d are shown in fig1 here the ground yarn 82 is worked into stitches 91 by all needles 2a b indicated schematically by a black dot in all four stitch rows a to d on the other hand the needles 2a form a stitch 92 with the first plush yarn 84 indicated in full lines and the needles 2b form a stitch 93 with the second plush yarn 87 indicated in broken lines in the stitch rows a and c while in the stitch rows b and d the needles 2a work the plush yarn 87 to the stitches 92 and the needles 2b work the plush yarn 84 to the stitches 93 overall a 1 1 plush material thus results with identical stitch rows but offset each time by one stitch in which each plush loop extends over two needles 2a or 2b through simple alterations to the cylinder lock 8 numerous plush materials different from fig1 can be made with the described circular knitting machine if for example the lock parts 68 69 on the one hand and 71 72 and 73 on the other hand are interchanged in fig4 the needles 2a in each case take up the first.