pattern yarns the guide bars with the needle guides serve to lay in stitch yarns and are mounted on an opposite side of the plane of the latch needles from the lapping belts i e on the upstream side and oscillate at an angle to the pattern yarns fig1 is representative of a raschel machine whereby it is provided with a comb plate 1 in which a plurality of latch needles 3 are mounted for reciprocating motion along their axes 2 in a vertical plane as viewed as shown the needles 3 are disposed on a bar 4 which is movable up and down in addition the machine includes a plurality of lapping belts or guide bars 5 spaced from the needles 3 on one side i e the downstream side of the plane of the needles 3 for guiding pattern yarns to the needles 3 a yarn laying in comb 6 is also mounted on the same side of the plane 2 of the latch needles 3 in order to carry out an orbital motion perpendicularly of the plane 2 while penetrating between the pattern yarns as indicated in chain dotted line 7 the orbital motion is a combined stroke and oscillating motion the comb 6 is provided with a plurality of parallel sinkers 8 each of which carries a guide rod.