Knitting yarn and method of forming knitted product

Abstract

A method of manually forming a knitted product by using the knitting yarn; and the knitted product obtained thereof are provided. The knitting yarn for manually forming the knitted product without tools includes a thread having a length dimension extending along an axis; a plurality of loops affixed to or formed with the thread by extending outwardly of the thread; and each of the plurality of loops defining an interior space adapted to receive another loop of the plurality of loops. The plurality of loops includes a first loop set mainly extending outwardly along +y axis and a second loop set extending along −y axis; and the first loop set is symmetric to the second loop set around a symmetry axis.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A knitting yarn for manually forming a knitted product without tools comprising:
 a thread having a length dimension extending along a symmetry axis;   a plurality of loops affixed to or formed with the thread by extending outwardly of the thread; and   each of the plurality of loops defining an interior space configured to receive another loop of the plurality of loops; wherein   the plurality of loops comprises a first loop set and a second loop set; and when the first loop set is extended outwardly along +y axis and the second loop set is extended along −y axis, wherein directions of the +y axis and −y axis are both perpendicular to the symmetry axis, the first loop set is symmetric to the second loop set with respect to the symmetry axis.   
     
     
         2 . The knitting yarn according to  claim 1 , wherein the thread and/or the plurality of loops are made of one or more component yarns. 
     
     
         3 . The knitting yarn according to  claim 2 , wherein physical and/or structural properties of the one or more component yarns of the first loop set and the second loop set are different. 
     
     
         4 . The knitting yarn according to  claim 1 , wherein the each of the plurality of loops comprises a first end affixed to or formed with the thread and a second end affixed to or formed with the thread. 
     
     
         5 . The knitting yarn according to  claim 4 , wherein, in the each of the plurality of loops, the first end and the second end are spaced apart from each other. 
     
     
         6 . The knitting yarn according to  claim 4 , wherein the interior space of the each of the plurality of loops has a height greater than a width between the first end and the second end of the each of the plurality of loops. 
     
     
         7 . The knitting yarn according to  claim 4 , wherein a second end of a primary loop is in a spaced relation to a first end of a second loop adjacent to the primary loop within a same loop set. 
     
     
         8 . A method of manually forming a knitted product by using the knitting yarn of  claim 1 , comprising:
 (i) arranging the knitting yarn into a primary row comprising the plurality of loops;   (ii) threading one or more loops of the first loop set of a working yarn through the interior space of each corresponding loop of the first loop set of the primary row;   (iii) repeating the previous steps independently, until at least a piece of the knitted product is formed.   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8 , further comprising the following step carried out after any one of the steps (ii) or (iii):
 (iv) threading one or more loops of the second loop set of the working yarn through the interior space of each corresponding loop of the second loop set of the primary row.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the step (iii) further comprises:
 (a) threading the each of the plurality of loops of the first loop set and/or the second loop set of a threaded row through interior spaces of each of respective corresponding loops of a rest of the working yarn; and   (b) threading the each of the plurality of loops of the first loop set and/or the second loop set of a next threaded row through the interior spaces of the each of the respective corresponding loops of the rest of the working yarn; and   (c) replying threading steps of (a) or (b) to the rest of the working yarn and a previous threaded row obtained, till a final row is knitted.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises threading at least one loop of the first loop set of a determined row through the interior space of each corresponding loop of the second loop set of a consecutive row, wherein the consecutive row is adjacent to the determined row. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises threading at least one loop of the second loop set of the determined row through the interior space of each corresponding loop of the first loop set of the consecutive row, wherein the plurality of loops of the first loop set are symmetric to the plurality of loops of the second loop set around the symmetry axis. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the primary row arranged in the step (i) comprises same or different number of loops. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 8 , further comprising the following steps carried out after the step (iii):
 (v) binding off the plurality of loops of a final row together.   
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein the step (v) comprises the intermediary steps of:
 (vi) inserting a second loop of the first loop set of the final row through the interior space of an adjacent first loop of the first loop set of the final row; and   (vii) inserting a third loop of the first loop set of the final row through the interior space of the adjacent loop obtained in the step (vi) of the first loop set of the final row;   (viii) inserting a second loop of the second loop set of the final row through the interior space of an adjacent first loop of the second loop set of the final row; and   (ix) inserting a third loop of the second loop set of the final row through the interior space of the adjacent loop obtained in the step (viii) of the second loop set of the final row;   (x) repeating inserting steps (vii) and (ix) to further loops and obtained loops respectively until the plurality of loops of the final row are bound off.   
     
     
         16 . A knitted product obtained by the method according to  claim 8 . 
     
     
         17 . The knitting yarn according to  claim 2 , wherein the each of the plurality of loops comprises a first end affixed to or formed with the thread and a second end affixed to or formed with the thread. 
     
     
         18 . The knitting yarn according to  claim 3 , wherein the each of the plurality of loops comprises a first end affixed to or formed with the thread and a second end affixed to or formed with the thread. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises
 threading at least one loop of the first loop set of a determined row through the interior space of each corresponding loop of the second loop set of a consecutive row, wherein the consecutive row is adjacent to the determined row;   threading at least one loop of the second loop set of the determined row through the interior space of each corresponding loop of the first loop set of the consecutive row, wherein the plurality of loops of the first loop set are symmetric to the plurality of loops of the second loop set around the symmetry axis.   
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 10 , further comprising the following step carried out after the step (c):
 (xi) binding off the plurality of loops of a final row together.