pattern) and the width of the cable pattern in some part of the knitted fabric.
  • the configurations of each unit 10, 20, 30, 40 will be briefly described below, and then the procedure for the design system 100 of the knitted fabric to prepare the knitting program based on the information input by the user will be described.
  • the input unit 10 is used when the user edits the design data, and is configured in a form of a keyboard, a mouse, a scanner, a digitizer, and the like.
  • the information input by the user includes information (information of pattern paper) on what shape and size knitted fabric to knit, information on a type of knitting yarn, information on a knitting unit configuring the knitted fabric, information on a knitting code assigned to each knitting unit (information on position of knitting unit and knitting code arranged at the position), and the like.
  • knitting information information related to the knitting of the knitted fabric is referred to as knitting information.
  • a knitting unit of the knitted fabric corresponds to one stitch in the knitted fabric.
  • the knitting code assigned to each knitting unit represents the knitting operation to be carried out by the flat knitting machine in, for example, color, number, figure, or a combination thereof.
  • the knitting code represented in red (green) is defined as the knitting code for causing the flat knitting machine to knit a front stitch (back stitch).
  • a plurality of knitting operations may be defined with one knitting code, and the knitting code related to the knitting of the cable pattern is a typical example thereof.
  • the knitting codes represented in purplish red and purplish blue may be knitting codes for causing the flat knitting machine to knit a portion (first stitch row 1 of Figs.
  • first knitting code defining the first stitch row 1
  • second knitting code defining the second stitch row 2
  • the automatic processing unit 20 prepares the knitting program of the knitted fabric, and for example, can be configured with a computer.
  • the automatic processing unit 20 includes a knitting condition determining portion 21 for determining the knitting condition of the cable pattern based on the cable pattern related information related to the knitting of the cable pattern among the knitting information input by the user, and a knitting program preparing portion 29 for preparing the knitting program based on the knitting condition determined by the knitting condition determining portion 21.
  • the cable pattern related information used by the knitting condition determining portion 21 to determine the knitting condition includes information on the knitting code defining the knitting of the cable pattern, information on the position where the knitting code is arranged, information on the type of knitting yarn configuring the cable pattern, and the like.
  • the knitting condition determining portion 21 determines the knitting condition for performing the method for knitting the cable pattern of the present invention, that is, the knitting condition of each step of the knitting program described above based on the cable pattern related information.
  • the knitting condition to be determined includes, for example, the following five conditions.
  • a plurality of the respective knitting conditions (1) to (5) are prepared, and such knitting conditions are stored in the memory 30, to be described later.
  • Each knitting condition is set in advance according to the type of knitting yarn, and the number of stitches configuring the first stitch row 1 and the second stitch row 2 (i.e., cable pattern related information).
  • a plurality of knitting conditions corresponding to the change in the cable pattern related information is set in advance such that the knitting condition of when the number of stitches of the stitch rows 1, 2 is four each is "X", and the knitting condition of when the number of stitches of the stitch rows 1, 2 is five each is "Y". That is, the knitting condition determining portion 21 of the present example is configured to reference the cable pattern related information, and select the knitting condition corresponding to the cable pattern related information from the plurality of knitting conditions.
  • the knitting program preparing portion 29 prepares the knitting program set with the actual operation of the knitting needle, the procedure of reeling out the knitting yarn, and the like based on the knitting information input by the user.
  • the knitting program prepared by the knitting program preparing portion 29 is transmitted to the flat knitting machine through the recording medium such as the magnetic disc, and the like, or in a wired or a wireless manner.
  • the display unit 40 is provided to visually grasp the information related to the design of the knitted fabric, and is not particularly limited.
  • the display unit 40 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display. If a touch panel is used for the display unit 40, the display unit 40 may partially covers the function of the input unit 10.
  • the design system 100 of the knitted fabric prepares the knitting program of the cable pattern based on the position where the knitting code related to the cable pattern is arranged.
  • the automatic processing unit 20 first determines whether or not the larger one of the number of the first knitting codes lined continuously in the knitting width direction and the number of the second knitting codes lined continuously in the knitting width direction is smaller than or equal to three. If the larger one of the numbers is smaller than or equal to three, the knitting program preparing portion 29 of the automatic processing unit 20 prepares the knitting program including the conventional method for knitting the cable pattern of interchanging the position of the first stitch row 1 and the position of the second stitch row 2 all at once.
  • the knitting condition determining portion 21 of the automatic processing unit 20 references the cable pattern related information, and determines the knitting conditions (1) to (5) corresponding to the reference result from the plurality of knitting conditions stored in the memory 30.
  • the knitting condition (1) related to the moving distance of the first stitch row 1 at one time may be determined based on the information on whether or not the knitting yarn is an elastic knitting yarn.
  • the knitting conditions (2) to (5) may be determined based on the information on whether or not the knitting yarn is an elastic knitting yarn and how many stitches are in each stitch row 1, 2.
  • the knitting program preparing portion 29 prepares the knitting program for causing the flat knitting machine to perform the method for knitting the cable pattern satisfying the determined knitting conditions (1) to (5).

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