A circular knitting machine for manufacturing open-work knitted fabric includes a crown arranged around a needle-holding cylinder and having a plurality of radial grooves and a guiding ring operatively associated to the crown. Each of a plurality of knockover sinkers is housed in one of the radial grooves, is radially movable in the respective radial groove and has a pin configured for cooperating with the needles. At least one shaped sinker is placed beside each of the knockover sinkers and is movable with respect to the respective knockover sinker. The shaped sinker has a protrusion offset laterally with respect to the respective knockover sinker and configured for elongating an interstitch, arranging it on an adjacent needle and forming an open work. A selector is operatively coupled with the shaped sinker and is oscillating in a radial plane between a rest position and an operating position, wherein in the operating position the selector acts indirectly upon the shaped sinker so as to deviate the trajectory of the shaped sinker. A selecting actuator faces laterally the crown and can be engaged upon command with the selectors for causing the selectors to switch from the rest position to the operating position.

A circular knitting machine for manufacturing open-work knitted fabric includes a crown arranged around a needle-holding cylinder and having a plurality of radial grooves and a guiding ring operatively associated to the crown. Each of a plurality of knockover sinkers is housed in one of the radial grooves, is radially movable in the respective radial groove and has a pin configured for cooperating with the needles. At least one shaped sinker is placed beside each of the knockover sinkers and is movable with respect to the respective knockover sinker. The shaped sinker has a protrusion offset laterally with respect to the respective knockover sinker and configured for elongating an interstitch, arranging it on an adjacent needle and forming an open work. A selector is operatively coupled with the shaped sinker and is oscillating in a radial plane between a rest position and an operating position, wherein in the operating position the selector acts indirectly upon the shaped sinker so as to deviate the trajectory of the shaped sinker. A selecting actuator faces laterally the crown and can be engaged upon command with the selectors for causing the selectors to switch from the rest position to the operating position.

The present invention relates to a method for weaving a single fabric, the method comprising: alternately forming a clearing position and a half-tuck position at a first-stage cylinder cam; and forming a half-tuck position and a clearing position at a second-stage cylinder cam formed under the first-step cylinder cam, wherein the half-tuck position of the second-stage cylinder cam is positioned under the clearing position of the first-stage cylinder cam, and the clearing position of the second-stage cylinder cam is positioned under the half-tuck position of the first-stage cylinder cam, and wherein a non-covered yarn is supplied to the clearing position of the first-stage cylinder cam, and a covered yarn is supplied to the half-tuck position of the first-stage cylinder cam.

The present invention relates to a method for weaving a single fabric, the method comprising: alternately forming a clearing position and a half-tuck position at a first-stage cylinder cam; and forming a half-tuck position and a clearing position at a second-stage cylinder cam formed under the first-step cylinder cam, wherein the half-tuck position of the second-stage cylinder cam is positioned under the clearing position of the first-stage cylinder cam, and the clearing position of the second-stage cylinder cam is positioned under the half-tuck position of the first-stage cylinder cam, and wherein a non-covered yarn is supplied to the clearing position of the first-stage cylinder cam, and a covered yarn is supplied to the half-tuck position of the first-stage cylinder cam.

A weft-knitted fabric and a knitting method thereof. The weft-knitted fabric is produced by knitting with a circular knitting machine. The weft-knitted fabric is formed by knitting a face yarn and a ground yarn. The weft-knitted fabric includes at least one first area and at least one second area, the at least one first area and the at least one second area respectively comprise at least one course. In the first area, the face yarn and the ground yarn are all looped, and relative positions of the face yarn and the ground yarn are not fixed in the same course. In the second area, the ground yarn is all looped, and the face yarn cooperates with the ground yarn by one of following: looping and welting.

A weft-knitted fabric and a knitting method thereof. The weft-knitted fabric is produced by knitting with a circular knitting machine. The weft-knitted fabric is formed by knitting a face yarn and a ground yarn. The weft-knitted fabric includes at least one first area and at least one second area, the at least one first area and the at least one second area respectively comprise at least one course. In the first area, the face yarn and the ground yarn are all looped, and relative positions of the face yarn and the ground yarn are not fixed in the same course. In the second area, the ground yarn is all looped, and the face yarn cooperates with the ground yarn by one of following: looping and welting.

A jacquard fabric for a mattress ticking to be used for a bedding mattress and a method for knitting this jacquard fabric are provided. The method according to the present invention is a method for producing a jacquard fabric for a mattress ticking using a double-sided needle selection circular knitting machine of a rib gating type, the method by which a suitable pattern is created by means of computer-based needle selection on a cylinder side, a suitable pattern is also created by means of computer-based needle selection on a dial side, and a suitable knitting structure is made in a suitable part by combining the pattern obtained on the cylinder side with the pattern obtained on the dial side. As a result of employing an irregular twill pattern as a background knitting structure serving as a base, a stretchable fabric that has a soft texture, a tight knitting structure, and similar strength to woven fabric is obtained.

A jacquard fabric for a mattress ticking to be used for a bedding mattress and a method for knitting this jacquard fabric are provided. The method according to the present invention is a method for producing a jacquard fabric for a mattress ticking using a double-sided needle selection circular knitting machine of a rib gating type, the method by which a suitable pattern is created by means of computer-based needle selection on a cylinder side, a suitable pattern is also created by means of computer-based needle selection on a dial side, and a suitable knitting structure is made in a suitable part by combining the pattern obtained on the cylinder side with the pattern obtained on the dial side. As a result of employing an irregular twill pattern as a background knitting structure serving as a base, a stretchable fabric that has a soft texture, a tight knitting structure, and similar strength to woven fabric is obtained.

A circular knitting machine for knitwear includes a needle-holding cylinder having longitudinal grooves arranged around a central axis and housing a plurality of needles and a needle-holding ring having radial grooves housing a plurality of holding-down sinkers, wherein each needle is paired with at least one respective adjacent sinker so as to form a needle-sinker assembly. Each needle-sinker assembly includes a pre-selection element paired with the respective needle and comprising a connecting portion aligned with the radial groove and selectively cooperating with the adjacent sinker belonging to the same needle-sinker assembly. Each radial groove has a rear section and a front section, open on the front side towards the central axis; the front section is wider than the rear section. The front section is configured for laterally containing and guiding the connecting portion of the pre-selection element in its movements during the operating cycle of the knitting machine.

Knit apparel formed using knitted structures and yarn content to create zonal venting and material standoff are provided. In aspects, garments having standoff structures knitted into one or more zones within the garment, on an internal and/or external surface of the garment, include tops and half-tights. The standoff structures are created using missed stitches with floats adjacent knitted stitches are integral to the surrounding material. Additionally, garments having airflow apertures are included, with transfer-stitch structures creating integral openings within the surrounding material.