Abstract: An improved circular knitting machine which provides for semiautomatic doffing of large diameter rolls of knit fabric. The doffing of the fabric can be accomplished by a woman operator without strain. The knitting machine has a unique spreader bar to allow slitting of the fabric for inspection purposes while the fabric is being knit. The unique spreader bar includes a support member having a wheel member and a convex portion adjacent the wheel member to guide a fabric around the wheel.
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