JP7628058B2 - Knitted fabric having rope pattern and knitting method for rope pattern - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a knitted fabric having a rope pattern and a method for knitting a rope pattern.

A rope pattern can be knitted within the knitting width of the base knitted fabric section using a flat knitting machine. A rope pattern is a structure pattern knitted by swapping the positions of the first and second stitch rows that are arranged within the knitting width of the base knitted fabric section. For example, a method of knitting a rope pattern is known that uses racking and stitch transfer to swap the positions of the first and second stitch rows in one go.

When the number of stitches in the first knitting row and the number of stitches in the second knitting row that make up the rope pattern are large, it is difficult to switch the positions of the first knitting row and the second knitting row all at once. For example, when the number of stitches in each knitting row is four or more, the knitting yarn connecting the first knitting row and the base knitted fabric portion and the knitting yarn connecting the second knitting row and the base knitted fabric portion may break when switching between the first knitting row and the second knitting row. To address this problem, Patent Document 1 discloses a method of knitting a rope pattern in which the stitches of the first knitting row and the stitches of the second knitting row are gradually switched to prevent yarn breakage.

JP 2016-020546 A

The rope pattern knitting method of Patent Document 1 is a method that allows the rope pattern to be knitted without being limited by the structure pattern of the base knitted fabric or the knitting width of the rope pattern, which increases the number of knitting steps.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a method for knitting a rope pattern that is simple and easy to knit regardless of the knitting width of the rope pattern, and to provide a knitted fabric obtained by this method for knitting a rope pattern.

The knitted fabric having a rope pattern of the present invention is
A base knitted fabric portion and a rope pattern arranged within the knitting width of the base knitted fabric portion,
The base knitted fabric portion includes a first base portion and a second base portion that sandwich the rope pattern in the knitting width direction of the base knitted fabric portion,
The rope pattern includes a first rope pattern portion and a second rope pattern portion that extend toward the wale direction of the base knitted fabric portion while repeatedly crossing the knitting width direction of the base knitted fabric portion,
The first rope handle portion includes a first interchanging portion that intersects with the second rope handle portion,
The second rope handle portion includes a second interchange portion that intersects with the first rope handle portion,
The first replacement section and the second replacement section each include a plurality of stitch rows that are continuous in the wale direction,
The number of the plurality of stitch rows is greater than the number of stitch rows continuing in the wale direction of the base knitted fabric portion at the intersection of the first replacement portion and the second replacement portion,
The first replacement portion and the second replacement portion are not connected to each other, and are not connected to the first base portion and the second base portion.

As one embodiment of the knitted fabric having a rope pattern of the present invention,
The number of stitch rows continuing in the wale direction in the first exchange section is 50% or more and 120% or less of the number of stitches arranged in the knitting width direction in the first exchange section,
The number of stitch rows continuing in the wale direction in the second exchange portion may be 50% or more and 120% or less of the number of stitches aligned in the knitting width direction in the second exchange portion.

The method for knitting a rope pattern of the present invention comprises the steps of:
A flat knitting machine is provided with a first needle bed and a second needle bed facing each other, and the first needle bed and the second needle bed can be relatively racked.
A method for knitting a rope pattern in which a rope pattern is arranged within the knitting width of a base knitted fabric portion,
Steps A, B, and C are performed from a state in which the first base stitch row, the first stitch row, the second stitch row, and the second base stitch row are aligned in the knitting width direction on the first needle bed;
In the step A, the number of courses of the first knitting row is increased without knitting the first base knitting row, the second knitting row, and the second base knitting row;
In the step B, the number of courses of the second knitting row is increased without knitting the first base knitting row, the first knitting row, and the second base knitting row;
In the process C, the left and right positions of the last first stitch row knitted in the process A and the last second stitch row knitted in the process B are interchanged.

As one embodiment of the method for knitting a rope pattern of the present invention,
Among racking directions, a direction in which the first base stitch row is arranged is a first direction, and a direction in which the second base stitch row is arranged is a second direction;
The step A comprises:
A step A1 of moving the first base stitch row to the second needle bed;
and a step A2 of repeating a plurality of times the step of racking the second needle bed relative to the first needle bed in the first direction, and then knitting a new first stitch row subsequent to the first stitch row in a wale direction,
The step B comprises:
A step B1 of moving the second base stitch row to the second needle bed;
An example of the embodiment includes a process B2 in which the second needle bed is racked relative to the first needle bed in the second direction, and then a new second stitch row that continues in the wale direction of the second stitch row is knitted multiple times.

The knitted fabric having the rope pattern of the present invention can be easily knitted by the knitting method of the rope pattern of the present invention described above. The knitting method of the rope pattern of the present invention can easily knit a rope pattern regardless of the knitting width of the rope pattern. The knitting method of the rope pattern of the present invention is particularly effective when the number of stitches in the knitting width direction of each of the first exchange section and the second exchange section is four or more. Therefore, a knitted fabric having a rope pattern with a high degree of freedom in the design of the rope pattern can be knitted. A knitted fabric having such a rope pattern can meet the diverse needs of consumers.

In the knitted fabric having the rope pattern of the present invention, the number of knitted courses in the first exchange section and the number of knitted courses in the second exchange section in the exchange area are large. The number of knitted courses here refers to the number of stitch rows lined up in the wale direction. If the number of knitted courses in the first exchange section and the number of knitted courses in the second exchange section are large, the rope pattern is formed three-dimensionally in the exchange area. Therefore, the knitted fabric having the rope pattern of the present invention has an excellent appearance.

In the knitted fabric having a rope pattern of the present invention, if the number of stitch rows in the replacement section is 50% or more of the number of stitches in the replacement section, yarn breakage is unlikely to occur in the replacement area when knitting the knitted fabric having a rope pattern. Also, if the number of stitch rows in the replacement section is 120% or less of the number of stitches in the replacement section, sagging of the rope pattern in the replacement area is suppressed.

According to the method for knitting a rope pattern of the present invention, a rope pattern can be easily knitted regardless of the knitting width of the rope pattern. In the method for knitting a rope pattern of the present invention, after knitting only a plurality of first stitch rows that are continuous in the wale direction, knitting only a plurality of second stitch rows that are continuous in the wale direction. In this way, the first base stitch row, the first stitch row, the second stitch row, and the second base stitch row are separated. Therefore, even if the positions of the first stitch row and the second stitch row are suddenly switched, thread breakage is unlikely to occur.

By knitting a new first knitting row while gradually moving the first base knitting row in the first direction, it is easy to increase the number of new continuous first knitting rows in the wale direction. Also, by knitting a new second knitting row while gradually moving the second base knitting row in the second direction, it is easy to increase the number of new continuous second knitting rows in the wale direction. Details of these effects will be explained in the embodiment described later.

FIG. 1 is a photograph showing a part of a knitted fabric having a rope pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a knitted fabric having the rope pattern shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a first knitting process diagram of the knitting method of the rope pattern shown in the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a second knitting process diagram following FIG.

Below, an example of an embodiment of a knitted fabric having a rope pattern and a knitting method for a rope pattern will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Embodiment 1>
<Knitted fabric with rope pattern>
The knitted fabric having a rope pattern of this example shown in the photograph of Figure 1 comprises a base knitted fabric portion and a rope pattern arranged within the knitting width of the base knitted fabric portion. The base knitted fabric portion of this example has a rib structure, but may also have a plain stitch structure. The knitted fabric having a rope pattern may be a single-layer knitted fabric or a tubular knitted fabric. Hereinafter, the "knitted fabric having a rope pattern" will be referred to simply as "knitted fabric".

As shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 2, the base knitted fabric portion 2 of the knitted fabric 1 includes a first base portion 21 and a second base portion 22 that sandwich the rope pattern 3 in the knitting width direction of the base knitted fabric portion 2. On the other hand, the rope pattern 3 includes a first rope pattern portion 31 and a second rope pattern portion 32. The first rope pattern portion 31 and the second rope pattern portion 32 extend toward the wale direction of the base knitted fabric portion 2 while repeatedly crossing the knitting width direction of the base knitted fabric portion 2. In FIG. 2, the first rope pattern portion 31 is shown with hatching at 135°, and the second rope pattern portion 32 is shown with hatching at 45°. The wale directions of the first rope pattern portion 31 and the second rope pattern portion 32 are indicated by thick arrows or dashed arrows. Both base portions 21 and 22 are not hatched.

The rope pattern 3 has an exchange region 30 where the first rope pattern portion 31 and the second rope pattern portion 32 cross each other, and the positions of the two rope pattern portions 31 and 32 in the knitting width direction are exchanged. The portion of the first rope pattern portion 31 that corresponds to the exchange region 30 is the first exchange region 3A. In FIG. 2, the portion separated by two dotted chain lines extending diagonally downward to the right is the first exchange region 3A. On the other hand, the portion of the second rope pattern portion 32 that corresponds to the exchange region 30 is the second exchange region 3B. In FIG. 2, the portion separated by two dotted chain lines extending diagonally upward to the right is the second exchange region 3B. In this example, the first exchange region 3A is disposed on the back side of the second exchange region 3B. The knitting width direction of the first exchange region 3A is a direction that crosses the wale direction of the first exchange region 3A indicated by the dashed arrow. On the other hand, the knitting width direction of the second replacement section 3B is a direction that intersects with the wale direction of the second replacement section 3B, as indicated by the thick arrow.

The two ends in the knitting width direction of the first replacement section 3A, indicated by the hollow arrows, are not connected to the first base section 21, the second replacement section 3B, or the second base section 22. In addition, the two ends in the knitting width direction of the second replacement section 3B, indicated by the filled arrows, are not connected to the first base section 21, the first replacement section 3A, or the second base section 22. The first rope pattern section 31 and the second rope pattern section 32, except for the first replacement section 3A and the second replacement section 3B, are connected to the base knitted fabric section 2 in the knitting width direction of the base knitted fabric section 2. The first rope pattern section 31 and the second rope pattern section 32 are also connected to each other, except for the first replacement section 3A and the second replacement section 3B.

Each of the first and second replacement sections 3A and 3B is made up of a plurality of stitch rows that are continuous in the wale direction. The number of the plurality of stitch rows is greater than the number of stitch rows that are continuous in the wale direction of the base knitted fabric section 2 at the intersection of the first and second replacement sections 3A and 3B. The number of stitches in the knitting width direction of each stitch row in the replacement sections 3A and 3B in this example is the same. The number of stitch rows that are continuous in the wale direction in the first replacement section 3A is preferably 50% to 120% of the number of stitches aligned in the knitting width direction in the first replacement section 3A. In addition, the number of stitch rows that are continuous in the wale direction in the second replacement section 3B is preferably 50% to 120% of the number of stitches aligned in the knitting width direction in the second replacement section 3B. For example, if the number of stitches aligned in the knitting width direction is 10, the number of stitch rows aligned in the wale direction is preferably 5 to 12. The number of stitches in the knitting width direction of the first replacement section 3A is preferably 4 or more. There is no upper limit to the number of stitches, and it may be, for example, 6 or more, 8 or more, or 12 or more. The number of stitches is determined according to the design of the knitted fabric 1.

The number of stitches in the knitting width direction of the first replacement section 3A and the number of stitches in the knitting width direction of the second replacement section 3B may be the same or different. Also, the number of stitch rows in the first replacement section 3A may be the same as the number of stitch rows in the second replacement section 3B or may be different.

In the knitted fabric 1 of this example, the first replacement section 3A and the second replacement section 3B are formed by increasing the number of knitting courses in the replacement area 30. This gives the rope pattern 3 a three-dimensional appearance. In addition, in the knitted fabric 1 of this example, both ends in the knitting width direction of the first replacement section 3A are not connected to anything, and both ends in the knitting width direction of the second replacement section 3B are not connected to anything. Therefore, even if the knitted fabric 1 is pulled in the knitting width direction, yarn breakage is unlikely to occur in the replacement area 30.

<How to knit a rope pattern>
The knitted fabric 1 of this example is knitted by a flat knitting machine. The flat knitting machine has a front needle bed and a rear needle bed that face each other. Hereinafter, the front needle bed is referred to as FB, and the rear needle bed is referred to as BB. The FB and BB are configured to be rackable relative to each other. In this example, a knitting example using a two-bed flat knitting machine in which the BB is configured to be rackable will be described. The flat knitting machine used for knitting may be a four-bed flat knitting machine.

Next, an example of a method for knitting a rope pattern using a flat knitting machine will be described based on the knitting process diagrams in Figures 3 and 4. The "S + number" in the left column of Figures 3 and 4 indicates the knitting process number. The right column shows the state of stitch engagement in each knitting process. In Figures 3 and 4, FB and BB are indicated by thick horizontal lines. Also, the stitch rows consisting of stitches that are engaged with FB and BB are indicated by hatched squares.

S0 in FIG. 3 shows the state in which the knitted fabric 1 knitted up to just before the bottom end of the replacement area 30 in FIG. 2 is engaged with the FB. In this example, the knitted fabric 1 is divided into a first base stitch row 4, a first stitch row 5, a second stitch row 6, and a second base stitch row 7, from the left on the page. The first base stitch row 4, the first stitch row 5, the second stitch row 6, and the second base stitch row 7 are the stitch rows that respectively constitute the first base portion 21, the first rope pattern portion 31, the second rope pattern portion 32, and the second base portion 22 in FIG. 2.

Vertical lines are shown at the boundary between two adjacent stitch rows in the knitting width direction. The stitches on either side of each boundary are connected via sinker loops. For example, the end stitch on the right side of the first base stitch row 4 and the end stitch on the left side of the first stitch row 5 are connected by a sinker loop. If the positions of the first stitch row 5 and the second stitch row 6 are swapped from this state, the sinker loop connecting each boundary may break. In this example, the first stitch row 5 has 12 stitches in the knitting width direction, and the second stitch row 6 has 12 stitches in the knitting width direction. If the positions of such first stitch row 5 and second stitch row 6 are swapped, the sinker loop at the boundary will break. Therefore, in this example, the knitting method for a rope pattern of the present invention shown below is implemented.

In S1, the first base stitch row 4 is moved from FB to BB (corresponding to step A1). The first base stitch row 4 and the first stitch row 5 are connected by a sinker loop 8a. The sinker loop 8a is a knitting yarn that connects the end stitch on the right side of the first base stitch row 4 and the end stitch on the left side of the first stitch row 5.

In S2, the BB is racked one pitch to the left, and then a new first stitch row 5N is knitted in the wale direction of the first stitch row 5 (part of process A2). The left direction is the first direction 4D (see S0) in which the first base stitch row 4 is arranged among the racking directions. This knitting of S2 is repeated multiple times. In this example, knitting of S2 is repeated nine times. Here, in this example, of the nine S2s, the BB is racked two pitches in three S2s. Therefore, after nine S2s are repeated, the BB is racked 12 pitches to the left.

S3 shows the first replacement section 3A completed by knitting multiple new first stitch rows 5N. The last knitted first stitch row 50 is part of the first replacement section 3A. The left end of the first stitch row 5 is connected to the first base stitch row 4 via a sinker loop 8a. The right end of the first stitch row 5 is connected to the second stitch row 6 via a sinker loop 8b.

As shown in S3, the first stitch row 5 is connected to the first base stitch row 4 via the sinker loop 8a, so the first replacement section 3A is pulled to the left. By pulling the first replacement section 3A to the left, the first replacement section 3A does not remain below the needle bed. In normal knitting, the newly knitted knitted fabric section is lowered below the needle bed by the action of the pull-down device and the pushing of the sinker mechanism. However, if only the new first stitch row 5N is increased, the first base stitch row 4 and the second stitch row 6 connected to the first stitch row 5 prevent the new first stitch row 5N from being sent out downward. As a result, the new first stitch row 5N remains below the needle bed, and the knitting of the first stitch row 5N becomes unstable, for example, if there is no movable sinker. If the number of times S2 is repeated is small, such a problem is unlikely to occur. Therefore, if the number of times S2 is repeated is small, the movement of S1 and the racking at S2 are not necessary.

In S4, the last first stitch row 50 is moved to the BB. Twelve empty needles are placed between the first base stitch row 4 and the last first stitch row 50. In the following S5, the BB is racked to the right (part of process C). The right direction is the second direction 7D (see S0) in which the second base stitch row 7 is placed among the racking directions. The racking amount is 12 pitches, the same as the knitting width of the first stitch row 50. Therefore, the first stitch row 50 is placed in a position facing the second stitch row 6 in the front and rear.

In S6 of FIG. 4, the second base stitch row 7 is moved from FB to BB (corresponding to step B1). In this S6, only the last knitted first stitch row 50 of the first replacement section 3A is shown. The second base stitch row 7 and the second stitch row 6 are connected by a sinker loop 8c. The sinker loop 8c is a knitting yarn that connects the end stitch on the left side of the second base stitch row 7 and the end stitch on the right side of the second stitch row 6.

In S7, the BB is racked one pitch to the right (second direction 7D), and then a new second stitch row 6N is knitted in the wale direction of the second stitch row 6 (part of process B2). This knitting of S7 is repeated multiple times (the remainder of process B2). In this example, the knitting of S7 is repeated nine times. Here, in this example, of the nine S7s, the BB is racked two pitches in three S7s. As a result, the BB is racked 12 pitches to the right.

In this example, the number of courses X of the newly knitted second stitch row 6N is the same as the number of courses Y of the newly knitted first stitch row 5N, but the number of courses X may be more or less than the number of courses Y.

S8 shows the state in which the second replacement section 3B has been completed by knitting multiple new second stitch rows 6N. The last knitted second stitch row 60 is part of the second replacement section 3B. By knitting the new second stitch rows 6N while racking the BB in the second direction 7D, the second replacement section 3B does not remain below the needle bed.

As shown in S8, by repeatedly racking the BB to the right, a blank area consisting of 12 empty needles is arranged at the position of the BB facing the second replacement part 3B that is engaged with the FB. The racking of the BB to the right is also part of process C. In S9, the second replacement part 3B is moved to the blank area (the remainder of process C). As a result, the replacement of the first replacement part 3A and the second replacement part 3B is completed. As shown in S9, the first base part 21 and the second replacement part 3B and the first replacement part 3A and the second base part 22 are separated. Therefore, even though the number of stitches in the knitting width direction of each of the first replacement part 3A and the second replacement part 3B is 12, no yarn breakage occurs when the first replacement part 3A and the second replacement part 3B are replaced.

In S10, BB is racked to the left to eliminate the misalignment between FB and BB, and the first base portion 21, the second replacement portion 3B, the first replacement portion 3A, and the second base portion 22 are moved from BB to FB. After S10, a row of stitches continuing in the wale direction of all stitches held by FB is knitted, thereby knitting a portion in the wale direction above the replacement area 30 in Figure 2. As a result, the first base portion 21, the second rope pattern portion 32, the first rope pattern portion 31, and the second base portion 22 are connected in the knitting width direction.

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, an example has been described in which the first replacement section 3A is arranged on the rear side of the second replacement section 3B. In contrast, the second replacement section 3B can also be arranged on the rear side of the first replacement section 3A. In that case, a knitting process in which the knitting process diagrams shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are reversed from left to right may be carried out. Of the first replacement section 3A and the second replacement section 3B, the replacement section arranged on the rear side is knitted before the replacement section arranged on the front side.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Knitted fabric 2 Base knitted fabric section 21 First base section, 22 Second base section 3 Rope pattern 30 Replacement area 31 First rope pattern section, 32 Second rope pattern section 3A First replacement section, 3B Second replacement section 4 First base stitch row, 4D First direction 5, 50 First stitch row, 5N New first stitch row 6, 60 Second stitch row, 6N New second stitch row 7 Second base stitch row, 7D Second direction 8a, 8b, 8c Sinker loop

Claims (4)

A base knitted fabric portion and a rope pattern arranged within the knitting width of the base knitted fabric portion,
The base knitted fabric portion includes a first base portion and a second base portion that sandwich the rope pattern in the knitting width direction of the base knitted fabric portion,
The rope pattern includes a first rope pattern portion and a second rope pattern portion that extend toward the wale direction of the base knitted fabric portion while repeatedly crossing the knitting width direction of the base knitted fabric portion,
The first rope handle portion includes a first interchanging portion that intersects with the second rope handle portion,
The second rope handle portion includes a second interchange portion that intersects with the first rope handle portion,
The first replacement section and the second replacement section each include a plurality of stitch rows that are continuous in the wale direction,
The number of the plurality of stitch rows is greater than the number of stitch rows continuing in the wale direction of the base knitted fabric portion at the intersection of the first replacement portion and the second replacement portion,
A knitted fabric having a rope pattern, in which the first interchange portion and the second interchange portion are not connected to each other and are not connected to the first base portion and the second base portion. The number of stitch rows continuing in the wale direction in the first exchange section is 50% or more and 120% or less of the number of stitches arranged in the knitting width direction in the first exchange section,
The knitted fabric having a rope pattern according to claim 1, wherein the number of rows of stitches continuing in the wale direction in the second exchange section is 50% or more and 120% or less of the number of stitches aligned in the knitting width direction in the second exchange section. A flat knitting machine is provided with a first needle bed and a second needle bed facing each other, and the first needle bed and the second needle bed can be relatively racked.
A method for knitting a rope pattern in which a rope pattern is arranged within the knitting width of a base knitted fabric portion,
Steps A, B, and C are performed from a state in which the first base stitch row, the first stitch row, the second stitch row, and the second base stitch row are aligned in the knitting width direction on the first needle bed;
In the step A, the number of courses of the first knitting row is increased without knitting the first base knitting row, the second knitting row, and the second base knitting row;
In the step B, the number of courses of the second knitting row is increased without knitting the first base knitting row, the first knitting row, and the second base knitting row;
In the step C, the left and right positions of the last first stitch row knitted in the step A and the last second stitch row knitted in the step B are interchanged. Among racking directions, a direction in which the first base stitch row is arranged is a first direction, and a direction in which the second base stitch row is arranged is a second direction;
The step A comprises:
A step A1 of moving the first base stitch row to the second needle bed;
and a step A2 of repeating a plurality of times the step of racking the second needle bed relative to the first needle bed in the first direction, and then knitting a new first stitch row subsequent to the first stitch row in a wale direction,
The step B comprises:
A step B1 of moving the second base stitch row to the second needle bed;
A method for knitting a rope pattern as described in claim 3, which includes a step B2 of repeatedly racking the second needle bed relative to the first needle bed in the second direction, and then knitting a new second stitch row that continues in the wale direction of the second stitch row.

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