FIELD: textile industry. SUBSTANCE: method involves knitting article at knitting station; removing loops of terminating knitted row by loop remover mounted on first movable device, between knitting station and station for knitting through, turning over first half row of loops through 180 deg relative to axis dividing first row of loops into first and second half rows so as to arrange turned over loops in accordance with loops of other half row; knitting through loops of first and second half rows arranged in mentioned way; transferring loops of at least one half row to device different from loop remover. Transfer device is adapted for supporting loops of at least one half row during turning over process. Method and apparatus allows article edges to be automatically sewn. EFFECT: reduced lost time of knitting members at the stage of connecting related edges, and increased efficiency of each working station. 19 cl, 83 dwg
