Sock with selective yarn placement

Abstract

Techniques for producing garments, such as socks, may use selected body yarns for certain portions of the garment, which may be substituted for different body yarns in different portions of the garments. A garment may be knit with different selected yarns for different selected areas in order to obtain desired performance benefits. Strategic placement of different body yarns may provide for an economical increase in the performance of the garment, and may also and provide multiple aesthetic options for the garment. The different body yarn materials and sizes may be selected to provide the desired performance characteristics for the different areas without the need to balance performance characteristics with a single body yarn that would otherwise be present in such areas.

1 . A sock comprising:
 a calf portion connected to a heel portion, an arch portion, and a toe portion;   wherein a plating yarn is knit in each stitch of the calf portion, the heel portion, the arch portion, and the toe portion, a first yarn is knit along with the plating yarn in each stitch of the calf portion and arch portion, and both a second yarn and third yarn are knit instead of the first yarn, and along with the plating yarn, in each stitch of only the heel portion and the toe portion, and wherein the second yarn and third yarn are different yarns than the first yarn, and wherein   the plating yarn is a nylon yarn having a lighter weight than each of the first yarn, second yarn, and third yarn,   the first yarn is a wool yarn having a lighter weight than the second yarn, and   the second yarn is a wool yarn having a heavier weight than the first yarn.   
     
     
         2 .- 3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The sock of  claim 1 , wherein the third yarn is a nylon/wool blend yarn. 
     
     
         5 .- 6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . The sock of  claim 1 , wherein a splice yarn is placed to be located on an exterior portion of the sock in the heel portion and toe portion. 
     
     
         8 . The sock of  claim 1 , wherein the first yarn comprises a 90% merino wool 10% nylon blend yarn. 
     
     
         9 . The sock of  claim 8 , wherein the first yarn is a 27/1 nm yarn. 
     
     
         10 . The sock of  claim 9 , wherein the second yarn is a 44/2 nm 90% merino wool 10% nylon blend yarn. 
     
     
         11 . The sock of  claim 10 , wherein the third yarn is a 44/13/2 nylon yarn. 
     
     
         12 . The sock of  claim 11 , wherein the plating yarn is 2/70/24 nylon air covered over a 20 denier elastic yarn.