the initial portion is pulled from the fabric and cut near a side end of the initial portion of the fabric will also be contracted by pulling the yarn end the cut end is pulled back into the initial portion of the fabric by expanding the contracted portion to its original shape application_number US 26320594 A description now referring to the drawings the yarn end treatment method of the invention will be described in detail fig1 shows knitted attachment pieces 5 to be seamed to a suitable portion of a front body or collar for the purpose of reinforcement it shows the state of a knitted fabric 1 after the completion of knitting which has been conducted so that the method of treating a yarn end of the invention might be applied in the case where knitting is continuously conducted without cutting a knitting yarn by connecting the knitted attachment pieces via a draw yarn 4 with one another the knitted fabric 1 comprises a draw yarn 4 attachment pieces 5 and a yarn 6 the yarn 6 connects the end of one attachment knit piece 5 with the beginning of the following attachment knit piece 5 fig2 shows a state of a knit fabric 7 after the completion of knitting wherein a method of treating a yarn end of the invention is employed for fashioning the knit fabric 7 comprises a yarn end 2 waste stitches 3 a draw yarn 4 bottom rib stitches 8 and a main portion 9 the draw yarn 4 is used in order to separate the waste stitches 3 from the knit fabric 7 and for this purpose is preferably employed a smooth machine sewing thread or the like a.