of fig2 and 3 in general the only difference from fig2 is that the relative movement between the yarn guides 52 1 to 52 8 and the needle bed 50 or the needle fields 15 1 to 15 8 for the intarsia areas to be produced is performed in yet another way here too the carriage 19 has a total of four cams s1 34 to s4 34 and there are eight yarn guides 52 1 to 52 8 provided for producing two intarsia area groups with four intarsia areas each in the needle fields 15 1 to 15 8 the initial position for the production of a row of stitches in the direction of the arrow a 34 corresponds as far as the position of the yarn guides 52 1 to 52 8 in relation to the needle fields 15 1 to 15 8 for the production of the intarsia areas is concerned to the exemplary embodiment of fig2 production of a row of stitches for the first intarsia group in the direction of movement a 34 of the carriage 19 takesplace in the way as was described in the exemplary embodiment of fig2 in the transition position of the carriage 19 between the two intarsia area groups in accordance with fig4 b the relative movement between the two yarn.