the needles in the other bed the loops open the latches of the receiving needles as they are transferred application_number US 61175775 A description fig1 to 6 are partial cross sectional views of a flat knitting machine at consecutive stages in the operation of transferring a loop of knitted fabric from a needle in one of two opposed needle beds to a needle in the other needle bed the knitting machine shown comprises a front needle bed 1 having needles 3 and a back needle bed 2 having needles 5 a carriage not shown in fig1 to 6 is traversible along the needle beds and includes stitch cams for controlling the operation of the needles 3 and 5 to produce a knitted fabric 4 the carriage also includes loop transferring cam sets 12 and 13 as shwon in fig7 or 8 which are operative to cause the transfer of a loop 9 from a needle bed 1 to a needle 5 in the back needle bed 2 in fig1 the transferring needle 3 in the front needle bed 1 carries the knitted fabric 4 and the needle is in its rest or non knitting position the hook of the needle 3 is open in other words the latch hangs down and is received into the stem of the needle the receiving needle 5 in the back needle bed 2 is likewise in non knitting position but it holds no fabric the needle 5 has a latch 6 which rests on the point of the.