Abstract: A knit footee having a body portion and a top portion connected to the body is disclosed. The top portion includes a first top increment comprising a plurality of completed courses and having a tendency to roll outwardly upon itself and a second top increment comprising a plurality of completed courses connected along a common border to the first top increment and to the neck portion. The first top increment has an inner edge connected at the common border to the neck portion and extending downwardly from the inner edge and from the common border over the neck of the body. The second top increment extends upwardly from the border portion and then downwardly to the neck portion forming a loop. The first and second top increments are secured to the neck portion at the common border portion. The second top increment snugly constricts the top portion when in relaxed condition to cause the top portion to grip the lower ankle area of the wearer.

Abstract: The nonroll selvage of the crew or athletic sock includes a plurality of rounds of polyurethane elastic yarn and a single course of plain stitch loops knit solely of a stretchable yarn to form single yarn stretchable stitch loops alternately positioned in front of and behind the rounds of polyurethane elastic yarn. The stretchable yarn connecting the upper ends of adjacent stitch loops of this single course passes over and surrounds the rounds of polyurethane elastic yarn in contracted condition so that the rounds of polyurethane elastic yarn are drawn together and held closely against the first course of the portion of the leg adjacent the nonroll selvage to provide a small upstanding bead extending around the upper end of the sock.

Abstract: This sock is provided with an outwardly rolled decorative upper edge (13) which is integrally knit with the sock to provide the appearance of a simulated overedge stitch and is formed on a conventional type of circular hosiery knitting machine without requiring extensive modification. The formation of the simulated shell overedge stitch on the knitting machine eliminates the separate step of sewing on an overedge shell stitch, as has been the prior practice. The decorative upper edge is formed of a substantially inelastic yarn (I), a stretchable yarn (S), and an elastic yarn (E). These three yarns are knit in plated relationship in stitch loops in spaced apart wales (W-1 and W-5) of a plurality of successive courses (C-5 through C-8) with the spaced wales being spaced apart by at least two intervening wales (W-2, W-3 and W-4). The inelastic yarn (I) and the elastic yarn (E) float across the intervening wales while the stretchable yarn (S) forms tucks extending across the intervening wales.

Abstract: Terry loops provide a cushion throughout at least the sole portion of the foot of the sock and ventilator panels extend along opposite sides of the sole. The ventilator panels are formed with an open mesh stitch construction to permit the passage of air therethrough and to provide for ventilation of the foot when the sock is worn. Terry loops may also provide a cushion in the instep portion and the ventilator panels may be formed with tuck stitches interspersed with plain stitches.