# US 2018/0023227 A1 · Adjustable knitting needle and method for knitting > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0023227 A1 - Document ID: US20180023227A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/621,022 - Filed: 2017-06-13 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-19 - Assignees: Alexis Crafting Needles, LLC - Applicants: Alexis Crafting Needles, LLC - Inventors: Alexis M. Mantione - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180023227A1 ## CPC - D04B 3/02: Needles - D04B: KNITTING ## Abstract A knitting needle assembly has a needle body including a tip at one end and a cord connected to the needle body at other end. An adjustable slider is disposed on the cord. The cord stabilizes and holds stitches of yarn used to create a knitted workpiece. The distance between the needle tip and the slider can be adjusted by the user to accommodate the width of the knitted workpiece. Two such assemblies are used to knit. The sliders on each assembly can be adjusted to compress previously formed stiches of the workpiece so that the stitches are delivered to the needle body under a resiliency force. The sliders can also be adjusted to accommodate newly formed stitches without compression so they move freely away from the needle tip once they are formed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A knitting needle assemble comprising: a first needle body having first and second ends, wherein the first end forms a needle tip; a flexible cord connected at a first end to the second end of the needle; and an adjustable stop disposed on the cord, wherein the stop can be adjustably fixed to a selected point along the length at the cord. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the adjustable stop comprises a slider and wherein the cord extends through a passage of the slider. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The assembly of claim 2, further comprising a fixed stop disposed at a second end of the cord opposite the first end connect with the needle body, wherein the fixed stop is configured to prevent the slider from moving off the end of the cord. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a transition portion, wherein the transition portion connects the second end of the needle body with the first end of the cord and wherein the transition portion has a smooth variation in diameter between a diameter of the needle body and a diameter of the cord. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a second needle body, wherein the first and second needles bodies are shaped to allow a user to knit a fabric. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The assembly of claim 5, wherein the first needle body, cord, and adjustable stop comprise a first needle assembly and further comprising a second needle assembly, the second needle assembly comprising the second needle body, a second cord attached thereto, and a second adjustable stop disposed on the second cord. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the cord is formed from one or more of a metal wire, a polymer, a woven fabric, and a combination thereof. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the cord comprises a friction-reducing or wear-reducing coating. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the first needle body is formed from one or more of hardwood, including rosewood, sheesham, or ebony; bamboo; polymer; metal or metal alloy, including aluminum, steel, brass, bronze, copper, gold, silver; and/or combinations thereof. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the first needle body comprises two sections along its length, the sections set at a non-zero angle to one another. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) A method of knitting fabric using the assembly according to claim 6. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, further comprising the steps of: positioning a plurality of stitches on the first needle body and the cord attached thereto; adjusting a position of the adjustable stop of the first needle assembly such that the plurality of stitches are compressed between the needle body and the adjustable stop of the first needle assembly, wherein the compressed stitches create a resiliency force; moving a first stitch of the plurality of stitches to the tip of the needle body of the first needle assembly; interlocking the first stitch with a newly formed stitch using tips of needle bodies of the first and second assemblies; placing the newly formed stitch on the second needle body; and delivering second stitches of the plurality of stitches to the needle body of the first assembly using the resiliency force. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, further comprising the step of: adjusting a position of the second adjustable stop on the second cord so that the distance from a tip of the second needle body to the second adjustable stop is sufficient to hold the plurality of stitches.