Socks having areas of varying stretchability and methods of manufacturing same

A sock for wearing on a foot, the sock comprising:

• body portions of the sock comprising a material having a first overall stretchability;
• select portions of the sock, including at least:
• a toe area,
• a heel area,
• a cross band area wrapping completely around the top and bottom of the sock in an arch area of the sock,
• an ankle band wrapping around an ankle area of the sock, and
• a foot top band extending along a top of the sock connecting the cross band and the ankle band, the toe area and the ankle band, or the toe area and the cross band;
• wherein the select portions comprise substantially less of the sock than the body portions and comprise a material having a second overall stretchability;
• and
• wherein the second stretchability is substantially greater than the first stretchability such that one or more of the select portions are configured to continue to stretch in response to a removal force applied to the sock while adjacent one or more body portions reach their maximum stretchable length which thereby allows the removal force to overcome a compressive force of the one or more body portions.

A sock for wearing on a foot, the sock comprising:

• body portions of the sock comprising a material having a first overall stretchability;
• select portions of the sock, including at least:
• a toe area,
• a heel area,
• a cross band area wrapping completely around the top and bottom of the sock in an arch area of the sock, and
• a foot bottom band extending along a bottom of the sock connecting the toe area and the heel area, the toe area and the cross band, or the cross band and the heel area;
• wherein the select portions comprise substantially less of the sock than the body portions and comprise a material having a second overall stretchability;
• and
• wherein the second stretchability is substantially greater than the first stretchability such that one or more of the select portions are configured to continue to stretch in response to a removal force applied to the sock while adjacent one or more body portions reach their maximum stretchable length which thereby allows the removal force to overcome a compressive force of the one or more body portions.