Knitted semi-finished product for manufacturing stockings, footwear and gloves and process for the attainment thereof

Process for making a knitted semi-finished product for manufacturing stockings, footwear and gloves, comprising:

• knitting an outer portion configured to contain a user's foot or hand;
• knitting an auxiliary portion connected to the outer knitted portion;
• wherein the auxiliary knitted portion delimits an opening configured to accommodate a user's foot or hand;
• wherein knitting the auxiliary portion comprises:
• knitting a ring-shaped portion directly connected to the outer knitted portion and optionally knitting an end portion directly connected to the ring-shaped portion on the side opposite the outer knitted portion;
• waterproofing the knitted outer portion so as to obtain a main waterproofed portion, wherein the main waterproofed portion prevents the passage of liquids from the outside to the inside of the semi-finished product;
• wherein the ring-shaped portion has a lower hydrophilic characteristic than a hydrophilic characteristic of the knitted outer portion to stop or at least slow down the capillary rise of a liquid absorbed by the knitted outer portion.