Abstract: A dual needle arrangement has a pair of needles each having a tip and a rear end, a flexible cord connected between the rear ends of the needles, and an eye in the cord between the rear ends. A filament can be laid in by being threaded through the eye and then pulled through the row behind the needle. Both needles can be knitting or crocheting needles. When one is a hook-type crocheting needle and the other is a pointed knitting needle these two needlework styles can be combined to produce a unique type of needlework, and the changeover from one style to the other is easy and not complicated by the inlay filament. The cord can be formed of metal wires, or it can be of a flexible synthetic resin in which case the eye is formed by splicing in the cord. This eye can also be formed by flattening a portion of the cord between the two rear ends and slitting this flattened portion.

Abstract: An interchangeable knitting needle system having knitting needles with engageable, and releasably securing, locking means capable of resilient securement with tube adaptor means. The tube adaptor means capable of engaging ends of yarn storage tubes and being cooperative with said engageable needle locking means for interconnecting the yarn storage tubes between a pair of needles. Further, connector members are provided for linking a plurality of tubes between a pair of knitting needles. The connector members having opposite engaging end means, each being substantially the same as said engageable locking means of said needles, whereby said releasable locking means permit quick engagement and disengagement to enable interchanging or rearranging the components of the system.

Abstract: In a knitting row counter, a settable member has a projection which can engage in a selected one of a number of recesses in a further member but is expelled from the recess on rotation of the settable member. A finger on the settable member engages in a groove in the further member to retain the members in assembled relation. The settable member flexes resiliently to permit the projection to be withdrawn from the recess.

Abstract: Apparatus for manually producing a knit fabric comprises a series of knitting supports positioned along the edge of a base member on which supports the fabric is produced and supported, and at least one curved needle having a pair of yarn-threading eyes, which needle carries yarn from a yarn supply and is manipulated in conjunction with the supports to produce stitches thereon.

Abstract: The invention relates to a row counter for a manual knitting instrument, the counter comprising essentially two separable elements; the first element comprises a slotted conical portion which defines an opening at the apex of the conical portion through which the shank of the knitting instrument is passed, the conical portion terminating at its opposite end in a first connector part. The second element comprises a body portion defining a second connector part and a cap containing the counting mechanism, the second connector part being adapted to be nested within the first connector part after the first part is fitted on the knitting instrument, the second element including an operating knob for actuating the counting mechanism.

Abstract: A circular knitting needle includes two rigid tips interconnected by an intermediate flexible portion. Each of the tips is formed with a projection inserted into an elongated recess formed in each end of the intermediate portion. Each projection is provided with a lug having an outer cylindrical surface and each recess of the intermediate portion has three longitudinal contact surfaces which are in engagement with the outer cylindrical surface of the respective lug.

Abstract: Apparatus for manually producing knitted fabrics comprises a base member having a series of upright knitting support members arranged around an outer edge of the base member and a support surface disposed inwardly of and adjacent to the support members. Slots are provided either along the sides of or through the middle of the support members, the slots extending downward to a location below the support surface. A needle includes an arched portion and two yarn-threading eyes, one eye located at the forward end of the needle, the other located at the crest of the arched portion, and is adapted to be inserted into the slot such that a loop of yarn supported by the support surface and surrounding the support member can be forced to ride onto the needle beyond the crest of the arch from a location on the inward-facing side of the support member, the needle being inserted into the slot from the outward facing side of the support member.

Abstract: An adjustable length circular knitting needle assembly includes a pair of knitting needles having distal pointed ends and a cord extending between the proximal ends thereof. At least one of the needles is provided with a hollow tubular portion which houses a reel assembly to which one end of the cord is secured. The reel assembly includes a distal idler wheel and a proximal spool wheel, and an endless belt secured therebetween. The cord passes through the tubular portion and is secured to the endless belt. A folding tab handle is joined to the spool wheel shaft to rotate the spool wheel and drive the belt, permitting the cord to be taken up or released as desired. A slot or window is provided in the tubular portion to permit access to the tab handle without disassembly of the needle.

Abstract: A device for facilitating knitting of cable stitch patterns having an elongated, bluntly pointed straight shank and a continuation of the shank formed in a loop of more than 360.degree., with a portion of the loop curving back into closely spaced proximity to the shank, the spacing being less than the thickness of the yarn being used. An end portion of the loop has a curvature exceeding the curvature of the adjacent portion of the loop so as to diverge from the latter.

Abstract: A case holds a plurality of different size knitting needles, flexible cords, flanged stitch holders, and coupling members. The parts may be combined to form stitch holders, or circular or straight needle assemblies in different sizes, tips and lengths. The needles have a generally cylindrical body with a tip at one end and a coupling end. The flexible cords or elongate units have a body with an outer diameter not greater than the needle and likewise have coupling ends. The coupling ends of the needle and elongate units have cooperative means providing a disconnectable twist-type connection.