KR20240052674A - Method of knitting tubular knitted fabric - Google Patents

Abstract

(assignment)
The present invention provides a method of knitting a tubular knit fabric that can make it difficult for the knitting yarn to unravel without the need for manual work.
(Solution)
When knitting a tubular knit including a first knit fabric portion, the knitting yarn extending from the first feeder used for knitting the first knit fabric portion is prevented from unraveling. The first feeder is moved in a first direction to knit a first stitch. A specific stitch in the vicinity of the first stitch in the existing stitch row that is connected to the second needle bed of the flat knitting machine is moved to the first needle bed, and the specific knitting needle to which the specific stitch was connected is used as a coprepair. The first stitch is moved with the specific knitting needle. Split knitting is performed on the first stitch, and a second stitch drawn from the first stitch is knitted. A double stitch is formed by superimposing the second stitch on the first stitch. The specific stitch is returned to the specific knitting needle. The longitudinal stitch is continuously knitted in the wale direction of the double stitch.

Description

{METHOD OF KNITTING TUBULAR KNITTED FABRIC}

The present invention relates to a method of knitting a tubular knit fabric that prevents the knitting yarn from unraveling on a flat knitting machine.

When knitting a knitted fabric with, for example, a stripe pattern or an intarsia pattern, using a flat knitting machine equipped with a plurality of feeders, the knitting yarn is switched. do. When switching this knitting yarn, it is necessary to secure the knitting yarn to the knitted fabric so that the knitting yarn does not unravel. In Patent Document 1, knots of the knitting yarn are knitted on a flat knitting machine to prevent the knitting yarn from unraveling.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2017-186694

In the method described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to manually tighten the knots of the knitting yarn after knitting with a flat knitting machine. If there are many switching points of the knitting yarn, this manual work becomes cumbersome.

One of the purposes of the present invention is to provide a method of knitting a tubular knit fabric that can make it difficult for the knitting yarn to unravel without the need for manual work.

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

Knitting a tubular knit fabric including a first knitted fabric portion in a full needle state using a flat knitting machine provided with a first needle bed and a second needle bed facing the first needle bed. In the method,

When knitting a first stitch below one of the longitudinal stitches of the first knitted fabric portion on the first needle bed, a knitting yarn extending from the first feeder used for knitting the first knitted fabric portion in the first stitch. Equipped with a loosening prevention process to secure the

The loosening prevention process is,

Process A of moving the first feeder in a first direction to knit the first stitch,

At the time before carrying out the process A, a specific stitch near the first stitch in the existing stitch row coupled to the second needle bed is moved to the first needle bed, and the specific knitting needle to which the specific stitch is coupled is knitted. Process B using coprecipitation,

Process C of moving the first stitch with the specific knitting needle,

A process D of performing split knitting on the first stitch and knitting a second stitch drawn from the first stitch on the specific knitting needle;

Process E of forming a double stitch by superimposing the second stitch on the first stitch,

Process F of returning the specific stitch to the specific knitting needle

Equipped with

The longitudinal stitch is continuously knitted in the wale direction of the double stitch.

Here, the first stitch is a stitch that serves as the basis for knitting the longitudinal stitch. That is, the first stitch is a stitch in which the longitudinal stitch is continuously knitted in the wale direction. In the method of knitting a tubular knit fabric of the present invention, longitudinal stitches are knitted continuously in the wale direction of the double stitch including the first stitch. It does not matter which process A or B is performed first.

<2> In the method of knitting the tubular knit fabric described in <1> above,

A process of moving the first feeder in the same direction as the knitting direction of the second stitch, and knitting a new second stitch continuing in the wale direction of the second stitch, after performing the step D and before performing the step E. It is okay to have X.

<3> In the method of knitting the tubular knit fabric described in <1> or <2> above,

The longitudinal stitch may be knitted by moving the first feeder in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

In the method of knitting a tubular knit fabric of the present invention, a first stitch below one of the longitudinal stitches of the first knitted fabric portion is knitted, and then a second stitch drawn out from the first stitch by split knitting is knitted. As a result, the knitting yarn connecting the second stitch and the first stitch is wound around the first stitch, making it difficult for the first stitch to move. In addition, in the method of knitting a tubular knit fabric of the present invention, a double stitch is formed by overlapping the first stitch and the second stitch, and a longitudinal stitch is continuously knitted in the wale direction of the double stitch, so that the knitting yarn is wound. The difficult first stitch is fixed with a longitudinal stitch. That is, in the method of knitting a tubular knit fabric of the present invention, unraveling is prevented not for the longitudinal stitches but for the first stitch one below the longitudinal stitches. Since the first stitch is difficult to unravel sufficiently, there is no need to manually tighten the winding of the knitting yarn about the first stitch. The longitudinal stitches that continue in the wale direction of the first stitch, which are difficult to unravel, also become difficult to unravel.

In the method of knitting a tubular knit fabric described in <2> above, a new second stitch is knitted continuously in the wale direction of the second stitch knitted in step D. In this case, as shown in the embodiment described later, the knitting yarn is wound twice around the first stitch, making it even more difficult for the first stitch to unravel. Additionally, the knitting direction of the second stitch in process D and the knitting direction of the new second stitch in process X are the same direction. In this case, as shown in the embodiment described later, since the knitting yarn is wound once each on the right and left portions of the first stitch, the first stitch is difficult to deform and is finished neatly.

In the method of knitting a tubular knit fabric described in <3> above, the knitting direction of the first stitch is the first direction, and the knitting direction of the longitudinal stitch continuing in the wale direction of the first stitch is the second direction. A first stitch knitted toward the first direction is easily pulled in the first direction, and a longitudinal stitch knitted toward the second direction is easily pulled toward the second direction. The tension acting on the first stitch and the tension acting on the longitudinal stitch are almost canceled out, so the first stitch and longitudinal stitch are likely to be straightened in the wale direction.

1 is a schematic diagram of knitwear, which is an example of a tubular knit fabric according to an embodiment.
Figure 2 is a first knitting process diagram explaining the knitting method of the tubular knit fabric according to the embodiment.
Figure 3 is a second knitting process diagram continuing from Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of knitwear according to another embodiment.

Below, a method of knitting a tubular knit fabric according to an embodiment will be explained based on the drawings.

<Embodiment 1>

In Embodiment 1, an example of knitting the tubular knit fabric 1 shown in Fig. 1 by the method of knitting the tubular knit fabric of the present invention will be described. The tubular knit fabric 1 of this example is knitwear having a body with an intarsia pattern. The torso includes a base knitted fabric portion (2) that occupies most of the torso, and a plurality of first knitted fabric portions (3, 4) that constitute an intasha pattern. The color of the base knitted fabric portion 2 and the color of the first knitted fabric portions 3 and 4 are different from each other. The color of the first knitted fabric portion 3 and the color of the first knitted fabric portion 4 may be the same or different. The feeder for knitting the base knitted fabric portion 2 and the feeder for knitting the first knitted fabric portions 3 and 4 are different. The feeder for knitting the first knitted fabric portion 3 and the feeder for knitting the first knitted fabric portion 4 may be the same or different. When the first knitted fabric portion 3 and the first knitted fabric portion 4 of different colors are knitted with one feeder, the knitting yarn fed from the feeder is, for example, spliced. It is equipped with a first room and a second room connected by a splicer.

The first knitted fabric portions 3 and 4 of this example have a diamond shape. At the bottom of the diamond shape, hem stitches (3S, 4S), which are the first stitches of the first knitted fabric portions (3, 4), are arranged. At the upper end of the diamond shape, longitudinal stitches 3E, 4E, which are the last stitches of the first knitted fabric portions 3 and 4, are arranged. Additionally, the shape of the first knitted fabric portions 3 and 4 may be a shape other than a diamond shape, for example, a rectangular shape or a circular shape.

The tubular knitted fabric 1 is knitted from the position of the hem of the torso. First, a portion of the base knitted fabric portion 2 is knitted into a barrel shape. Next, a part of the base knitted fabric portion 2 is knitted into a C shape, and the first knitted fabric portion 3 is knitted in the central portion of the base knitted fabric portion 2 in the knit width direction. When knitting of the first knitted fabric portion 3 is completed, a portion of the base knitted fabric portion 2 is knitted into a tubular shape. After that, a part of the base knitted fabric portion 2 is knitted into a C shape, and the first knitted fabric portion 4 is knitted in the central portion of the base knitted fabric portion 2 in the knit width direction. The first knitted fabric portion (4) is knitted in the same manner as the first knitted fabric portion (3).

In this example, according to the method of knitting a tubular knitted fabric of the present invention, before knitting the longitudinal stitch 3E of the first knitted fabric portion 3, the knitting yarn constituting the first knitted fabric portion 3 is knitted into the first knitted fabric portion. (3), and before knitting the longitudinal stitch 4E of the first knitted fabric portion 4, the knitting yarn constituting the first knitted fabric portion 4 is fixed to the first knitted fabric portion 4. Below, based on FIGS. 2 and 3, the knitting yarn constituting the first knitted fabric portion 3 is fixed to the tubular knit fabric 1 before knitting the longitudinal stitch 3E of the first knitted fabric portion 3. Shiki explains an example of organizing the thread subtraction section. The knitting examples shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 are intended to prevent the knitting yarn 9Y constituting the yarn-pulling portion from unraveling.

The flat knitting machine used in this example is a 4-bed flat knitting machine. The four-bed flat knitting machine includes a lower first needle bed, a lower second needle bed, an upper first needle bed, and an upper second needle bed. Hereinafter, the lower first needle bed, lower second needle bed, upper first needle bed, and upper second needle bed are denoted as FD, BD, FU, and BU, respectively. FD and BD are opposite each other. The FU placed on top of the FD and the BU placed on the top of the BD face each other. FD and FU and BD and BU are relatively rackable. In Embodiment 1, BU is not used. A flat knitting machine can be used for two-bed flat knitting. The knitting needle provided in the flat knitting machine is a composite needle having a needle body provided with a hook and a slider that opens and closes the hook. The slider has two blades with the needle body sandwiched between them. The composite needle may be equipped with a holding mechanism that temporarily holds the stitch on the slider.

“S+Number” in the left column of Figures 2 and 3 indicates the number of the knitting process. The right column shows the knitting status in each knitting process. The black dots in the right column represent the knitting needles of FD, BD, and FU. BU's knitting needles are omitted from the drawings. The diamond mark in the right column represents the stitch of the base knitted fabric portion 2 in Figure 1, and the circle mark represents the stitch of the first knitted fabric portion 3. The inverted triangle mark represents the first feeder (9). In this example, the portion of the base knitted fabric portion 2 that is coupled to BD is called the existing stitch row 5. Parts related to the knitting operation of each knitting process are indicated with thick lines. The right arrow and left arrow outside the box represent the first direction (R1) and the second direction (R2), respectively. The first direction (R1) and the second direction (R2) are the moving directions of the first feeder (9) along the longitudinal direction of the needle bed.

Step S0 in Fig. 2 shows a state in which the third knitting course from the last of the first knit fabric portion 3 in Fig. 1 is knitted. This knitting course corresponds to the vicinity of the upper end of the diamond shape. From this state, in the subsequent knitting process, the second-to-last knitting course including the first stitch 11 is knitted, and the last knitting course including the longitudinal stitch 3E is knitted. In this example, the second knitting course consists of the first stitch 11, and the final knitting course consists of the longitudinal stitch 3E.

In step S0, the stitches of the first knitted fabric portion 3 are joined to the knitting needles E, F, and G of the FD. The stitches of the base knitted fabric portion 2 are coupled to the FD knitting needles (A, B, C, D, H, I, J, K) and the BD knitting needles (A to K). The base knitted fabric portion 2 is knitted in a C shape. The base knitted fabric portion 2 and the first knitted fabric portion 3 are knitted in a full-gauge state. The total stitching state is a state in which there is no void between adjacent stitches in the knitting width direction. In step S0, the connection between stitches is shown in the drawing, but in step S1 and onward, the connection between stitches shown in step S0 is omitted.

In step S1, the first feeder 9 is moved in the first direction R1 to knit a tuck stitch 10 on the knitting needle D of the FD, and then the longitudinal stitch 3E (Figure 1 Knit the first stitch 11 in front of one (reference) (process A). The first stitch 11 is a stitch of the second-to-last knitting course of the first knitting cloth 3. As will be described later, longitudinal stitches 3E are knitted in the wale direction of the first stitch 11. That is, the first stitch 11 is a stitch in which the longitudinal stitch 3E is knitted continuously in the wale direction, that is, a stitch that is the basis of the longitudinal stitch 3E. The tuck stitch 10 is for connecting the base knitted fabric portion 2 and the first knitted fabric portion 3 in the knit width direction. Knitting of the first stitch 11 is facilitated by the tuck stitch 10. The tuck stitch (10) is not essential.

In Step S2, the first feeder 9 is moved in the second direction R2 and the first feeder 9 is stopped at a position beyond the first stitch 11. The second direction (R2) is the opposite direction to the first direction (R1).

In Step S3, the specific stitch 50 coupled to the knitting needle F of BD is moved to the knitting needle G of FU, and the knitting needle F is co-knitted (process B). The specific stitch 50 is a stitch in the vicinity of the first stitch 11 at the time of step S2. The specific stitch 50 may be a stitch located at a position facing the first stitch 11, or may be a stitch next to one or two stitches at a position facing the first stitch 11. The knitting needle (F) of BD is a specific knitting needle (6) to which a specific stitch (50) was combined. Here, when the knitting needle is a composite needle equipped with a holding mechanism, the specific stitch 50 may be temporarily left on the FD composite needle to which the stitch is already coupled.

Also, in step S3, the first stitch 11 is moved to the specific knitting needle 6 that has been co-stitched (process C). By evacuating the first feeder 9 to the second direction (R2) in step S2, the knitting yarn 9Y is prevented from becoming entangled in the first stitch 11 when the first stitch 11 is moved in step S3. It can be suppressed.

In step S4, the first feeder 9 is moved in the first direction R1 and the first feeder 9 is stopped at a position beyond the first stitch 11. In step S5, the first feeder 9 is moved in the second direction R2 to perform split knitting on the first stitch 11 (process D). Split knitting is a known knitting method. In this example, the knitting needle (F) of BD, that is, the first stitch (11) coupled to a specific knitting needle (6), is moved to the knitting needle (F) of FD, and the knitting yarn (9Y) is knitted from the first stitch (11). is drawn out to form the second stitch 12. The second stitch 12 is coupled to a specific knitting needle 6.

In this example, after the first stitch 11 is knitted in the first direction R1 in step S1, the second stitch 12 is knitted in the second direction R2 in step S5. Therefore, the knitting yarn connecting the second stitch 12 and the first stitch 11 is wound around a portion of the first stitch 11 in the first direction R1. As the first knitting yarn 9Y is wound around the first stitch 11, it becomes difficult for the first stitch 11 to move.

Different from this example, after performing step S3, the first feeder 9 may be moved in the first direction R1 to perform split knitting on the first stitch 11. In this case, the knitting yarn connecting the second stitch 12 and the first stitch 11 is wound around a portion of the first stitch 11 in the second direction R2.

In step S6, the first feeder 9 is moved in the first direction R1 and the first feeder 9 is stopped at a position beyond the second stitch 12. In step S7 of Fig. 3, the first feeder 9 is moved in the second direction R2 to knit a new second stitch 12 that continues in the wale direction of the second stitch 12 (process X). By knitting the new second stitch 12, the second stitch 12 of step S5 knitted by split knitting is removed from the needle bed. Additionally, by knitting the new second stitch 12, the knitting thread connecting the second stitch 12 knitted in step S5 and the first stitch 11 is oriented in the second direction (R2) in the first stitch 11. ) is also wound on the side. As the second knitting yarn 9Y is wound around the first stitch 11, the first stitch 11 becomes more difficult to unravel. In particular, in this example, since the knitting yarn 9Y is wound once each on the right and left sides of the first stitch 11, the first stitch 11 is difficult to deform and is finished neatly. If the first stitch 11 is neatly finished, the longitudinal stitch 3E continuing in the wale direction of the first stitch 11 is also neatly finished.

Also, in step S7, a tuck stitch 15 is knitted on the knitting needles C of the FD. The tuck stitch 15 is knitted to connect the base knitted fabric portion 2 and the first knitted fabric portion 3 in the knit width direction.

In step S8, the first feeder 9 is moved in the first direction R1 and the first feeder 9 is stopped at a position beyond the second stitch 12. In step S9, the second stitch 12 coupled to the knitting needle (F) of BD is moved to the knitting needle (F) of FD. That is, a double stitch 13 is formed by superimposing the second stitch 12 on the first stitch 11 (process E). The second stitch 12 is hidden inside the cylindrical shape of the cylindrical knit fabric 1 and is difficult to notice.

In step S10, the first feeder 9 is moved in the second direction R2 and the first feeder 9 is stopped at a position beyond the double stitch 13. In step S11, the specific stitch 50 is returned to the specific knitting needle 6 (process F). By evacuating the first feeder 9 to the second direction R2 in step S10, it is possible to prevent the knitting yarn 9Y from becoming entangled when the specific stitch 50 is moved in step S11.

In step S12, the first feeder 9 is moved in the first direction R1 and the first feeder 9 is stopped at a position beyond the double stitch 13. In step S13, the first feeder 9 is moved in the second direction R2 to knit the tuck stitch 16 on the knitting needles G of the FD. Additionally, in step S13, the longitudinal stitch 3E is knitted in the wale direction of the double stitch 13. By moving the first feeder 9 in step S12, the knitting direction of the longitudinal stitch 3E can be set to the second direction R2. By continuing to knit the longitudinal stitch 3E in the wale direction of the double stitch 13, the first stitch 11, which has become difficult to move due to the knitting yarn 9Y being wound twice, is fixed. That is, in this example, the unraveling is prevented for the first stitch 11, which is a stitch other than the longitudinal stitch 3E. The longitudinal stitch 3E, which continues in the wale direction of the difficult-to-unravel first stitch 11, also becomes difficult to unravel.

In this example, the first stitch 11 is knitted toward the first direction R1 (see step S1 in FIG. 2), and the longitudinal stitch 3E is knitted toward the second direction R2. The first stitch 11 knitted toward the first direction (R1) is easily pulled in the first direction (R1), and the longitudinal stitch 3E knitted toward the second direction (R2) is easily pulled in the first direction (R2). It is easy to be pulled. The tension acting on the first stitch 11 and the tension acting on the longitudinal stitch 3E are canceled out, so that the first stitch 11 and the longitudinal stitch 3E are likely to be straightened in the wale direction.

By the knitting process described above, the first knitted fabric portion 3 is knitted, and the knitting yarn 9Y constituting the first knitted fabric portion 3 is connected to the first stitch 11 of the first knitted fabric portion 3. Prevents loosening. After knitting of the first knitted fabric portion 3 is completed, the knitting yarn 9Y extending from the first feeder 9 may be connected to the base knitted fabric portion 2 by a tuck.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 4, even if the method of knitting a cylindrical knit fabric of the present invention is applied to knitting a cylindrical knit fabric 1 having a rectangular first knit fabric portion 3, good night. In Fig. 4, the final course of the first knit fabric section 3 is knitted toward the right side of the page. In this case, the longitudinal stitch 3E is knitted so that it is hidden inside the base knitted fabric portion 2. By doing so, the appearance of the first knitted fabric portion 3 on the outside of the tubular knitted fabric 1 is not damaged.

The flat knitting machine may be a flat knitting machine provided with a transfer bed on each upper part of FD and BD. In this case, the transfer bed disposed on the upper part of the FD is regarded as the first needle bed, and the transfer bed disposed on the upper part of the BD is regarded as the second needle bed.

1: Barrel-shaped knitted fabric
10, 15, 16: Tuck stitch
11: 1st stitch 12: 2nd stitch
13: Double stitch
2: Base organization aspirations
3, 4: 1st formation aspiration
3E, 4E: End stitch 3S, 4S: Hem stitch
5: Existing stitch row
50: specific stitch
6: Specific knitting needles
9: First feeder 9Y: Knitting yarn
R1: 1st direction R2: 2nd direction

Claims (3)

Knitting a barrel-shaped knitted fabric including a first knitted fabric in a full-gauge state using a flat knitting machine having a first needle bed and a second needle bed facing the first needle bed. In the method of knitting a tubular knitted fabric,
When knitting the first stitch below one of the longitudinal stitches of the first knitted fabric portion on the first needle bed, the first feeder used for knitting the first knitted fabric portion in the first stitch Equipped with an unraveling prevention process for fixing the knitting yarn extending from,
The loosening prevention process is,
Process A of moving the first feeder in a first direction to knit the first stitch,
At the time before carrying out the process A, a specific stitch near the first stitch in the existing stitch row coupled to the second needle bed is moved to the first needle bed, and the specific knitting needle to which the specific stitch is coupled is knitted. Process B of coprecipitation,
Process C of moving the first stitch with the specific knitting needle,
A process D of performing split knitting on the first stitch and knitting a second stitch drawn from the first stitch on the specific knitting needle;
Process E of forming a double stitch by superimposing the second stitch on the first stitch,
Process F of returning the specific stitch to the specific knitting needle
Equipped with
The longitudinal stitch is continuously knitted in the wale direction of the double stitch.
Method of knitting a barrel-shaped knitted fabric.
According to paragraph 1,
A process of moving the first feeder in the same direction as the knitting direction of the second stitch, and knitting a new second stitch continuing in the wale direction of the second stitch, after performing the step D and before performing the step E. Method of knitting a tubular knitted fabric having X.
According to claim 1 or 2,
The longitudinal stitch is knitted by moving the first feeder in a second direction opposite to the first direction.