US20110265252A1 - A Sock and a Method for its Manufacture - Google Patents

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US20110265252A1
US20110265252A1 US12/920,220 US92022007A US2011265252A1 US 20110265252 A1 US20110265252 A1 US 20110265252A1 US 92022007 A US92022007 A US 92022007A US 2011265252 A1 US2011265252 A1 US 2011265252A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
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    • D04B—KNITTING
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B1/00—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
    • D04B1/22—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration
    • D04B1/24—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration wearing apparel
    • D04B1/26—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration wearing apparel stockings
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
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    • D04B9/56—Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles specially adapted for producing goods of particular configuration stockings, or portions thereof heel or toe portions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41B—SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
    • A41B2500/00—Materials for shirts, underwear, baby linen or handkerchiefs not provided for in other groups of this subclass
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  • a sock is a knitted garment used for enclosing and covering the human foot and often also the lower part of the leg. Socks are usually aimed at isolating the foot from the outside temperature, absorbing moisture and sweat, and mitigating friction between the foot and the shoe.
  • Socks are often made of cotton, wool, polyester, nylon or other materials. They come in many colors and patterns, although the complexity and structure of the patterns is usually limited by the manufacturing techniques in use today.
  • a sock comprising a toe area, wherein the toe area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical.
  • a sock comprising a toe area, wherein the toe area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas extends essentially parallel to a central axis of the sock.
  • a sock comprising a toe area, wherein the toe area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas comprises a vertical component.
  • a sock comprising a heel area, wherein the heel area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical.
  • a sock comprising a heel area, wherein the heel area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas extends essentially parallel to a central axis of the sock.
  • a sock comprising a heel area, wherein the heel area is divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas comprises a vertical component.
  • a method for manufacturing a sock comprising forming a toe area divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical.
  • a method for manufacturing a sock comprising forming a heel area divided to at least two sub-areas, wherein a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is essentially vertical.
  • Forming may include knitting. Forming may include a three-dimensional “needle by needle selection” process. Forming may be performed by at least one needle being in a knitting position and at least one needle being in a miss level position.
  • the at least two adjacent sub-areas may be essentially integrally formed.
  • the least two adjacent sub-areas may be formed during a knitting process of the sock.
  • the at least two sub-areas may be distinguished from each other by at least one property.
  • a property may include at least one of: elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid absorption, shock absorption, appearance, color, yarn color, knitting type, yarn composition, yarn thickness, yarn count, yarn physical property, and/or any other property.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows a perspective view of a sock
  • FIG. 2 schematically shows a partial perspective view of a sock
  • FIG. 3 schematically shows another partial perspective view of a sock
  • FIG. 4 schematically shows another perspective view of a sock
  • FIG. 5 schematically shows a plan view of a sock, viewed from the rear
  • FIG. 6 schematically shows a partial plan view of the heel area of a sock, viewed from the rear;
  • FIG. 7 schematically shows a plan view of a knitting pattern
  • FIG. 8 schematically shows a magnified plan view of knitting area 730 of FIG. 7 .
  • a sock including a toe area, a heel area or both, wherein the toe area, the heel area or both, are divided, independently, to at least two sub-areas, wherein the borderline between two adjacent sub-areas is vertical or has a vertical component.
  • the two adjacent sub-areas may essentially be integrally formed, for example, during the knitting process of the sock.
  • the two adjacent sub-areas may be characterized in different properties (such as elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid (such as sweat) absorption, shock absorption, appearance, colors, yarn colors, knitting types (such as plain knitting, terry knitting or any other knitting type), yarn compositions (for example, natural yarns such as cotton and wool yarns, man-made yarns such as viscose yarns, synthetic yarns such as polyester, nylon and polypropylene yarns and the like, and other yarns composition including any combination and ratios of materials), yarn count (such as yarn thickness), yarn physical properties (such as elasticity, strength or any other property) or any combination thereof.
  • properties such as elasticity, strength, softness, isolation, friction, density, thickness, liquid (such as sweat) absorption, shock absorption, appearance, colors, yarn colors, knitting types (such as plain knitting, terry knitting or any other knitting type), yarn compositions (for example, natural yarns such as cotton and wool yarns, man-made yarns such as viscose yarns
  • the term vertical as referred to herein may include the direction which extends essentially along the central axis of formation of the sock.
  • the term vertical as referred to herein may include the longer tubular dimension of the sock.
  • the central axis (which may also be referred to as the longer tubular dimension) of the sock is schematically illustrated in FIG. 5 as central axis 580 .
  • a borderline between at least two adjacent sub-areas is referred to herein as having a “vertical component” if it is not perpendicular to a central axis of formation of the sock, such as central axis 580 .
  • Examples of borderlines between at least two adjacent sub-areas having “vertical components” include, line 558 in FIG. 5 and line 104 in FIG. 1 .
  • the toe area and/or the heel area may also be referred to as the reciprocated areas of the sock since there are generally being knitted by a reciprocating process wherein the knitting is performed in a “back and forth” manner as opposed to the spiral continuous knitting that is generally applied for the rest of the sock areas.
  • the toe area and/or the heel area are currently being knitted using needle pickers.
  • the toe area and/or the heel area may be knitted according to the three-dimensional “needle by needle selection” process.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an exemplary sock, shown at 100 .
  • Sock 100 may be schematically divided into three areas:
  • Exemplary sock 100 may be intended to fit the right foot of a user. It will be understood by persons of skill in the art that the present disclosure applies also to a sock (not shown) that may fit the left foot or a user—such sock (not shown) may be an identical mirror image of sock 100 described herein. In other embodiments (not shown), a pair of socks may include two socks that are not identical mirror images of each other—for example, when a user has feet of different shapes and/or sizes, or when socks with different characteristics are otherwise required.
  • Toe area 110 and/or heel area 150 of sock 100 may include multiple combinations of yarn types, yarn thicknesses, yarn colors, knitting types and the like. Examples of such combinations, as well as other characteristics of toe area 110 and/or heel area 150 are further described below, in section 1 (“The Toe Area”) and section 2 (“The Heel Area”).
  • Exemplary toe area 110 shown in FIG. 1 may be an area essentially surrounding or covering the toes of a user's foot when sock 100 is worn—whereby “surrounding” may include both surrounding the top side of the toes (which may lie essentially under 110 ) and surrounding the bottom side of the toes (not shown). In other embodiments (not shown), a toe area may essentially surround only the top side of the toes or, alternatively, only the bottom side of the toes. In further embodiments (not shown), a toe area may have a more complex pattern.
  • a toe area may surround portion(s) of the top side of the toes and portion(s) of the bottom side of the toes, as well as optionally include further areas of the sock essentially covering other portion(s) of the user's foot.
  • Toe area 110 may include, as already noted, FITOE 106 and SETOE 108 .
  • Exemplary FITOE 106 may essentially cover a big toe of a user's foot, whereas exemplary SETOE 108 may essentially cover the rest of the user's toes.
  • a toe area such as toe area 210
  • FITOE 206 may essentially cover a big toe of a user's foot
  • SETOE 208 may essentially cover the two toes next to the big toe
  • TITOE 212 may essentially cover the two toes farthest from the big toe.
  • Other embodiments may include a plurality of sub-areas that may essentially correspond to the location of different toes.
  • sub-areas may each correspond to the location of groups of one or more toes.
  • a toe area shown at 110 in FIG. 1 and at 210 in FIG. 2 may include sub-areas, as described above, that may essentially cover and/or correspond to the location of the user's toes. However, further embodiments may include sub-areas that do not necessarily correspond to the location of the user's toes, but rather be laid out in different pattern(s) and/or path(s).
  • a toe area such as toe area 310
  • SETOE such as SETOE 308 .
  • FITOE 306 may have an essentially prolonged oval shape which may extend from approximately above the user's big toe, about the tip of the big toe, and then under the big toe.
  • SETOE 308 may essentially constitute the rest of toe area 310 not contained within FITOE 206 .
  • FIG. 3 Similar to exemplary toe area 310 shown in FIG. 3 , other embodiments (not shown) may include further combinations of sub-areas, having various shapes, sizes, layouts, patterns and/or paths, either corresponding to the location of the user's toes or not. It will become apparent to those of skill in the art, that the embodiments of a toe area shown at 110 , 210 and 310 in FIGS. 1 , 2 and 3 , respectively, represent merely three examples of possible shapes, sizes, layouts, patterns and/or paths of sub-areas of a toe area. Those of skill in the art will recognize that various other possibilities and combinations may exist, all of which are within the intended scope of this disclosure.
  • Sub-areas such as FITOE 106 and SETOE 108 of FIG. 1 , FITOE 206 , SETOE 208 and TITOE 212 of FIG. 2 , and FITOE 306 and SETOE 308 of FIG. 3 , may differ than one another in various characteristics.
  • different sub-areas may essentially differ in yarn types, yarn thicknesses, yarn colors, knitting methods and the like—such differences may be reflected in a cloth having different attributes.
  • one or more sub-areas of a toe area may share some or all of the same characteristics, whereas other one or more sub-areas of that same toe area may share different or similar sets of some or all of the same characteristics.
  • different sub-areas may be knitted, for example, using the same one or more yarns, but the knitting method used to form each sub-area may result in a sub-area having different textures, thicknesses, structures and/or other attributes.
  • the difference in texture, thickness, structure and/or other attributes may be the outcome of using additional combinations of similar or different yarns with similar or different knitting methods, across different sub-areas.
  • Some of the possible textures, thicknesses and structures of the cloth forming sub-areas may be essentially resulting from different methods of knitting, such as terry-knitting (a knitting method often producing a towel-like cloth), plain mesh knitting (a knitting method often producing an essentially flat cloth) and/or tuck stitching (a knitting or stitching method often producing a denser, heavier cloth). These and other knitting methods may be performed in conjunction with different or similar types, thicknesses and/or colors of yarn.
  • sub-areas such as FITOE 106 and SETOE 108 , may essentially abut each other along a borderline, such as first borderline 104 , and may both abut a residual area of a sock, such as residual area 102 of sock 100 along a borderline, such as second borderline 108 .
  • FITOE 106 , SETOE 108 and residual area 102 may be essentially functionally connected or attached to each other by means of stitching. More advantageously, FITOE 106 , SETOE 108 and residual area 102 may be essentially integrally formed by means of knitting. Integrally forming these three areas together may be preferred over stitching for multiple reasons.
  • a sock such as sock 100
  • a sock such as sock 100
  • a sock may be more durable and less prone to tearing if its sub-areas are integrally formed
  • a sock such as sock 100
  • a residual area may be essentially stitched to a toe area, while essentially eliminating or mitigating some or all of the disadvantages of stitching mentioned above.
  • sock 400 may be identical or similar to sock 100 of FIG. 1 .
  • Sock 400 may have a borderline, such as second borderline 408 , which may be identical or similar to second borderline 108 of FIG. 1 .
  • Second borderline 408 may essentially extend over the top half of sock 400 , meaning, it may run above the top side of the user's foot when sock 400 is worn, rather than below the bottom side of the user's foot.
  • a second borderline may run below the bottom side of the user's foot.
  • Sock 400 may also have a toe area, such as toe area 410 , which may be identical or similar to toe area 110 of FIG. 1 , and a residual area, such as residual area 402 , which may be identical or similar to residual area 102 of FIG. 1 .
  • Residual area 402 and toe area 410 may be essentially stitched to one another along second borderline 408 .
  • Such stitching may be advantageous, in some cases, essentially due to the characteristics of a knitting machine which may be used to knit sock 400 , or due to other reasons.
  • Such knitting machine may be a circular knitting machine, which may knit a sock, such as sock 400 , in essentially circular patterns.
  • the essentially final product of such a circular knitting machine may be an essentially tubular cloth, open at its two ends (not shown). One of the open ends may be at second borderline 408 , although an open position of a sock is not shown in FIG. 4 .
  • the tubular cloth may be closed at one end by stitching together a toe area, such as toe area 410 , and a residual area, such as residual area 402 .
  • Such stitching may be sometimes preferred over integrally forming toe area 410 and residual area 402 .
  • stitching is common among current regular socks, and therefore it may not be decoratively interfering.
  • stitching may be, on some instances and/or when using certain knitting machines, faster and thereby more efficient than integrally forming toe area 410 and residual area 402 .
  • a sock such as sock 100
  • a plurality of sub-areas such as FITOE 106 and SETOE 108
  • a plurality of sub-areas may allow satisfying specific, individual needs of a certain toe or a group of toes, and/or needs of other part(s) of the user's foot.
  • Such needs may be medical needs, needs pertaining to the user's comfort and coziness and/or needs of protecting certain area(s) of the foot against bruising, fluids, sharp objects, undesired temperature and/or other environmental conditions that may be considered by the user as generally undesired.
  • a sock such as sock 100
  • at least one sub-area such as FITOE 106 or SETOE 108
  • a smoother cloth may prevent rash and/or inflammation of the skin in area(s) of the foot essentially adjacent to that cloth.
  • a thicker cloth and/or terry may essentially absorb sweat and/or other liquids, and may additionally isolate part(s) of the foot from undesired high or low temperatures.
  • a sock such as sock 100
  • a plurality of sub-areas such as FITOE 106 and SETOE 108
  • an optionally also a residual area such as residual area 102
  • residual area 102 may result in a colorful, eye-catching and attractive sock, such as sock 100 .
  • Exemplary heel area 150 shown in FIG. 1 may be an area essentially surrounding or covering the heel of a user's foot when sock 100 is worn. In other embodiments (not shown), a heel area may surround portion(s) of the user's heel, as well as portion(s) of other part(s) of the user's foot, such as the ankle.
  • Heel area 150 may essentially cover the heel of a user's foot, and may have the general shape of a hemisphere. When viewed perspectively from the side, heel area 150 may appear to have an outline with two 90° angles two of its opposite sides—one of these angles, located on the right side of sock 100 , is shown at ⁇ , and the opposite angle is not visible in FIG. 1 . In other embodiments, the angles may have different measurements—for example, 95°, 85°, 81° or the like. The essentially hemispherical shape of heel area 150 may become more apparent when viewed from the rear side of sock 100 . Such view is illustrated in FIG. 5 , in which a heel area, that may be identical or similar to heel area 150 of FIG.
  • heel area 550 may have a round or a somewhat oval outline when viewed from the rear.
  • the round or somewhat oval shape of heel area 550 may be, as already noted, essentially hemispherical, having a sphericity elevating generally towards the viewer—and therefore not observable in FIG. 5 .
  • a residual area such as residual area 102 of FIG. 1 , is shown at 502 .
  • the upper part of residual area 502 that is shown at 530 , may essentially be directed towards the top opening of a sock (only partially shown in FIG. 5 , and shown in whole at 100 in FIG.
  • heel area 150 may include a FIHEEL, such as FIHEEL 152 , and a SEHEEL, such as SEHEEL 154 .
  • FIHEEL 152 and SEHEEL 154 may constitute adjacent regions of heel area 150 .
  • Exemplary SEHEEL 154 may extend over an essentially central portion of heel area 150 , and may have the shape of essentially an ellipse extending horizontally, a central part of which is essentially perpendicularly protruding downwards.
  • the shape of SEHEEL 154 may be better observed in FIG. 5 , which shows it, at 554 , from a rear view.
  • SEHEEL 554 may be essentially located, when sock 100 of FIG. 1 is worn, below an area of the user's heel applying an essentially substantial force resulting from the user's body weight.
  • a heel area such as heel area 650
  • a FIHEEL such as FIHEEL 652
  • SEHEEL SEHEEL 654
  • FIGS. 1 , 5 and 6 represent merely three examples of possible shapes, sizes, layouts, patterns and/or paths of sub-areas of a heel area.
  • Those of skill in the art will recognize that various other possibilities and combinations may exist, all of which are within the intended scope of this disclosure.
  • sub-areas of a heel area may also abut each other, as well as optionally abut a residual area, such as residual area 102 and 502 shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 , respectively.
  • Such abutting may occur along borderlines, such as third borderline 156 and fourth borderline 158 shown in FIG. 1 , and along respective third borderline 556 and fourth borderline 558 shown in FIG. 5 .
  • section 1 of benefits and advantages of forming a sock, such as sock 100 shown in FIG. 1 , with multiple sub-areas of a heel area, such as FIHEEL 152 , 552 and 652 , SEHEEL 154 , 554 and 654 of heel area 150 , 550 and 650 shown in FIGS. 1 , 5 and 6 , respectively, is fully applicable here, and therefore does not require repetition.
  • a SEHEEL such as SEHEEL 554 shown in FIG.
  • SEHEEL 554 shown in FIG. 5 having cushioning and/or supportive characteristics (such as when forming it with a relatively soft, rigid and/or soft cloth) may be advantageous.
  • the knitting pattern 700 include a top side 702 (which is adapted to fit the top side of the toes) and a bottom side 704 which is adapted to fit the bottom side of the toes.
  • the top side 702 and the bottom side 704 are separated by line 706 (which may optionally an imaginary line).
  • the top side 702 includes two sub areas, namely, sub-area 708 and sub-area 710 which are separated by a separating zone 712 which extends in parallel to the central axis of formation of the sock.
  • Each one of sub-area 708 and sub-area 710 includes horizontal knitted sections 716 (which extends perpendicular to he central axis of formation of the sock) such as sections 716 a - f .
  • Knitted sections 716 a, c and e of sub-area 710 are intermittently positioned and with knitted sections 716 b, d and of sub-area 708 .
  • the knitted sections of sub-area 710 such as knitted sections 716 a, c and the knitted sections of sub-area 708 , such as knitted sections 716 b, d and f are intermittently positioned and partially overlap in the separating zone 712 .
  • the bottom side 704 shown herein includes only one sub-area, but may include two or more sub-areas, such as those described for the top side 702 .
  • FIG. 7 shows only an example of possible knitting pattern.
  • Other knitting patterns are also covered herein. These knitting patterns may include, for example, one or more curved separating zone located in the center or in any other position of the top and/or bottom heel and/or toe areas. Any form or number of sub-sections are optional according to embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 8 schematically shows a magnified plan view of the knitting area 730 of FIG. 7 .
  • Knitted section 816 c includes two parallel and adjacent knitted lines, namely knitted line 818 c and knitted line 820 c .
  • Each one of knitted line 818 c and knitted line 820 c includes a plurality of abutting columns.
  • the columns of knitted line 818 c are sequentially numbered 1 , 2 , 3 , . . . , n, n+1, . . . , k.
  • the columns of knitted line 820 c are sequentially numbered 1 ′, 2 ′, 3 ′, . . . , n′ ⁇ 1, n′, n′+1, . . . , k′.
  • Each column represents the potential location of a needle.
  • the needles (not shown), which are adapted to operate in a “selected needle by needle” mode can be in a knitting position (in other words in a “clear level”), if selected to knit, or in a “miss level” position, wherein the needle will not knit. Therefore, columns which represent needles in a knitting position (clear level) will include a knitted loop and columns, which represent miss needles will not include a knitted loop.
  • the number of columns in knitted line 818 c is k.
  • Columns 1 to n ⁇ 2 and n include knitted loops, while column n ⁇ 1 and columns n+1 to k do not include a knitted loop.
  • the number of columns in knitted line 820 c is k′.
  • Columns 1 to n′ ⁇ 1 include knitted loops.
  • Columns n′ to k′ do not include knitted loops.
  • the number n may be equal to n′.
  • the number k may be equal to k′.
  • Knitted section 816 d includes two parallel and adjacent knitted lines, namely knitted line 818 d and knitted line 820 d .
  • Each one of knitted line 818 d and knitted line 820 d includes a plurality of abutting columns.
  • the columns of knitted line 818 d are sequentially numbered (from the opposite side relative to the numbering of knitted line 818 c and knitted line 820 c ) 1 *, 2 *, 3 * . . . , m* m*+1, . . . , k*.
  • the columns of knitted line 820 c are sequentially numbered 1 **, 2 **, 3 **, . . .
  • Each column represents the potential location of a needle.
  • the number of columns in knitted line 818 d is k*.
  • Columns 1 * to m* ⁇ 2 and m* include knitted loops, while column m* ⁇ 1 and columns m*+1 to k* do not include a knitted loop.
  • the number of columns in knitted line 820 d is k**.
  • Columns 1 to m** ⁇ 1 include knitted loops.
  • Columns m** to k** do not include knitted loops.
  • the number m* may be equal to m**.
  • the number k may be equal to k′, to k* and/or to k**.
  • the separating zone 812 includes columns n, n ⁇ 1 in parallel to n′, n′ ⁇ 1 in parallel to m*, m* ⁇ 1 in parallel to m**, m** ⁇ 1, which when repeated multiple times results in a zipper like structure.
  • any other knitting pattern that may result in a zipper like structure that is located between two adjacent sub-areas is covered under the scope of this disclosure.
  • any one (one or more) of columns n, n ⁇ 1, n′, n′ ⁇ 1, m*, m* ⁇ 1, m**, m** ⁇ 1 may represent two or more needles positions and may thus result in two or more loops when knitted.
  • non-limiting options are for illustrative purposes; of course other configuration of yarn fingers and/or types of yarn (color, material, properties and like) may be used in any possible combination.
  • the plaiting yarn(s) and/or the background yarn(s) may be knitted through any other yarn finger or any combinations of yarn fingers.
  • Option 1 One plaiting yarn for the heel and/or toe with different background.
  • the plaiting yarn is knitted through yarn finger No. 4.
  • the background yarns in the different areas are knitted through yarn fingers as follows: No. 3—sub-area 708 No. 5—sub-area 710
  • the reciprocated areas of the sock may by knitted with a knitting principle of the three dimensional knitting by the use of selection of needles (such as electronic selection of needles) and optionally without the usage of the needle pickers.
  • the first course for example, when starting knitting a line
  • forward rotation of the reciprocated part of the sock is performed, while two yarn fingers are entering to the knitting process (yarn fingers 4 & 5 , which are the yarns of sub-area 710 ) and all other yarn fingers are temporarily inactive.
  • the first needle of sub-area 708 is clear needle (the needle knits) and all other needles in this line are in miss level (do not knit).
  • the second course (course 2 ) is a backward rotation and all needles are in miss level.

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