2. IN A STRAIGHT BAR KNITTING MACHINE, INCLUDING A YARN CARRIER, AND BEARDED NEEDLES, IN COMBINATION, SELVEDGE CONTROL MEANS COMPRISING YARN ENGAGING MEANS; MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID YARN ENGAGING MEANS FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN AN INOPERATIVE POSITION AND AN OPERATIVE POSITION LOCATED CLOSELY SPACED FROM SAID NEEDLES; AND OPERATING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID YARN ENGAGING MEANS TO SAID OPERATIVE POSITION WHEN SAID YARN CARRIER LAYS A SELVEDGE YARN, SAID YARN ENGAGING MEANS IN SAID OPERATIVE POSITION BEING ADAPTED TO SEPARATE OLD LOOPS ON SAID NEEDLES FROM SELVEDGE YARN NEWLY LAID BY SAID YARN CARRIER, AND TO HOLD THE LATTER SPACED FROM THE OLD LOOPS WHILE SAID BEARDED NEEDLES ARE PRESSED.