Method of knitting fine gauge stockings

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A METHOD OF KNITTING A STOCKING ON A CIRCULAR SEAMLESS HOSE KNITTING MACHINE ADAPTED TO KNIT WITH ROTARY MOTION WITH KNITTING ON AT LEAST TWO FEEDS AS WELL AS WITH RECIPROCATORY MOTION WITH KNITTING ON ONLY ONE OF SAID FEEDS AND COMPRISING A CIRCULAR SERIES OF INDEPENDENT LATCH NEEDLES; A SET OF SINKERS CO-OPERATING WITH SAID NEEDLES; A MAIN FEED; AN AUXILIARY FEED HAVING THEREAT A GUIDE FOR FEEDING TO THE NEEDLES AN AUXILIARY YARN; JACKS ARRANGED BENEATH THE NEEDLES AND ALTERNATE ONES OF WHICH ARE FURNISHED WITH BOTTOM BUTTS, AND A 1 X 1 WELT SELECTOR INCORPORATING A JACK-RAISING CAM FOR ACTION UPON SAID BOTTOM BUTTS; THE SAID METHOD INCLUDING THE STEPS OF TAKING INTO THE HOOKS OF ALL OF A GROUP OF SUCCESSIVE NEEDLES, HAVING THEREON LOOPS FROM THE PRECEDING COURSE, THE FREE AND LOOSE END PORTION OF THE AUXILIARY YARN RESULTING FROM THE TERMINATION OF KNITTING WITH ONE OF SAID MOTIONS DURING A CHANGE TO KNITTING WITH THE OTHER OF SAID MOTIONS, CAUSING THE SAID NEEDLES, IN CO-OPERATION WITH SINKERS AT THE AUXILIARY FEED, TO DISTORT THE SAID FREE AND LOOSE END PORTION OF THE AUXILIARY YARN INTO AN UNDULATORY FORM BY DRAWING IT INTO MEASURED LOOPS EXTENDING LENGTHWISE OF THE NEEDLES, THEN BRINGING INTO COMMISSION THE 1 X 1 WELT SELECTOR TO EFFECT A 1 X 1 SELECTION OF THE NEEDLES OF THE SPECIFIED GROUP WHEREBY ALTERNATE NEEDLES OF THE SAID GROUP ARE SELECTED TO CLEAR WITH THE RESULT THAT THE UNDULATORY FREE END PORTION OF THE AUXILIARY YARN IS DISPOSED UNDER THE LATCHES OF SAID ALTERNATE NEEDLES, THE INTERVENING NEEDLES ONLY OF THE GROUP RETAINING THE SAID PORTION OF YARN IN THEIR HOOKS, AND, AT A NORMAL SUCCEEDING COURSE, LOCKING THE UNDULATORY PORTION OF YARN INTO THE FABRIC BY KNITTING IT TOGETHER WITH LOOPS ALREADY HELD BY RELEVANT ONES OF THE SAID GROUP OF NEEDLES.