Knitted fabric having open part and knitting method therefor

Abstract

The present invention aims to provide improved texture of right and left marginal parts formed to extend along an open part of knitwear knitted in a tubular form, such as a cardigan and a vest with open part. The invention provide a method for producing a tubular fabric wherein a vertically extending open part ( ) is formed and right and left marginal parts ( ) extending along the open part ( ) are arranged in two layers to overlap each other when wearing by using a flat knitting machine. The method of the invention includes the step of performing a course knitting repeatedly in the state in which an adequate number of wales of at least one of the right and left parts of one fabric part having the open part ( ), positioned at a lateral end thereof with respect to knitting width, are sent round to the other fabric part retained and knitted on an opposite needle bed, in order that the one fabric part is retained on one needle bed and knitted in the state in which the right and left marginal parts ( ) are arranged in line with each other; the step of widening the open part by providing a narrowing knitting to the one fabric part having the open part ( ) formed therein; and the step of moving the wales as were sent round to the opposite nnedle bed to an outside of the one fabric part having the open part ( ) formed therein.