Courtaulds Plc

Keith Harry Girt

Frank Robinson

Nigel Stephen Whatmough

A method of manufacturing a knitted garment to cover at least the upper body, for example a jacket, involves knitting two front panels to form the front of the garment, each of these panels being started from a non-run set-up, and incorporating each of these front panels in a garment so that the line of each of the non-run set-ups is located in the front of the garment and extends in an up-and-down line when the garment is worn, whereas the knitted wales of each of the panels extend from the set-up line of the panel, horizontally in the garment when worn, to an associated side of the garment front. Each front panel may incorporate a strip of fabric, disposed in an up-and-down direction when the garment is worn, which is distinguished from the main part of the panel by color and/or stitch structure. Methods of joining the front panels to sleeve panels, and the sleeve panels to one or more rear panels, on a knitting machine are described.

Knitting method and article for a body panel

A method of knitting a body panel for a garment, for example a jacket, in which the panel is provided with a non-run set-up along at least one edge to serve as an edging for the panel. The method involves knitting an edge portion for the panel comprising a non-run set-up, knitting on from the edge portion on some only of the needles holding loops of the edge portion while maintaining inactive further needles holding loops of the edge portion, and introducing these inactive needles holding loops of the edge portion into knitting action subsequently during the knitting process, thereby shaping the panel. The edge portion may consist exclusively of the non-run set-up or it may have a non-run set-up followed by a further strip of fabric. This further strip of fabric may be distinguished from the fabric of the main part of the body panel by color and/or stitch structure. Methods of joining together two or more of such body panels on a knitting machine are described.

Growing community of inventors

Menstone, near Ilkley, United Kingdom

Keith Harry Girt