Spun Yarn Piecing Method and Knit Fabric Including Piecing

Abstract

Tip end sides of two spun yarns are turned back in the shape of “J”, and opposed to each other so that turned-back portions can be linked to each other. The tip end sides of the spun yarns are intertwined to the base end sides of the turned-back portions so as to be joined to each other, and the intertwining is performed within the spun yarns. Accordingly, piecing can be securely performed irrespective of the type of a mating material. Since no knot is formed, the possibility can be lowered that a portion of knitting yarns becomes an obstacle when forming stitches, or is caught on a knitting needle and breaks the yarns. Since the yarns are linked to each other at the turned-back portions, color mixture is not caused even when the colors of the yarns are different from each other, and thus quality and appearance can be improved.

1 . A spun yarn piecing method for piecing end portions of two spun yarns, comprising: 
 turning back an end portion of each of the spun yarns, and arranging the turned-back portions so as to be opposite to each other for linking; and    intertwining tip end sides in the spun yarns with base end sides in the turned-back portions, thereby respectively joining the tip end sides to the base end sides.    
     
     
         2 . The spun yarn piecing method of  claim 1 , wherein the two spun yarns differ from each other in appearance.  
     
     
         3 . The spun yarn piecing method of  claim 2 , wherein the two spun yarns have different colors.  
     
     
         4 . The spun yarn piecing method of  claim 2 , wherein the two spun yarns have different thicknesses.  
     
     
         5 . The spun yarn piecing method of  claim 2 , wherein the two spun yarns have different shapes.  
     
     
         6 . The spun yarn piecing method of  claim 1 , wherein the turned-back portions on the tip end sides in the spun yarns are intertwined with the base end sides in the two spun yarns simultaneously.  
     
     
         7 . The spun yarn piecing method of  claim 1 , wherein the spun yarn piecing method is applied to intarsia knitting.  
     
     
         8 . A knit fabric comprising a pieced portion of yarn, wherein in the pieced portion of yarn, different yarns are pieced into each other by the spun yarn piecing method according to  claim 1.