with linking stitches in a section slightly below the first linking stitches second linking station c has the same structure as first linking station b and is operated in the same manner by means of electric motor 5 a detailed description of the structure will be omitted a bracket 26 supports driving pulleys 3 a bracket 27 supports a pair of guide plates 30 opposed pulleys 28 are carried on guide plates 30 as best illustrated in fig2 guide plates 30 are spacedly supported to allow inserted knit hose 32 to be beld in a space 29 as best illustrated in fig3 with an upper portion 33 extending thereabove fig4 shows a preferred embodiment which includes a guide member 31 bridging guide plates 30 guide member 31 is adapted to align the toes of inserted hose so as to dispense with the necessity for waste knitting in the toe portion of the hose this saves raw material a limit switch 36 fig1 can be provided to energize electric motor 5 in response to the feeding of knit hose in operation knit hose are successively supplied from a knitting machine not shown and are inserted in space 29 between guide plates 30 with their toe portions on top as illustrated in fig2 the hose are advanced along endless.