Class 66/1A - Hand knitting and crotcheting aids

Subclass of Class 66 - Textiles: knitting
No. of patents: 41
Last issue date: 03/08/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
7900482	Knitting tool A knitting tool that has a measuring tape, a retractable crochet hook, a cutting blade, a counter, and a compartment for scissors, rings, and other knitting accessories combined in a single tool. The crochet hook can be retractable. ...	03/08/2011
7827827	Portable yarn carryall device A yarn carryall device comprising a portable chassis with a plurality of knitting accessory holders. The chassis comprises at least one spool cradle wherein the at least one spool cradle is configured to freely rotate therein at least one spool in a horizontal orien...	11/09/2010
7578146	Loom clip A knitting loom clip includes a rigid member configured to be connected to a base structure of a knitting loom. The knitting loom clip includes a knitting peg attached. The knitting peg is configured to be positioned between two substantially parallel rows of knitti...	08/25/2009
7533544	Crochet tool and kit A crochet tool is designed to make the process of forming loops easier. The tool has a handle section and at least one working section that extends from the handle section along an axis. The working section has a hollow bore terminating at a end opening disposed gen...	05/19/2009
7506524	Hand knitting loom and method of use A loom includes a plurality of knitting pegs. The loom further includes a substantially non-circular base structure configured to hold the plurality of knitting pegs substantially perpendicular to the plane of the substantially non-circular base structure. The subst...	03/24/2009
7341377	Cylindrical container bags Tank tote bags for storing cylinders such as diving tanks, welding tanks, and medical tanks such as oxygen tanks, in separate compartments that can be arranged in either vertical upright positions or horizontal laid down positions. One bag version has two tanks that...	03/11/2008
7225645	Method of making a single crocheted work-piece with an incorporated meandering pattern A method of planning and fabricating a single crocheted work-piece that incorporates a meandering pattern. A special grid is constructed, the pattern placed in the grid, and the stitch combinations noted on the pattern line forming a “map”. This map of the work-...	06/05/2007
7147009	Method for hands only weaving A process for weaving that can be implemented using just the hands as the loom and shuttle, a weaving material such as yarn, an instrument for cutting like nail clippers or a small pair of scissors, and an object for intermissions in the process such as a paper clip...	12/12/2006
7107796	Craft needle with measuring capabilities and method of use of same A craft needle having a measuring scale permanently applied along the longitudinal surface is disclosed. The zero point of the measuring scale is the distal end of the craft needle. The proximal end of the needle being the pointed end of a knitting needle and the ho...	09/19/2006
7032413	Knitting needle sizing structure and method A knitting needle sizing structure and method for determining a diametrical size of a knitting needle with a plurality of knitting needle sizing wands retained by a retaining spindle with a rod with stop members disposed at opposite ends thereof wherein each knittin...	04/25/2006
6904773	Knitting needle and storage container combination A combination knitting needle and storage container is a set of knitting needles which are stored inside of one another by nesting of subsequently smaller needles within the larger needles, and intended to aid in the storage of knitting needles as well as reduce sto...	06/14/2005
6449987	Knitting aid A one-handed knitting aid to facilitate hand knitting by persons without the full use of one hand comprises a needle holder with a magnet housing containing a source of a magnetic field, a yarn tensioning device, and an adjustable mounting. The magnet hou...	09/17/2002
6439000	Bead threading tool and method for crocheting, knitting and the like A bead threading tool (4) formed by a folded wire having a distal end (6) formed by twisting the folded end of the wire, an intermediate section (5, 15) formed by the spaced apart folded over halves of the folded wire and a proximal end (8) formed by the ...	08/27/2002
5685175	Thread positioner A thread positioner comprises a guide loop, having a finger grip, that is insertable through one or more stitches of a needlework project. A thread grabber is insertable through the guide loop and grabs a loose thread and is thereafter withdrawn, position...	11/11/1997
5544499	Yarn organizer for keeping yarn separated when hand knitting The apparatus includes a plurality of yarn storage containers which receive skeins of different yarns which are to be interwoven to form a pattern in a knitted garment or article. The yarn containers include a removable top which contains a yarn outlet gu...	08/13/1996
5537844	Knitting stitch holder assembly with detachable opposite end retainers A knitting stitch holder assembly includes an elongated rod for holding stitches and a pair of detachable end retainers that prevent the stitches from inadvertently slipping off the ends of the rod. Formed about and in each of the opposite ends of the rod...	07/23/1996
5211710	Method of knitting using knitting extension A knitting method employing a hooked needle having a hook at one end and a knitting extension of a flexible string material fixedly coupled to the other end. The extension has a predetermined length and thickness. In the method, chain stitches are first m...	05/18/1993
5125245	Knitting yarn guide A knitting yarn guide according to the invention comprises a mounting ring fittable on a knitter's finger. The mounting ring has an elongated flat support surface extending axially of the ring and formed with integral yarn guide pins which are spaced from...	06/30/1992
5005380	Dual spindle yarn support and delivery apparatus Apparatus including a horizontal rectangular frame and a vertical rectangular frame receivable within the horizontal frame. The framework of the horizontal frame includes plural link members mounted vertically of a forward end of the horizontal rectangula...	04/09/1991
4991410	Method and apparatus for improving crocheting procedures This invention is a unique method and apparatus for improving the techniques employed in crocheting. The method and apparatus are characterized by the utilization of a support means for supporting a supply of crocheting thread and means for guiding such t...	02/12/1991
4881381	Textile fabric A method of forming a textile fabric using a frame (20) which has pegs (22) spaced apart around the perimeter with yarn wound a first direction (26) between parallel pegs forming a warp. Yarn is then wound a second direction (28) 90-degrees from the first...	11/21/1989
4866953	Support for knitting needles A knitting needle holder apparatus having flattened holder members mounted at the ends of a flexible base strap, and knitting needles having spherical balls formed on their blunt ends fitting tightly into sockets formed in the knitting needle holders so t...	09/19/1989
4846351	Knitting and crochet needle kit A knitting apparatus kit comprises (a) at least two elongated knitting needle shafts, each shaft having a cap at one end and a primary connector at its opposite end, (b) two primary short shafts each having a secondary connector at one end thereof selectively ...	07/11/1989
4792305	Collimated knitting pattern instruction panel A collimated knitting pattern instruction panel for instructing a user in the creation of knitwear having patterns thereon which are formed into columns. The knitwear consists of a plurality of rows of yarn each of which having at least two groups of stit...	12/20/1988
4713947	Comfort ring A split crochetting ring is provided and consists of a shank having a spring biased split bight and terminating in a pair of offset upper ends. A pair of guide members are provided. Each guide member is mounted on a plate on each upper end of the shank an...	12/22/1987
4643341	Sewing thimble A sewing thimble having an inner barrel, a blade segment and an outer shell. The molded inner shell is semi-rigid and has a projecting lug for positioning the cutting edge of the blade segment. The outer shell is resilient or slightly deformable and is mo...	02/17/1987
4635834	Apparatus for pattern crocheting Disclosed is a dispensing facility for differently colored skeins of yarn featuring a yarn tender operable to retain the yarn ends loosely captive and free of entanglement while being inverted as a group as a patterned crocheted workpiece is inverted at t...	01/13/1987
4630454	Device for holding interim crochet stitches against unravelling A device and method for temporarily holding an interim crochet stitch against unravelling when a crochet hook is removed from the loop of the stitch. The flexible element may be an extension from a crochet hook, or it may be an extension from a crochet ho...	12/23/1986
4607505	Hand needle for knitting or crochet A needle for knitting or crochet includes a needle tip of a material resistant to bending and a flexible loop-receiving rod secured to the rear end of the needle tip. A node is provided at the rear end of the loop-receiving rod. The needle includes a loop...	08/26/1986
4578036	Method of instructions for knitting and crocheting A method for instructions for knitting and crocheting in which the location, type, and number of each stitch is exactly indicated on a pattern piece scaled to the final shape of the finished item....	03/25/1986
4548055	Method of hand-knitting a patterned fabric A method whereby patterned fabrics are knitted from plural sources of colored yarn without tangling of the yarn strands or need for repositioning the yarn sources during knitting by providing a yarn source holder for disposing a plurality of yarn balls in...	10/22/1985
4470273	Row counter 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 g...	09/11/1984
4370870	Crocheting aid A device designed to aid arthritic persons in crocheting, which is fastened to the disabled hand so that it may be used to cooperate with the other good hand in crocheting yarn to fabric....	02/01/1983
4343160	Row counter for knitting instrument 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 w...	08/10/1982
4138864	Cable stitch holder for knitting 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°, with a portion of the loop curving back into closely spaced proximity to t...	02/13/1979
4112711	Direct-from-skein yarn feeder A flat circular base having a ball bearing, comprising co-planar inner and outer races, the outer race of which is co-axially mounted on said base, the inner race of said bearing supporting a tubular skein holding mast having a circular sheet masonite pla...	09/12/1978
4047397	Crochet needle with cutting means A crochet needle having a conventional hook and integral body portion and a cut off device at an end opposite the hook. The cut off device comprises a blade with a sharpened edge which is concealed within a second hook which is displaced 180° from the cr...	09/13/1977
4037433	Hand knitting aid A fingertip ring includes an extending member having a slot and a yarn opening therethrough for automatically tensioning yarn passing through the opening and used during manual knitting, crocheting, or the like....	07/26/1977
4008806	Sorter for yarn-like materials A device for the sorting, storage and transportation of yarn-like materials including a sack for containing the bulk of the yarn-like material and a sorting member placed in a portion of the bag to allow the free ends of the yarn to pass from the interior...	02/22/1977
3973413	Portable hand knitting device A knitting device has a needle bed consisting of a plurality of equidistantly spaced parallel needles and a sinker the needles being held between two depressor plates which form location points for a locking bar which in use closes the barbs of the needle...	08/10/1976

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