DE3104298

The present invention relates to a circular knitting machine, particularly for manufacturing hosiery and similar goods by means of needles and knock over sinkers, in which the loop size is controlled by the adjustment of needles and knock over sinkers. The disadvantages of the hitherto known arrangements, which cause undesirable tensioning of the yarn being processed, which sometimes might result even in yarn breakage, are mitigated by the present invention, of which the subject matter consists in that means are provided for the simultaneous adjustment of the mutual position of needles and knock over sinkers for the purpose of forming the loop length.