A mechanism and the method for reversing a tubular textile, such as sock, is performed when the plaiting process is finished and removed from the needles of the knitting machine for open-end closure.

A mechanism and the method for reversing a tubular textile, such as sock, is performed when the plaiting process is finished and removed from the needles of the knitting machine for open-end closure.

A circular knitting machine for hosiery, comprising at least one needle cylinder configured to provide a tubular item, and a pickup device which is adapted to pass between a pickup position and a release position at a further processing station, a turning device being provided which comprises a lower portion designed to accommodate coaxially the tubular item, wherein the circular machine comprises a lifting element which is adapted to pass between an inactive condition, in which it is arranged externally with respect to the region affected by the movement of the pickup device and of the corresponding tubular item and an active position, in which the lifting element is adapted to interact with at least one portion of the tubular item.