Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd.

Shima Seiki Manufacturing Limited

Nobuo Funaki

Takashi Kino

Takahiro Yamashita

Isao Yumiba

Disclosed is a tubular knit glove and method of flatbed knitting. The outward portion of a thumb pouch () is knitted while the direction of the wales continues from the end of a four finger body () with a reciprocating motion in the direction of the course. Rows of stitches are knit in the center and yarn-overs () are added on each side as connecting stitches. The inward portion of a thumb pouch () forms rows of stitches that link with the yarn-overs () when knitting back from the end of the outward portion of the thumb pouch (). After forming a thumb pouch (), a five finger body () is knit as a circularly-knit tube wherein the knitting thread revolves in the course direction completing a glove ().

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Wakayama, Japan

Nobuo Funaki