Flexible knitting pin
View Patent ↗A flexible knitting pin consisting of two relatively stiff shanks ( 1 ) pointed one end each, wherein said shanks ( 1 ) are connected with each other by the other end with a flexible hollow connecting material ( 2 ) comprising a joint; said joint between the stiff shanks ( 1 ) characterized in that it comprises a flexible hollow connecting material.
1. A flexible knitting pin comprising
two relatively stiff shanks each having a pointed end and a back end;
a flexible hollow connecting material and
a joint having a brass adaptor carrying a ferrule and a ball headed screw;
wherein the shanks are connected together by the back ends via the flexible hollow connecting material and the joint;
and wherein the ferrule is attached to the back end of the shank, a threaded portion of the screw is attached to the ferrule and a sphere portion of the screw is inserted into the flexible hollow connecting material to provide a smooth transition between the shank and the flexible hollow connecting material.
2. A flexible knitting pin as claimed in claim 1 wherein the ferrule and ball headed screw are made of brass.
3. A flexible knitting pin as claimed in claim 1 wherein the flexible hollow connecting material is a flexible hollow tube.
4. A flexible knitting pin as claimed in claim 1 wherein the stiff shanks are made from plastic, metal or wood.
5. A flexible knitting pin as claimed in claim 1 wherein the shank is made of rose wood and the hollow flexible connecting material is made of polyurethane.
6. A method of producing a flexible knitting pin as claimed in claim 1 comprising the steps of;
finishing the back end of the shank to a diameter suited to the inner diameter of the brass adaptor;
inserting the sphere portion of the ball headed screw into the hollow flexible connecting tube;
attaching the threaded portion of the screw to the adapter via the ferrule using an adhesive;
and
fastening the adapter to the back end of the shank using an adhesive.
7. A method of knitting comprising
a) providing the flexible knitting pin as claimed in claim 1 ; and
b) knitting yarn with the flexible knitting pin with formation of individual stitches that slide over the smooth transition without impairment and without yarn snagging on the transition.