An improved Knitting Fram
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left. 18th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 19th Oct., 1895
An improved Knitting Fram
I, ELIZABETH HUGHES of Spen Lane, Board School, West Bromwich, in the
County of Stafford, Head Mistress do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates, as hereinafter described to "An improved knitting frame"
and consists essentially of a device whereby various articles such for example as
cuffs, mittens, sofa-blankets, antimacassars, scarfs, vests, clouds, petticoats and the
like may be knitted by hand.
By my invention I am enabled to knit the aforesaid or other similar articles with
great facility and the work produced being equal in strength and appearance to hand
work. I may knit plain or ribbed work.
In carrying my invention into practice for the purpose of knitting circular
curvilineal ribbed seamless work such as cuffs, vests or petticoats I provide two
rings preferably of wood, though I may employ iron, steel, brass or other suitable
metal or material. One of the said rings I make of a less diameter than the other
and of such a size that when placed within the diameter of the larger one, an
intervening space will remain between them, which space adjusts the area of the
article to be produced.
On the flat periphery of each ring and near the edge thereof I fix a series of
vertical pegs, preferably made of wood though in some cases I may use wire. On
the large ring I arrange the said pegs in series of two i.e. two pegs are placed near
to each other, the space between them being such as to allow the thickness of two
threads of wool passing between them and the space between the two said pegs
being equal or nearly equal to the space occupied by the two pegs. On the small
ring I arrange the pegs at the reverse edge and in like manner to those on the large
ring, the two pegs of the smaller ring being so arranged as to fall opposite the
space between the pegs on the large ring. The function of the pegs aforesaid is to
produce or form the stitches of the article knitted which is accomplished in the
following manner :-
I first make a loop with the wool over two of the outer pegs on the large ring
and by means of a knitting or other suitable pin, draw the saine wool over the inner
two pegs opposite on the smaller ring and so by passing the wool over one peg
to the other, making a loop each time, and passing the loops of wool, one over the,
always leaving one loop on the peg produces the stitch, which process is continued
simultaneously along the entire series of pegs, the work produced passing through
the intervening space between the two rings.
When it is desired to adapt my invention for knitting flat work such as sofa-
blankets or antimacassas, I construct a parallel frame instead of a circular frame
consisting of two flat parallel bars of wood or other suitable material connected
together at the ends with a cross bar an intervening space between them.
I arrange the vertical pegs in a similar manner as hereiubefore described in
reference to the circular frame which is accomplished as before described.
I may apply my invention to knitting articles of various shapes and in such
cases employ a frame constructed in a similar shape to the articles to be
produced.
I may modify the shape and construction of my improved frame as circum-
stances may require to carry my invention into effect without departing from the
na.ure thereof.

page_text: I adjust the thickness of the articles knitted by varying the thickness of the pegs
i.e. a series of pegs made from fine wire will produce fine knitting and pegs made of
wood or wire of large diameter will produce coarse knitting.
Dated this 10th day of December 1894.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.
An Improved Knitting Frame.
1 ELIZABETH HUGHES of Spon Lane, Board School, West Bromwich in the
County of Stafford Head Mistress, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates as hereinafter described to an improved knitting frame and
consists essentially of a device whereby various articles such for example as cuffs,
mittens sofa-blankets, antimacassars, scarfs, vests, clouds, petticoats, and the like
may be knitted by hand designed for use by children in elementary schools as a
varied occupation to fulfil requirements of education code.
By my invention I am enabled to knit the aforesaid or other similar articles
with great facility, and the work produced being equal in strength and appearance
to hand work. I may knit plain or double knitted ribbed work.
In carrying my invention into practice for the purpose of knitting circular or
curvilineal ribbed seamless work, such as cuffs vests or petticoats, I provide two
rings preferably wood, though I may employ iron, steel, brass or other suitable
metal or material. One of the said rings make of a less diameter than the other,
and of such a size that when placed within the diameter of the larger one an
intervening space will remain between them which space adjusts the area of the
article to be produced, on the flat periphery of each ring and near the edge thereof,
I fix a series of vertical pegs, preferably made of wood though in some cases 1 may
use wire. On the large ring I arrange the said pegs in series of two i.e. two pegs
are placed near to each other the space between them being such as to allow the
thickness of two threads of wool passing between them, and the space between the
two said pegs being equal or nearly equal to the space occupied by the two pegs.
On the smaller ring I arrange the pegs, at the reverse edge and in a like manner
to those on the larger ring, the two pegs of the small ring being so arranged as
to fall opposite the space between the pegs on the large ring. The function of
the other pegs aforesaid is to produce or form the stitches of the article knitted,
which is accomplished in the following manner :-
I first make a loop with the wool over two of the outer pegs, on the large ring,
and by means, of a knitting or other suitable pin, draw the same wool over the
other inner two pegs opposite on the smaller ring, and so by passing the wool
over one peg to the other, making a loop each time, and passing the loop of wool
one over the other, always leaving one loop on the peg produce the stitch which
process is continued simultaneously along the entire series of pegs the work produced
passing through the intervening space between the two rings.
When it is desired to adapt my invention for knitting Hat work such as sofa-
blankets or antimacassars, I construct a parallel frame instead of a circular frame
consisting of flat parallel bars of wood or other suitable material, connected
together at the ends with cross bars, an intervening space being between them.
1 arrange the vertical pegs in a similar manner as hereinbefore described, in
reference to the circular frame, along the edge of each bar, which is accomplished
as before described.

page_text: I may apply my invention to knitting articles of various shapes, and in such
I employ a frame constructed in a similar shape to the articles to be
produced.
cases,
I adjust the thickness of the articles kuitted by varying the thickness of the
pegs, e. a series of pegs made from fine wire will produce fine knitting, and pegs
made of wood or wire of larger diameter will produce course knitting.
I may modify the shape and construction of my improved frame as circum-
stances may require to carry my invention into effect without. departing from the
nature thereof, but I do not claim the right to use single pegs arranged at equal
distances apart, nor to use adjustable pegs, or to vary the space between the rows
of pegs except by using separate frames as the case inay be.
will now proceed to describe my invention by reference to the accompanying
drawings, which illustrate some only of the varieties of my invention, the same
letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout.
Figures 1, 2, and 3, represent respectively a front elevation a vertical section and
a plan of a circular knitting frame for producing ribbed work made in accordance
with my invention.
Figure 4 represents in plan a oval shaped knitting frame made in accordance with
my invention for producing oval shaped ribbed knitting.
Figures 5 and 6 represent in front elevation, and plan respectively a parallel
knitting frame constructed in accordance with my invention for producing flat ribbed
work.
Figure 8 shows a diagram representing the method of working and the formation
of the stitches.
Figures 9, 10, 11 represent modifications of my improved knitting frame.
In Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 A represents a wooden outer ring and B a wooden inner
ring and D, a space formed between the two said rings E, and E2, represent two
wooden pegs arranged in series on the outer ring and F, and F2, two wooden pegs
arranged in series on the inner ring.
In Figure 1 the stitches are shown upon the pegs with a portion of the work
passing between the two rings.
The stitches are formed by twisting or winding the wool in the following manner
which will be seen on reference to the diagram Figure 8, the same process may be
employed for any form of knitting frame.
A knot is tied at the end of the wool and fastened to the first peg I, of the
front row of pegs on the outer ring A, and wound round the pegs in the direction
indicated by the arrows and numbers.
When the last peg is reached bring the wool to the front a, hold this against the
peg, rise the wool already round the peg, over this and over the top of the peg,
then release it, and let the wool marked a, form the new stitch.
The wool is taken from one peg to another by means of a pin or hook similar
to that shown at Figure 12. This process is continued peg to peg, either holding
the wool or leaving it loose.
In Figure 9 is shown a pair of circular knitting frames in which the pegs are
grouped in three F, F, F on the inner ring B and the pegs on the outer ring A,
one between each space E¹, or the pegs may be arranged, vice versa, as shown in
Figure 10 with the pegs grouped in three on the outer ring and one on the inner
ring.
Figure 11 shows the pegs grouped in three's on the inner ring B and two's on the
outer ring, or they may be vice versa.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. A knitting frame consisting of two circular or curvilineal rings provided on
their upper surface with a series of fixed pegs arranged in groups of two on
both rings, or two or a greater number on the one ring, and a less number ou the

page_text: other combined and arranged to be operated together substantially as and for the
purpose herein before described and illustrated in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10
of the accompanying drawings.
2. A knitting frame consisting of a rectangular or curved block provided with a
series of fixed pegs arranged in groups of two on either sides or two, or a greater
number on the one side and a less number on the other, combined and arranged to
operate together substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and
illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, of the accompanying drawings.
3. In a knitting frame or frames of the kind described for producing double
or ribbed knitting by working the wool to form the stitch or stitches from peg to
peg and across the slot D, substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 30th day of July 1895.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.