Double cylinders hosiery machine is one type of circular knitting machine. It uses upper cylinder and lower cylinder to knit socks. Double cylinders hosiery machine can knit various socks with plain stitch, whorl, double sides, jacquard weave, plating, preches, doubling stitch and other textures. Groove of upper cylinder and groove of lower cylinder are relative to each other.
Knitting elements of double cylinders hosiery machine consists of double headed latch needle, guiding plate, sinker, slyder for knitting color socks and pattern bit. Double headed latch needle knits with the guidance of guiding plate. One of end meshes with guiding plate. The other end is used to knit.