Abstract: The present sinker control is operable to control the positioning of terry sinkers in the knitting machine during reciprocatory knitting of heel and toe pockets in socks. The sinker control operates to form terry loops on all but a few needles at opposite ends of the narrowed and widened partial courses of the pockets so that narrow areas adjacent the suture lines are devoid of terry loops. An auxiliary terry sinker control cam (35) is operable for engaging the upstanding nebs of the terry sinkers (T) and moving them inwardly to a partially advanced position and a main terry sinker control cam (45) is engageable with the nebs of the terry sinkers to insert the same earlier than normal to form terry loops. The operation of the main terry sinker control cam is controlled during reciprocation by a needle butt cam (60) and during continuous rotary knitting by cams on a pattern control drum (24).

Abstract: The auxiliary knitting station includes an auxiliary yarn feed finger in the form of a relatively thin flat, substantially vertically disposed main body portion which is movable between a lowered or active position between the latch ring and the circle of needles and a raised or inactive position above the circle of needles. The lower end portion of the auxiliary yarn feed finger includes a first yarn guide opening for feeding a first or body yarn to the needles at a level below the upper ledges of the sinkers and a pair of yarn guide openings spaced above the first yarn guide opening for selectively feeding either a terry yarn or a plating yarn to the needles at a level above the level of the body yarn.

Abstract: This sock is characterized by a stayup cuff including an outwardly turned welt intergrally knit with the top of the leg of the sock and a single-ply edge portion having an upper edge integrally knit with the lower edge of the outwardly turned welt and with the top of the leg portion of the sock. The single-ply edge portion is adapted to extend down over the covers the upper edge of the boot to aid in preventing the sock from being drawn down into the boot and to aid in preventing the entry of dirt, snow and the like into the boot. The outwardly turned welt extending upwardly above the single-ply edge portion snugly engages the leg of the wearer and aids in preventing the entry of dirt, snow and the like inside of the upper edge of the sock.