Textiles: knitting – Fabrics or articles – Articles
Patent
1994-10-21
2000-04-11
Worrell, Danny
Textiles: knitting
Fabrics or articles
Articles
66177, 66185, 2239, A41B 1102, D04B 946
Patent
active
060475714
ABSTRACT:
A convertible stocking for use by dancers is disclosed. The stocking may be converted from a footed to footless stocking without changing the stocking. The stocking has a main tubular portion, a toe pocket portion, and a foot opening collar. The main tubular portion is knitted in a continuous, circular manner to form a substantially uniform knit tube having a border at one end. The toe pocket portion is knitted in a continuous, reciprocating manner onto about one half of the border of the main tubular portion using successive courses of yarn beginning with about one half the total number of knitting needles of the knitting machine and progressively decreasing the number of knitting needles used to knit each course and then increasing the number of knitting needles to about one half the total number of knitting needles thereby forming a knitted pocket over about one half the border of the main tubular portion. The pocket has a terminating edge. The foot opening collar comprises a tubular collar knitted in a continuous, circular manner to the remaining half of the border of the main tubular portion and to the edge of the toe pocket portion. The stocking is constructed in a manner that permits efficient manufacturing of the stocking. Dancer tights may be formed by sewing or knitting a pair of convertible stockings together.
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Blasko John P.
Worrell Danny
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