Ski sock with integrally knit thickened fabric areas

A sock particularly adapted for wear with ski boots and the like and being adapted to cushion and protect the front portion of the leg from discomfort caused by the ski boot, said sock being knit throughout of at least one body yarn and including an integrally knit leg and foot, said leg and foot comprising a front half covering the front of the leg and the top of the foot of the wearer, and a rear half covering the rear of the leg, the heel, and the sole of the foot of the wearer, additional yarn knit in plated relationship with said body yarn and forming terry loops in the front half of said leg and providing a thickened fabric area extending along the front of the leg of the wearer, areas adjacent opposite sides of said thickened fabric area in the front half of said leg being devoid of terry loops and providing thinner fabric areas, said thickened fabric area in said front half of said leg cushioning and protecting the front of the leg of the wearer, and said thinner fabric areas adjacent opposite sides of said thickened fabric area providing reduced bulk in the leg of the sock.

A sock particularly adapted for wear with ski boots and the like and including a leg and foot knit throughout of at least one body yarn, said leg comprising front and rear halves, said foot including a heel and a sole aligned with said rear half of said leg, and an instep aligned with said front half of said leg, additional yarn knit in plated relationship with said body yarn and forming an area of thickened fabric extending along said front half of said leg and said instep, and additional yarn knit in plated relationship with said body yarn and forming an area of thickened fabric extending along said heel and said sole, said thickened fabric area in said instep being narrower than said front half of said sock, and said thickened fabric areas defining opposite side panels between said thickened fabric area in said instep and said thickened fabric area in said heel and said sole, said opposite side panels being knit of said body yarn only and providing substantially greater stretchability than the stretchability of said thickened fabric areas in said instep, said heel and said sole, the stretchability of said opposite side panels providing sufficient stretchability in the foot of the sock to permit the sock to be easily drawn onto and off of the foot of the wearer.

A sock including a leg and foot knit throughout of at least one body yarn, said foot comprising a rear half including a heel and sole, and a front half including an instep, a first area of thickened fabric extending longitudinally along said instep and including opposite side edges, a second area of thickened fabric extending longitudinally along said heel and sole and including opposite side edges, said first and second thickened fabric areas limiting the stretchability of the corresponding portions of said instep and said heel and sole of the foot of the sock, opposite side edges of said first area of thickened fabric being spaced from opposite side edges of said second area of thickened fabric and defining opposite side panels extending longitudinally between said thickened fabric areas in said instep and said heel and sole, said opposite side panels having substantially greater stretchability than the limited stretchability of said thickened fabric areas in said instep and said heel and sole, and the stretchability of said opposite side panels providing sufficient stretchability in the foot of the sock to permit the sock to be easily drawn onto and off of the foot of the wearer.