A method may include knitting a first portion of a knitted component on a first region of a knitting machine, knitting a second portion of the knitted component on a second region of the knitting machine, moving the first portion of the knitted component towards the second portion of the knitted component by moving a first needle bed of the knitting machine relative to a second needle bed of the knitting machine, and knitting at least one course with the knitting machine that connects the first portion of the knitted component to the second portion of the knitted component.

A method may include knitting a first portion of a knitted component on a first region of a knitting machine, knitting a second portion of the knitted component on a second region of the knitting machine, moving the first portion of the knitted component towards the second portion of the knitted component by moving a first needle bed of the knitting machine relative to a second needle bed of the knitting machine, and knitting at least one course with the knitting machine that connects the first portion of the knitted component to the second portion of the knitted component.

A method for manufacturing a garment includes gathering customer data from a plurality of customers, the customer data being associated with respective ones of a plurality of garment orders and including customer information regarding at least one customizable garment parameter and generating a schedule for producing a plurality of customized garments including analyzing the at least one customizable garment parameter for the at least some of the plurality of garment orders. The method further includes manufacturing the plurality of customized garments according to the schedule.

A method for manufacturing a garment includes gathering customer data from a plurality of customers, the customer data being associated with respective ones of a plurality of garment orders and including customer information regarding at least one customizable garment parameter and generating a schedule for producing a plurality of customized garments including analyzing the at least one customizable garment parameter for the at least some of the plurality of garment orders. The method further includes manufacturing the plurality of customized garments according to the schedule.

A needle bed and needle combination for a flat knitting machine includes a needle bed, a plurality of parallel sinkers provided at a front end of the needle bed, knitting needles and stitch elements provided in needle grooves, and a needle selection unit. Two knitting needles are arranged in parallel in the needle groove between every two adjacent sinkers, and are separately configured to make a knit stitch, a tuck stitch and a loop transfer stitch. The stitch element includes a control stitch element and elastic stitch elements. The control stitch element, the elastic stitch elements and the needle selection unit form the needle selection mechanism. Two elastic stitch elements are connected to the two knitting needles, respectively. The control stitch element is located above and engaged with the two elastic stitch elements. The needle selection unit is provided above the two elastic stitch elements.

A needle bed and needle combination for a flat knitting machine includes a needle bed, a plurality of parallel sinkers provided at a front end of the needle bed, knitting needles and stitch elements provided in needle grooves, and a needle selection unit. Two knitting needles are arranged in parallel in the needle groove between every two adjacent sinkers, and are separately configured to make a knit stitch, a tuck stitch and a loop transfer stitch. The stitch element includes a control stitch element and elastic stitch elements. The control stitch element, the elastic stitch elements and the needle selection unit form the needle selection mechanism. Two elastic stitch elements are connected to the two knitting needles, respectively. The control stitch element is located above and engaged with the two elastic stitch elements. The needle selection unit is provided above the two elastic stitch elements.

A method for knitting interchanged plating on a technical face for a flat bed knitting machine which includes at least one needle bed that has a plurality of latch needles, a plurality of sinkers and a carriage comprises the steps of: forming an indentation and a nose protrusion at each sinker; controlling the latch needle to move in a staged stitching displacement; feeding a first and a second coloration yarns to the flat bed knitting machine simultaneously; pushing the yarns via the nose protrusion of the sinker to knit a standard plating and continuing the knitting operation through the standard plating to form a technical face of the fabric; and controlling the latch needle to perform an interchanged stitching displacement, and ordering the sinker to pick up and release the yarns through the nose protrusion and the indentation to knit an interchanged plating.

A method for knitting interchanged plating on a technical face for a flat bed knitting machine which includes at least one needle bed that has a plurality of latch needles, a plurality of sinkers and a carriage comprises the steps of: forming an indentation and a nose protrusion at each sinker; controlling the latch needle to move in a staged stitching displacement; feeding a first and a second coloration yarns to the flat bed knitting machine simultaneously; pushing the yarns via the nose protrusion of the sinker to knit a standard plating and continuing the knitting operation through the standard plating to form a technical face of the fabric; and controlling the latch needle to perform an interchanged stitching displacement, and ordering the sinker to pick up and release the yarns through the nose protrusion and the indentation to knit an interchanged plating.

A knitting machine may include a sinker configured to move between an open position and a closed position. The knitting machine may have a sinker actuator system having a first configuration and a second configuration. The sinker actuator system, in the first configuration, may be configured to actuate the sinker from the open position toward the closed position. The sinker may be configured to change the sinker actuator system from the first configuration to the second configuration when the sinker receives an input force above a predetermined threshold in the movement from the open position toward the closed position. The sinker actuator system, in the second configuration, may allow the sinker to move away from the closed position toward the open position.

A flat knitting machine structure with an adjustable gap between two knock-over bits includes two needle beds and two cam systems. Each needle bed comprises a plurality of needles and a plurality of knock-over bits. Each needle comprises a butt. Each of the knock-over bits comprises a control butt. The two needle beds are disposed at interval so that the knock-over bits face each other to define a gap. The distance of the gap is equal to a space between two knock-over bits facing each other. Each cam system comprises a needle cam to provide the plurality of butts being placed and guide each needle to make a knitting stroke towards the gap, and a knock-over bit cam provides the control butts being placed. The knock-over bit cam is controlled to define a displacement stroke for driving the plurality of knock-over bits to change the size of the gap.