Method for making sole structure with knitted fabric and sole structure

A method for making a sole structure with a knitted fabric, comprising steps of:

• placing a thermoplastic filling material in the knitted fabric, wherein the knitted fabric comprises a space for the thermoplastic filling material to be placed in and an opening communicating with the space;
• sealing the opening;
• and
• placing the knitted fabric with the opening sealed into a mold, applying a heating temperature to melt the thermoplastic filling material of the knitted fabric, and restricting a shape of the knitted fabric via the mold to make the sole structure, wherein the sole structure includes a compressible elastomer and a knitting texture wrapped around the compressible elastomer and fused with a surface of the compressible elastomer, the compressible elastomer is formed from the thermoplastic filling material after being melted and cooled, the knitting texture is formed from the knitted fabric and is directly observed from an appearance of the sole structure.