Terry and Cushion Sole Sock Knitting
topic
Terry sole sock knitting uses long-nose sinkers that hold the ground yarn loop short while forming extended pile loops from a secondary yarn fed at higher rate in the sole and heel zones only, creating cushioned terry pile regions in the high-impact foot areas while maintaining plain jersey construction in the leg and upper foot through selective sinker and needle action controlled by machine programme zoning.
Role
Produces cushioned athletic and performance socks with targeted terry cushioning in the heel and ball of foot zones that provide impact absorption and moisture management benefits sought by sports and athletic sock consumers, with selective terry zone placement enabled by programmable sinker action that restricts pile formation to defined sock regions without manual zone separation in the knitting process.