Knitted fabric, method for producing a knitted fabric, and warp knitting machine

A method for producing a knitted fabric comprising:

• producing a first covering layer with a series of first stitch rows arranged one after another in a direction of production and a second covering layer with a series of second stitch rows arranged one after another in the direction of production;
• and
• knitting pile threads arranged between the two covering layers into the covering layers as spacer threads,
• wherein a distance between the covering layers is not constant and regions having different length spacer threads are produced,
• wherein the spacer threads are knitted into a first width region at a first distance between the covering layers and the spacer threads are knitted into a second width region at a second distance between the covering layers.

A warp knitting machine comprising:

• two knitting regions structured and arranged for producing respective one covering layers;
• an actuating drive structured and arranged to adjust a distance between the knitting regions to produce at least first and second width regions between the covering layers having different thicknesses corresponding to the adjusted distance;
• at least one pile guide bar having guide needles, the at least one pile guide bar being movable with the guide needles back and forth between the knitting regions;
• and
• a control device structured and arranged to adjust the guide needles depending on the distance between the knitting regions to knit first spacer threads in the first width region and second spacer threads in the second width region so that a length of the first spacer threads is different from a length of the second spacer threads,
• wherein, for at least two adjacent stitch rows, one stitch row is connected to the first spacer threads of the first length in the first width region and one stitch row is connected to the second spacer threads of the second length in the second width region, and
• wherein the at least one pile guide bar is formed as a jacquard guide bar, the guide needles of which are adjustable between a working position and a resting position.