knitting sheath

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

1.The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting; knitwork. [1913 Webster]

2.Union formed by knitting, as of bones. [1913 Webster]

Knitting machine, one of a number of contrivances for mechanically knitting stockings, jerseys, and the like.

Knitting needle, a stiff rod, as of steel wire, with rounded ends for knitting yarn or threads into a fabric, as in stockings.

Knitting sheath, a sheath to receive the end of a needle in knitting. [1913 Webster]