Method and machine for knitting jacquard pile fabric

Abstract

Two or more pile yarns of different colors selectively form single or multiple wale pile loops in each body or ground yarn course of the fabric. First and second pile yarn loop forming elements, in the form of dial hook elements, are supported in the dial and are selectively moved outwardly to pick up the pile yarns fed thereto at successive yarn feeding stations while the cylinder needles are selectively raised at the successive yarn feeding stations to catch the pile yarn as the dial hook elements are withdrawn inwardly into the dial. The selective outward and inward movement of the first and second dial hook elements makes it possible to send one dial hook element outwardly and bring back a pile yarn to be engaged in the hooks of both the first and second dial hook elements. Ground or body yarn is fed to the needles and the needles form stitch loops to form a course of fabric with the pile loops of the first and second pile yarns incorporated in the stitch loops of the ground yarn. The pile loops are adapted to be cut in a shearing operation to form the patterned velour jacquard fabric.