KR20220165651A - Knitted fabric knitting method, knit designing system, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for knitting a knitted fabric having excellent knitting efficiency. According to the method for knitting a knitted fabric, a knitted fabric is knitted by performing a plurality of knitting courses using a flat knitting machine having a first needle bed and a second needle bed capable of relatively racking and a carriage equipped with at least two cam systems. The plurality of knitting courses include at least one specific knitting course. In each specific knitting course, while the carriage moves in one direction and passes through one knitting area, a first racking process, a first transfer process, a second racking process, and a second transfer process are performed in order. The one knitting area is a region in which a series of consecutive stitches in a knitting width direction are combined. Accordingly, knitting efficiency of the knitted fabric can be dramatically improved.

Description

Knitting method of knitted fabric, knit design system and storage medium

The present invention relates to a method for knitting a knitted fabric, a knit design system, and a storage medium.

A flat knitting machine for knitting a knitted fabric includes a first needle bed and a second needle bed capable of relatively racking, and a carriage that reciprocates along the needle bed. The carriage is equipped with a cam system that causes a knitting operation to be performed on the knitting needles of the needle bed. The method of knitting a knitted fabric using this flat knitting machine is constituted by a plurality of knitting courses. In each knitting course, the carriage moves in one direction in the longitudinal direction of the needle bed. In the knitting course, a racking process, a knitting process, a transfer process, etc. are performed according to the movement of the carriage. The racking process is a process of shifting the relative positions of the first needle bed and the second needle bed, and is generally performed at a timing when the carriage is reversed. The knitting process is a process of forming stitches on knitting needles. The transfer step is a step of moving stitches between opposing needle beds. The formation course also includes an empty course where only the movement of the carriage is performed.

The flat knitting machine knits the knitted fabric according to the knitting program. The knitting program is created by the knit design system disclosed in Patent Literature 1, for example. The knit design system includes an input unit and a creation unit. The input unit is for the user to edit design data related to the knitting of the knitted fabric. The creating unit is for creating a knitting program readable by a computer provided in the flat knitting machine based on the design data.

International Publication No. 2002/033598

In accordance with the diversification of consumer demands, there is a demand from producers to efficiently knit a small amount and many types of knitted fabrics. In order to meet this demand, a method for knitting a knitted fabric capable of efficiently knitting any knitted fabric is required.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a method for knitting a knitted fabric with excellent knitting efficiency. One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a knit design system for creating a knitting program with excellent knitting efficiency. One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a storage medium for storing a programming program with excellent programming efficiency.

The present inventors investigated the entire process for knitting one knitted fabric and its arrangement sequence. As a result, it was found that in all knitted fabrics, there are many places arranged in the order of a racking process, a transfer process, a racking process, and a transfer process in the process of knitting the knitted fabric. Conventionally, the racking process and the transfer process were performed in one knitting course. That is, the above four steps are performed in two knitting courses in which the carriage is reciprocated. The present inventors have found that the knitting efficiency of the entire knitted fabric is dramatically improved by carrying out these operations while the carriage is moving in one direction. Below, the knitted fabric knitting method, knit design system, and storage medium of the present invention are listed.

<1> The knitting method of the knitted fabric of the present invention,

Knitting of a knitted fabric by performing a plurality of knitting courses using a flat knitting machine having a first needle bed and a second needle bed capable of relatively racking and a carriage equipped with at least two cam systems Knitting of a knitted fabric in the method,

The plurality of organized courses include at least one specific organized course,

In each specific knitting course, while the carriage moves in one direction and passes through one knitting area, a first racking process, a first transfer process, a second racking process, and a second transfer process are performed in this order, ,

The one knitting region is a region where a series of stitches continuous in the knitting width direction are combined.

Here, a series of stitches in the knitting area may be composed of one knitting yarn, or may be a combination of a plurality of stitch rows made of different knitting yarns. Also, when moving the carriage in a specific knitting course, it may pass through a plurality of knitting areas. For example, in sweater knitting, there are cases where the right sleeve, the body, and the left sleeve are coupled at positions apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the needle bed. In this case, the knitting area of the right sleeve, the knitting area of the bodice, and the knitting area of the left sleeve are considered separate because they are separated in the knitting width direction.

<2> As one aspect of the knitting method of the knitted fabric of the present invention,

The flat knitting machine has a self-propelled yarn feeder,

In the above specific knitting course, a form in which a knit process is further performed after the first racking process may be mentioned.

<3> The knit design system of the present invention,

an input unit through which a user edits design data related to knitting of a knitted fabric;

In the knit design system having a creation unit for creating a knitting program readable by a computer provided in a flat knitting machine based on the design data,

The creating unit creates a knitting program for controlling the flat knitting machine with the computer in order to execute the knitting method of <1> or <2> on the flat knitting machine.

<4> The storage medium of the present invention,

A storage medium for storing a knitting program readable by a computer provided in a flat knitting machine,

The knitting program controls the flat knitting machine with the computer so that the flat knitting machine executes the knitting method of <1> or <2> on the flat knitting machine.

In the knitting method of the knitted fabric of the present invention, since two times of racking and two times of transfer are performed in one specific knitting course, the total number of knitting courses for completing a knitted fabric is reduced. Further, there is a possibility that the number of empty courses can be drastically reduced by executing a specific organized course. Therefore, according to the knitting method of the present invention, the knitting efficiency of the knitted fabric can be dramatically improved.

When a flat knitting machine is equipped with a self-propelled yarn feeder, there are cases in which a knitting process can be further included in a specific knitting course. By further carrying out the knitting process in one knitting course, the knitting efficiency of the knitted fabric can be further improved.

The knit design system of the present invention can automatically create a knitting program capable of efficiently knitting a knitted fabric based on knitting data input by a user. It is sufficient for the user to input knitting data on the knit design system as shown in embodiments described later.

By using the knitting program stored in the storage medium of the present invention, a knitted fabric can be knitted efficiently in a flat knitting machine.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a part of a flat knitting machine having a carriage on which three cam systems are mounted.
Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a knitting example 1 shown in the embodiment.
Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a knitting example 2 shown in the embodiment.
Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram continuing from Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is a functional block diagram of the knit design system shown in the embodiment.

Below, the knitted fabric knitting method, knit design system, and storage medium according to the embodiment will be described based on the drawings.

<Embodiment 1>

<<Organization example 1>>

In the present embodiment, first, an example of a method for knitting a knitted fabric of the present invention using a four-bed flat knitting machine will be described based on the drawings. As will be described later, it is also possible to carry out the knitting method of the knitted fabric of the present invention with a two-bed flat knitting machine.

The four-bed flat knitting machine includes a lower front needle bed, a lower rear needle bed, an upper front needle bed, and an upper rear needle bed. Hereinafter, the lower front needle bed, the lower rear needle bed, the upper front needle bed, and the upper rear needle bed are denoted as FD, BD, FU, and BU, respectively. In this example, FD and FU are the first needle bed, and BD and BU are the second needle bed. FD and BD oppose each other. The FU disposed above FD and the BU disposed above BD face each other. The four-bed flat knitting machine further includes a plurality of yarn feeders and a carriage. Using the schematic diagram of FIG. 1, the relationship between the needle bed, the yarn feeder, and the carriage will be briefly described.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a part of the flat knitting machine 5 as seen from the FD side. In Fig. 1, the FU is omitted. The carriage 6 provided in the flat knitting machine 5 reciprocates on the needle bed. The carriage 6 of this example has three cam systems 6A, 6B and 6C. Each cam system is a generic term for a plurality of cams provided at positions corresponding to FD, FU, BD, and BU in the carriage 6. Each cam system may perform both a knit process and a transfer process. For example, a cam system subjected to a knitting process in one knitting course may perform a transfer process in another knitting course. The number of cam systems may be two of cam systems 6A and 6B, or four of cam systems 6A to 6C with another cam system added. Each yarn feeder 8 is attached to a rail 7 disposed above the needle bed so as to be able to travel.

In Fig. 2, an example in which two double stitches are formed at positions apart within a narrow range within 10 stitches will be described. Here, a part of the knitting process of forming a shoulder line for joining the front and rear knitted fabrics in a set-in sweater is shown. Specifically, after performing the first round of racking, the first double stitch is formed by the first round of transfer. Next, after carrying out the second round of racking in the same direction as the first round of racking, the second double stitch is formed by the second round of transfer. In Fig. 2, &quot;S + number&quot; indicated in the column at the left end of the paper is the number of the knitting step. The second column A from the left shows the stitch formation state in each knitting step. A black dot in column A indicates a knitting needle, an Ω mark indicates a stitch, an inverted triangle mark indicates a yarn feeder 8, and a straight arrow indicates a transfer. The third column B from the left shows a knitting course for performing the knitting process of column A in the conventional method of knitting a knitted fabric. In column C at the right end, a knitting course for executing the knitting step of column A in the knitted fabric knitting method of this example is shown. First, referring to column A, each knitting process will be described.

In S1, after the yarn feeder 8 is moved leftward to knit a plurality of stitches in the BD, five stitches on the left among those stitches are transferred to the FU.

In S2, after racking the BD and BU by one pitch in the left direction, three stitches on the right side among the stitches coupled to the FU are moved to the BD. By this transfer, double stitches are formed on the BD.

In S3, after racking BD and BU by 1 pitch in the leftward direction, the two stitches bonded to FU are moved to BD. By this transfer, double stitches are further formed on the BD.

In S4, after BD and BU are racked 1 pitch in the right direction, the stitch at the left end of FD is moved to BD. By this transfer, double stitches are further formed on the BD.

In S5, after BD and BU are racked 2 pitches in the right direction, the stitch at the right end of FD is moved to BD. By this transfer, double stitches are further formed on the BD.

Next, the configuration of the knitting course in the conventional method of knitting a knitted fabric shown in column B will be described. Left and right arrows indicate the moving direction of the carriage 6 in FIG. 1, upward arrows indicate transfer from the front needle bed to the rear needle bed, and downward arrows indicate transfer from the rear needle bed to the front needle bed. Two-dot chain lines indicate the boundaries of the cam systems 6A, 6B and 6C in FIG. The cam system on the moving direction side of the carriage 6 is the preceding cam system. "K" written in the place corresponding to each cam system represents a knitting process, "TR" represents a transfer process, and "R" represents a racking process. The white arrow at the top of "R" indicates the direction of racking.

As shown in column B, in the conventional method of knitting a knitted fabric, five knitting courses corresponding to each step on a one-to-one basis are executed.

Next, the configuration of the knitting course in the knitting method of the knitted fabric according to the present embodiment shown in column C will be described. The way to see column C is the same as for column B. As shown in column C, in the knitting method of the knitted fabric according to the present embodiment, the knitting step of column A is executed by three knitting courses. Specifically, S1 is being executed in the first organization course of column C. In the second organization course, S2 and S3 are executed. In the third organization course, S4 and S5 are executed. The second knitting course and the third knitting course are specific knitting courses in which two times of racking and two times of transfer are performed while moving the carriage 6 (see Fig. 1) in one direction. More specifically, in the second knitting course, while moving the carriage 6 rightward, the first racking process, the first transfer process, the second racking process, and the second transfer process are executed in this order. . In the first racking process, BD and BU are racked in the leftward direction. In the first transfer step, stitches are transferred by the first cam system 6A in the traveling direction of the carriage 6. In the second racking process, BD and BU are racked in the left direction. In the second transfer process, stitches are transferred by the third cam system 6C. Here, the second racking step is executed at a timing when the cam systems 6A, 6B, and 6C do not act on the knitting needles. The second racking process in the following description is also executed at the timing when the cam systems 6A, 6B and 6C do not act on the knitting needles.

In the third knitting course, while moving the carriage 6 leftward, the first racking process, the first transfer process, the second racking process, and the second transfer process are executed in this order. In the first racking process, BD and BU are racked rightward. In the first transfer step, stitches are transferred by the first cam system 6C in the moving direction of the carriage 6. In the second racking process, BD and BU are racked in the right direction. In the second transfer process, stitches are transferred by the third cam system 6A.

As described above, in the knitted fabric knitting method of the present invention shown in cell C, the number of knitting courses for performing the knitting step of cell A is smaller than that of the conventional knitting method shown in cell B. Therefore, according to the knitting method of the knitted fabric according to Embodiment 1, the knitted fabric can be knitted more efficiently than the conventional knitting method of the knitted fabric.

<<Organization example 2>>

In the knitting example 2, a part of the knitting process of the bind-off process is explained based on FIGS. 3 and 4. The bind-off process is a process of repeating forming a double stitch by transfer and knitting a new stitch from the double stitch in a narrow range of 3 stitches or less. The bind-off process is a process that is frequently performed in any knitted fabric. The bind-off processing in Figs. 3 and 4 is, for example, a bind-off treatment for preventing the ends of a knitted fabric such as a collar from unraveling. In this bind-off process, the direction of the first racking and the direction of the second racking are different from each other. The method of viewing FIGS. 3 and 4 is the same as in FIG. In knitting example 2, a knitting example in which the yarn feeder 8 in Fig. 1 uses a self-propelled flat knitting machine 5 will be described. The self-propelled yarn feeder 8 is a yarn feeder 8 that can move independently of the carriage 6. 3 and 4, the moving direction of the yarn feeder 8 is indicated by black arrows.

In S1 shown in column A of Fig. 3, the yarn feeder 8 is moved rightward to knit the stitches at the left end of the BD. In S2, the stitch at the left end of the BD is transferred to the FU. In S3, after the BD and BU are racked 1 pitch in the leftward direction, the stitches of the FU are overlapped with the stitches at the left end of the BD. In S4, the yarn feeder 8 is moved leftward. In S5, after racking BD and BU 1 pitch to the right, the yarn feeder 8 is moved to the right to knit stitches continuing in the wale direction of the double stitch. The first-time nose-bleeding process is completed by S1 to S5.

In S6, the stitch knitted in S5 is transferred from BD to FU. In S7 of Fig. 4, after the BD and BU are racked 1 pitch in the leftward direction, the stitches of the FU are overlapped with the stitches at the left end of the BD. In S8, the yarn feeder 8 is moved leftward. In S9, after racking BD and BU one pitch in the rightward direction, the yarn feeder 8 is moved to the rightward direction to knit stitches continuing in the wale direction of the double stitch of BD. The second round of nose-bleed processing is completed by S6 to S9. After performing S9, the same knitting as in S2 to S5 is performed. S10 shows the first step of the third bind-off process.

In the conventional method of knitting a knitted fabric shown in column B, five knitting courses are executed in order to execute the knitting process in column A. Specifically, in the conventional method of knitting a knitted fabric, two steps are performed in each knitting course.

Next, in the knitting method of the present invention shown in column C, the knitting process for column A is performed through three knitting courses. Specifically, S1 and S2 are executed in the first knitting course of column C in FIG. In the second organization course, S3 to S6 are executed. In the third organization course of column C in Fig. 4, S7 to S10 are executed. The second knitting course of column C in FIG. 3 and the third knitting course of column C in FIG. 4 are specific knitting courses in which two raking processes, two transfer processes, and one knitting process are performed while moving the carriage in one direction. to be. More specifically, in the second knitting course of column C of FIG. 3, while moving the carriage 6 to the left, a first racking process, a first transfer process, a second racking process, a knit process, The two-transfer process is executed in this order. In the case of this knitting example, the order of the second racking process and the knitting process can be replaced. In the first racking process, BD and BU are racked in the leftward direction. In the first transfer step, stitches are transferred by the first cam system 6C. In the second racking process, BD and BU are racked in the right direction. In the knitting process, stitches are knitted by the second cam system 6B. In the second knitting course of this example, the yarn feeder 8 is moved in the same direction as the moving direction of the carriage 6 before the knitting process. The movement of the yarn feeder 8 corresponds to S4, which is a preparation step for performing the knitting process by moving the yarn feeder 8 to the right in S5. The knitting process is performed by moving the yarn feeder 8 in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the carriage 6. In the second transfer process, stitches are transferred by the third cam system 6A.

In the third knitting course shown in column C of FIG. 4, while moving the carriage 6 rightward, a first racking process, a first transfer process, a second racking process, a knit process, and a second transfer process are performed. The processes are running in this order. In the case of this knitting example, the order of the second racking process and the knitting process can be replaced. In the first racking process, BD and BU are racked in the leftward direction. In the first transfer step, stitches are transferred by the first cam system 6A. In the second racking process, BD and BU are racked in the right direction. In the knitting process, stitches are knitted by the second cam system 6B. In the third knitting course of this example, the yarn feeder 8 is moved in the opposite direction to the moving direction of the carriage 6 before the knitting process. The knitting process is performed by moving the yarn feeder 8 in the same direction as the traveling direction of the carriage 6. In the second transfer process, stitches are transferred by the third cam system 6C.

As described above, according to the knitted fabric knitting method of the present invention shown in cell C of Figs. 3 and 4, the knitted fabric can be knitted more efficiently than the conventional method for knitting a knitted fabric shown in cell B.

<<Organization Program and Storage Media>>

The knitting program for executing the knitting method of the knitted fabric described above on the flat knitting machine is a computer provided in the flat knitting machine 5 so that the flat knitting machine 5 (see Fig. 1) executes a plurality of knitting courses including a specific knitting course. This is a knitting program for controlling the flat knitting machine 5 with .

In the flat knitting machine 5, the cam provided on the carriage 6 traveling on the needle bed acts on the butt provided on the knitting needle, and the knitting needle advances and retreats along the needle groove of the needle bed, thereby stitching. is formed In this flat knitting machine 5, a needle mechanism for determining which needle is to be moved, a carriage control mechanism for controlling the travel of the carriage 6 and the protrusion and retraction of the cam, and racking of the needle bed A racking control mechanism for controlling is provided. The knitting program gives commands to these mechanisms to control the movement of the carriage 6, the racking position of the needle bed, and the movement of individual knitting needles, etc., thereby knitting the knitted fabric in the flat knitting machine.

The storage medium for storing the knitting program may be installed in the knit design system or may be installed in the flat knitting machine. The storage medium may be a portable storage medium that transfers a knitting program created by the knit design system to a flat knitting machine. As a portable storage medium, a CD-ROM, a USB memory, a magnetic disk, etc. are mentioned, for example. Here, the knitting fabric design system is a system that creates a knitting program for operating a flat knitting machine based on the user's design by designing a knitted fabric on a screen by a user.

<<Knit Design System>>

As shown in the functional block diagram of Fig. 5, the knitting design system 1 for creating the knitting program based on the user's design includes an input unit 2, a creation unit 3, a memory 4, A display unit 10 is provided. The knit design system 1 of this knitted fabric is configured to automatically create the knitting program based on design data. Each configuration of the knit design system 1 is briefly described below, and then a procedure for creating a knitting program by the knit design system 1 of a knitted fabric based on information input by a user is explained.

The input unit 2 is used when a user edits design data, and is configured in the form of a keyboard, mouse, scanner, digitizer, or the like. The design data includes information on what shape and size of knitting fabric to be knitted, information on the type of knitting yarn, information on knitting units constituting the knitting fabric, information on knitting codes assigned to each knitting unit, and the like. The information of the knitting code includes the position of the knitting unit and the information of the knitting code assigned to the position.

Here, the knitting unit of the knitted fabric corresponds to one stitch in the knitted fabric. In addition, the knitting code assigned to each knitting unit expresses the knitting operation performed by the flat knitting machine by, for example, colors, numbers, figures, or a combination thereof. For example, a knitting code indicated in red is defined as a knitting code for knitting front stitches with a flat knitting machine. Of course, a plurality of knitting operations may be defined by one knitting code. For example, there is a knitting code that transfers the stitches after knitting them. These knitting codes are stored in a memory 4 described later.

The creating unit 3 creates a knitting program for a knitted fabric, and can be constituted by, for example, a computer. This creation unit 3 includes a determination unit 31 that determines whether or not a specific programming course can be executed based on design data, and a construction unit 32 that creates a programming program based on the determination result of the determination unit 31. ) is provided.

The determination unit 31 includes a first determination unit 31A and a second determination unit 31B. The first determination unit 31A refers to all processes for knitting a knitted fabric and extracts a process group constituting a specific knitting course from among all processes. As a process group, the following three are mentioned, for example.

(1) A group of processes listed in the order of the racking process, the transfer process, the racking process, and the transfer process.

(2) A group of processes listed in the order of lacquering process, transfer process, lacquering process, knit process, and transfer process.

(3) A group of processes listed in the order of lacquering process, transfer process, knit process, lacquering process, and transfer process.

With respect to each process group extracted by the first judgment unit 31A, the second judgment unit 31B determines whether execution is possible while moving the carriage 6 in one direction. Whether all the processes included in one process group can be executed is determined based on, for example, the following information. The second determination unit 31B determines whether or not the racking process can be executed at the timing when the cam systems 6A, 6B, and 6C do not act on the knitting needles, based on the following information and the like.

(1) Types of cam systems 6A, 6B and 6C provided in the flat knitting machine 5.

Examples of the cam system include a cam system dedicated to the knitting process, a cam system dedicated to the transfer process, and a cam system capable of performing both the knitting process and the transfer process.

(2) The number of cam systems 6A, 6B and 6C.

(3) The moving speed of the carriage 6.

(4) The distance between the cam system performing the first transfer process and the cam system performing the second transfer process, and the distance between the cam system performing the transfer process and the cam system performing the knit process.

(5) Positions on the needle bed where the first transfer process and the second transfer process are performed.

The construction unit 32 creates a knitting program in which racking and knitting needle operations, knitting yarn feeding sequences, and the like are set based on the design data. In this example, the construction unit 32 creates a programming program including a specific programming course based on the judgment result of the judgment unit 31. The construction unit 32 creates a programming program consisting of a conventional knitting course when the process group is not extracted by the first determination unit 31A. When the process group is extracted by the first judging unit 31A, the construction unit 32 executes a specific organization course for the process group for which the decision result of the second judging unit 31B is "YES". write a programming program The construction unit 32 creates a programming program so as to execute a conventional programming course for the process group for which the judgment result of the second judgment unit 31B is "NO". The knitting program created by the construction unit 32 is sent to the flat knitting machine 5 via a recording medium such as a magnetic disk or via wire or radio.

The memory 4 is a storage medium such as a solid state drive (SSD) or a hard disk. The memory 4 stores information such as design data and knitting codes.

The display unit 10 is for visually grasping information on the design of the knitted fabric, and is not particularly limited. As the display part 10, a liquid crystal display etc. are mentioned, for example. If a touch panel is used as the display unit 10 , the display unit 10 can play a part of the role of the input unit 2 .

With the knit design system 1 having the above configuration, a knitting program for executing a plurality of knitting courses including at least one specific knitting course is automatically created. According to this knitting program, a knitted fabric can be knitted more efficiently than before.

<Other embodiments>

The knitting method of the knitted fabric of the present invention can also be executed by a flat knitting machine equipped with a two or four cam system. In particular, if it is a flat knitting machine provided with a four-cam system, there is a possibility that a knitted fabric can be knitted more efficiently than a flat knitting machine provided with a three-cam system. In a flat knitting machine having four cam systems, it is easy to secure the distance between the cam system for performing the first transfer process and the cam system for performing the second transfer process, so there is a possibility that the number of specific knitting courses can be increased. there is. Also, in this flat knitting machine, there is a possibility that the number of empty courses that only move the carriage can be dramatically reduced.

The knitting method of the knitted fabric of the present invention can also be performed with a two-bed flat knitting machine. In the case of using a two-bed flat knitting machine, the front knitted fabric portion and the rear knitted fabric portion are knitted by half-gauge knitting. Half-gauge knitting means knitting in a state where an empty needle is placed between adjacent stitches. Co-needle disposed between adjacent stitches is used for stitch transfer.

1: Knit Design System
2: input part
3: Writing Department
31: judging unit 31A: first judging unit 31B: second judging unit
32: construction unit
4 : memory
5: flat knitting machine
6 : Carriage
6A, 6B, 6C : Cam system
7 : Rail
8 : Yarn Feeder
10: display

Claims (4)

A plurality of knitting courses using a flat knitting machine having a first needle bed and a second needle bed capable of relatively racking and a carriage equipped with at least two cam systems In the method of knitting a knitted fabric by performing
The plurality of organized courses include at least one specific organized course,
In each specific knitting course, the first racking process, the first transfer process, the second racking process, and the second transfer process are performed while the carriage moves in one direction and passes through one knitting area. carried out in order,
The method of knitting a knitted fabric according to claim 1 , wherein the one knitting region is a region in which a series of consecutive stitches in the knitting width direction are combined.
According to claim 1,
The flat knitting machine has a self-propelled yarn feeder,
A method of knitting a knitted fabric wherein, in the specific knitting course, a knit process is further performed after the first racking process.
an input unit through which a user edits design data related to knitting of a knitted fabric;
In the knit design system having a creation unit for creating a knitting program readable by a computer provided in a flat knitting machine based on the design data,
The knit design system, wherein the creating unit creates a knitting program for controlling the flat knitting machine with the computer in order to execute the knitting method of claim 1 or 2 in the flat knitting machine.
A storage medium for storing a knitting program readable by a computer provided in a flat knitting machine,
The knitting program controls the flat knitting machine with the computer so that the flat knitting machine executes the knitting method of claim 1 or 2 in the flat knitting machine.

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