Abstract: The invention comprises an improved knitting apparatus for producing knit fabrics on which terry loops are provided at least on the technical front face thereof. The terry loops are interconnected or knitted jointly with the ground yarn into the base fabric so that they are securely held therein. Novel sinker elements are used to control the positioning of the fabric as it is knit with the sinker elements serving to initially support the fabric at a level high enough to allow loops to be formed in the front face, with the sinker element thereafter forcing the fabric and just formed loops down into the sinker throat away from any possible scissoring action between the needle cheeks and the cooperating latch.

Abstract: The invention comprises an improved apparatus and method for producing knit fabrics having terry loops on both the technical front and technical back sides of a ground fabric in which the terry loops are interconnected or knitted jointly with the ground yarn into the base fabric and are thus securely held therein. Novel needle latch arresting elements and improved sinker designs eliminate severing of previously formed loops incorporated in the ground fabric.