An electronic yarn changing device for a circular knitting machine includes at least two driving units, at least two impelling plates respectively connected to the driving units, and at least two yarn feeding units. The impelling plates are impelled by the respective connected driving units to perform a one-dimensional motion. The yarn feeding units are arranged side by side, and are each provided sequentially with a yarn feeding plate, a yarn clamping plate, a mobile blade plate and a fixed blade plate. The yarn clamping plate includes a plurality of guide columns disposed correspondingly to the yarn feeding plate. The yarn feeding plates are respectively pushed by the corresponding impelling plates to perform a two-dimensional motion due to the plurality of guide columns. The mobile blade plates are also respectively pushed when the corresponding impelling plates perform the one-dimensional motion, and individually perform a one-dimensional motion once being pushed.

An electronic yarn changing device for a circular knitting machine includes at least two driving units, at least two impelling plates respectively connected to the driving units, and at least two yarn feeding units. The impelling plates are impelled by the respective connected driving units to perform a one-dimensional motion. The yarn feeding units are arranged side by side, and are each provided sequentially with a yarn feeding plate, a yarn clamping plate, a mobile blade plate and a fixed blade plate. The yarn clamping plate includes a plurality of guide columns disposed correspondingly to the yarn feeding plate. The yarn feeding plates are respectively pushed by the corresponding impelling plates to perform a two-dimensional motion due to the plurality of guide columns. The mobile blade plates are also respectively pushed when the corresponding impelling plates perform the one-dimensional motion, and individually perform a one-dimensional motion once being pushed.

A process and system for forming an apparel fabric having a predetermined requisite optical colour and pattern effect and predetermined physical fabric properties are disclosed. The process comprises the steps of: (1) providing a first plurality of n yarn; (ii) providing at least one further plurality of m yarn; and (iii) knitting the first plurality of n yarn with the at least one further plurality of m yarn by way of a knitting process to form a multi-ply apparel fabric; wherein each yarn is formed from a plurality of fibers formed from a polymeric material, wherein the fibers are formed from a dope dyeing process and wherein the fibers are colored during the dope dyeing process; wherein upon knitting the first plurality of n yarn with the at least one further plurality of m yarn to form the multi-ply apparel fabric, the apparel fabric is formed having the predetermined requisite optical colour and pattern effect devoid of optically detectable variants in the requisite optical colour and pattern effect; and wherein the first plurality of n yarn and the at least one further plurality of m yarn are selected to provide the predetermined requisite optical colour and pattern effect and the predetermined physical fabric properties.

An electronic yarn changing device for a circular knitting machine includes at least two driving units, at least two impelling plates respectively connected to the driving units, and at least two yarn feeding units. The impelling plates are impelled by the respective connected driving units to perform a one-dimensional motion. The yarn feeding units are arranged side by side, and are each provided sequentially with a yarn feeding plate, a yarn clamping plate, a mobile blade plate and a fixed blade plate. The yarn clamping plate includes a plurality of guide columns disposed correspondingly to the yarn feeding plate. The yarn feeding plates are respectively pushed by the corresponding impelling plates to perform a two-dimensional motion due to the plurality of guide columns. The mobile blade plates are also respectively pushed when the corresponding impelling plates perform the one-dimensional motion, and individually perform a one-dimensional motion once being pushed.

An electronic yarn changing device for a circular knitting machine includes at least two driving units, at least two impelling plates respectively connected to the driving units, and at least two yarn feeding units. The impelling plates are impelled by the respective connected driving units to perform a one-dimensional motion. The yarn feeding units are arranged side by side, and are each provided sequentially with a yarn feeding plate, a yarn clamping plate, a mobile blade plate and a fixed blade plate. The yarn clamping plate includes a plurality of guide columns disposed correspondingly to the yarn feeding plate. The yarn feeding plates are respectively pushed by the corresponding impelling plates to perform a two-dimensional motion due to the plurality of guide columns. The mobile blade plates are also respectively pushed when the corresponding impelling plates perform the one-dimensional motion, and individually perform a one-dimensional motion once being pushed.