Abstract: A method of knitting an integral pocket in a knitted garment which includes the steps of knitting the front and rear garment panels of single layer construction, knitting one or more integral pockets by knitting an enclosed tubular area which is completely closed on all sides, said tubular area including a portion of a knit panel, the said tubular pocket being knit to a pattern either conforming with or contrasting from the remainder of the knit panel. The top last course of the knit-in tubular pocket is easily opened by creating a long knitted loop on each end of the top corners of the pocket to permit pulling a thread or yarn from either corner to automatically open the tubular pocket.

Abstract: The method of knitting collars on circular knitting machines including preparing a sketch on graph paper showing the collar configuration stitches, preparing information cards for a circular knitting machine to knit collars in accordance with the instructions contained on the information cards, knitting a tubular fabric including a plurality of circular layers in vertical juxtaposition wherein each layer contains a plurality of individual collars, separating the layers and cutting the knit fabric to sever the collars and then sewing the sides of the collars to produce a plurality of collars suitable for attaching to a shirt or sweater garment.