KNITTING NEEDLE AND KNITTING NEEDLE MANUFACTURING METHOD

To provide a knitting needle capable of improving durability, being easily manufactured, and increasing holding property during use and a manufacturing method of the knitting needle.SOLUTION: A knitting needle 1 of the present invention comprises: a first side plate part 2 and a second side plate part 3, which are connected each other at tips thereof and disposed to face each other; a yarn guiding body plate part 4 that is vertically connected to the first side plate part 2 and the second side plate part 3 and allows a yarn to be wound therearound; yarn storage spaces 7, 7 consisting of the yarn guiding body plate part 4 and the first side plate part 2 and the second side plate part 3 on front and rear sides of the yarn guiding body plate part 4. The knitting needle is integrally formed of aluminum alloy and has Ra 1.0 or less of surface roughness at each part and corner parts constituting each part have curved surface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】耐久性の向上を図るとともに容易に製造することができ、使用時の把持性を高めることができる網針および網針の製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】本発明の網針１は、互いの先端同士が連結されるとともに、対向して配置される第一側板部２及び第二側板部３と、第一側板部２及び第二側板部３に対して垂直に連結されるとともに糸が巻かれる糸掛け本体板部４と、糸掛け本体板部４の表裏において、糸掛け本体板部４、第一側板部２及び第二側板部３で構成された糸収容スペース７，７と、を備え、アルミニウム合金で一体形成され、各部位の表面粗さがＲａ１．０以下であり、各部位を構成する角部が曲面になっている。【選択図】図１