periphery of cylinder 7 the shielding member 71 with an l shaped configuration is as shown in fig1 divided into several sectors within one of which an opening 72 is provided suction nozzle 67 is located beneath opening 72 and is aligned with air ejection nozzle 65 a member 73 formed of rubber or the like is housed within box 66 member 73 is adapted to collect the fiber waste blown into the box by air ejection nozzle 65 member 73 is secured to the bottom of sinker dial 8 by means of a bolt or other suitable fastener so as to undergo rotation in unison with the sinker dial member 73 extends substantially the entire distance between the radially inner and radially outer edges of the lower part of shielding member 71 and may have a length of approximately 5 10 mm while one member 73 is normally sufficient a plurality of them may if desired be installed upon the lower part of member 71 the fiber waste gathered by member 73 is discharged from box 66 through opening 72 into the suction nozzle 67 disposed below opening 72 nozzle 67 is securely but releasably attached to the bed of the knitting machine by means of a magnet or the like and is connected via a flexible tube 67a to the fiber waste remover 120 located outside of the machine referring once again to fig1 the circular creel stand b adjacent knitting machine a has large diameter rings 83 84 adjacent its lower and upper ends respectively and also has a plurality of vertical supporting members 85 that are connected to and spaced at equal intervals about the.