Abstract: A transferring jack for a flat knitting machine for entering the stitch expanded portion of a stitch to be transferred to allow the distal end of the knitting needle to which the stitch is to be transferred to enter such stitch, such transferring jack having a distal end from a stitch engaging portion, a stitch transferring aperture formed with an elastic plate at the stitch engaging portion and a guide face formed by outwardly bending the elastic outwardly at a bottom edge of the jack transferring aperture for guiding the knitting needle to enter the stitch transferring aperture.