Toy knitting device

An automated knitting device comprising:

• a knitting body having an interior chamber, the knitting body comprising:
• a needle holder rotatably mounted in the interior chamber of the knitting body, the needle holder having a center aperture;
• and
• a plurality of needles slidably coupled to the needle holder, wherein the plurality of needles are coaxially aligned with the interior chamber of the knitting body;
• a knitting base having a positioning guide and an arm coupling the knitting body to the knitting base;
• a ring cam having a contoured edge abutting the plurality of needles;
• and
• an automated rotational system configured to rotate the needle holder, the automated rotational system comprising an automated motor, a plurality of engaged gears between the automated motor and the needle holder, and a rotation-initiation mechanism on the arm of the knitting device to turn on the automated motor,
• wherein rotation of the needle holder moves the plurality of needles along the contoured edge of the ring cam, causing the plurality of needles to move along a vertical axis and grasp yarn being fed into the knitting body to create a knitted product that is discharged through the center aperture of the needle holder and out of the interior chamber of the knitting body at a material-exit end of the knitting body.

A knitting kit, comprising:

• a knitting device comprising:
• a knitting body having an interior chamber, a material-insertion end, and a material-exit end, the knitting body comprising:
• (1) a needle holder rotatably mounted in the interior chamber of the knitting body, the needle holder having a center aperture;
• (2) a plurality of needles slidably coupled to the needle holder, wherein the plurality of needles are coaxially aligned with the interior chamber of the knitting body;
• and
• (3) a contoured edge surrounding the interior chamber at the material-insertion end of the knitting body,
• wherein the plurality of needles are configured to generate a knitted product in response to repeated rotation of the plurality of needles upon coupling of the plurality of needles to at least one knitting strand, wherein the knitted product comprises a diameter corresponding to the center aperture and a hollow interior configured to cover at least one embellishment inserted into the hollow interior;
• a knitting base having an arm coupling the knitting body to the knitting base;
• a knitting-body cover coupled to the knitting body at the material-insertion end of the knitting body, said knitting-body cover configured to permit travel of the at least one knitting strand through the interior chamber of the knitting body;
• a plurality of engaged gears between at least one rotation-initiation point and the needle holder, wherein rotation of the plurality of engaged gears rotates the needle holder;
• and
• a ring cam having a contoured edge abutting the plurality of needles, wherein as the needle holder rotates, the plurality of needles move along the contoured edge of the ring cam, causing the plurality of needles to move along a vertical axis and grasp the at least one knitting strand being fed into the knitting body to create the knitted product that is discharged through the center aperture of the needle holder and out of the interior chamber of the knitting body at the material-exit end of the knitting body.