the plane 2 in addition each sinker 8 has a yarn catch 11 at a lower region of the deflecting edge 10 below the guide rod 9 a trace comb 12 is also mounted over the comb plate 1 in known manner the machine also has a plurality of guide bars 13 which have needle guides thereon for directing stitch yarns to the latch needles 3 as shown the guide bars 13 are mounted on the side of the plane 2 of the latch needles 3 opposite the lapping belts 5 i e on the upstream side suitable means are also provided for oscillating the guide bars 13 at an angle to the pattern yarns as shown in fig1 the lapping belts 5 are positioned at an acute angle downstream of the plane 2 a yarn guide 14 is also disposed between the belts 5 and the guide bars 13 for deflecting the pattern yarns upon laying in of the stitch yarns this yarn guide 14 is used for laying the pattern yarns in the needle lanes not shown the yarn guide 14 may be coupled to the guide bars 13 so as to move therewith or may be provided with an independent drive not shown the netting of the present invention is knitted on such a.