Knitted stocking

Abstract

In order to provide a knitted stocking comprising a first region, which comprises a tread region and/or a heel region and/or an upper heel region and/or a toe region and/or an over toe region of the stocking and contains at least one first material, and a second region, which comprises a leg region and/or an instep region of the stocking and comprises at least one second material, which is different from the first material, in which the use of different materials in specific regions of the stocking is possible, as a result of which wearer comfort is improved, it is proposed that the first region is incorporated into the stocking as an at least two-ply knitted fabric using the intarsia method.

1 . Knitted stocking comprising a first region, which comprises a tread region and/or a heel region and/or an upper heel region and/or a toe region and/or an over toe region of the stocking and contains at least one first material, and a second region, which comprises a leg region and/or an instep region of the stocking and comprises at least one second material, which is different from the first material, wherein the first region is incorporated into the stocking as an at least two-ply knitted fabric using the intarsia method.  
   
   
       2 . Stocking according to  claim 1 , wherein at least certain sections of the first region and the second region are knitted in the oscillating mode.  
   
   
       3 . Stocking according to  claim 1 , wherein the first region is connected to the second region by interlocking in a transition region.  
   
   
       4 . Stocking according to  claim 3 , wherein the transition region comprises interlocking stitches of the material of the first region, which are knitted together with a respective stitch of the material of the second region.  
   
   
       5 . Stocking according to  claim 3 , wherein the transition region comprises interlocking stitches of the material of the second region, which are knitted together with a respective stitch of the material of the first region.  
   
   
       6 . Stocking according to  claim 3 , wherein a respective interlocking stitch of the material of the first region and an interlocking stitch of the material of the second region are in succession along the transition region.  
   
   
       7 . Stocking according to  claim 3 , wherein the transition region contains at least one respective interlocking stitch in each stitch row.  
   
   
       8 . Stocking according to  claim 3 , wherein the transition region comprises non-interlocked stitch rows, as well as stitch rows comprising interlocking stitches.  
   
   
       9 . Stocking according to  claim 8 , wherein, in the transition region, stitch rows comprising interlocking stitches and non-interlocked stitch rows are in succession in a recurring knitting repeat pattern.  
   
   
       10 . Stocking according to  claim 9 , wherein the knitting repeat pattern comprises a respective stitch row comprising an interlocking stitch of the material of the first region, then a plurality of non-interlocked stitch rows, then a stitch row comprising an interlocking stitch of the material of the second region, and then a plurality of non-interlocked stitch rows.  
   
   
       11 . Stocking according to  claim 1 , wherein a transition region comprises ventilation zones between the first region and the second region.  
   
   
       12 . Stocking according to  claim 1 , wherein the knitted fabric of the first region is in the form of a plated knitted fabric.  
   
   
       13 . Stocking according to  claim 1 , wherein the material of the first region comprises wool.  
   
   
       14 . Stocking according to  claim 13 , wherein the knitted fabric of the first region has an inner ply, which comprises wool.  
   
   
       15 . Stocking according to  claim 1 , wherein the material of the first region comprises cotton.  
   
   
       16 . Stocking according to  claim 15 , wherein the knitted fabric of the first region has an outer ply, which comprises cotton.  
   
   
       17 . Stocking according to  claim 1 , wherein the material of the first region comprises a synthetic material, preferably polyamide and/or polypropylene.  
   
   
       18 . Stocking according to  claim 17 , wherein the knitted fabric of the first region has an outer ply, which comprises a synthetic material, preferably polyamide and/or polypropylene.  
   
   
       19 . Stocking according to  claim 1 , wherein the first region has an outer contour, which is asymmetrical with respect to the longitudinal centre plane of the foot part and/or the leg part of the stocking.  
   
   
       20 . Stocking according to  claim 19 , wherein the outer contour of the first region is adapted, in a tread region of the stocking, to the course of the outer contour of the foot treading surface of a wearer of the stocking.  
   
   
       21 . Stocking according to  claim 1 , wherein the toe region of the stocking is asymmetrical with respect to the longitudinal centre plane of the foot part of the stocking.  
   
   
       22 . Stocking according to  claim 21 , wherein the toe region comprises a first edge portion, on the side of the large toe of a wearer of the stocking, and a second edge portion, on the side of the small toe of a wearer of the stocking, wherein the first edge portion is inclined at a smaller angle relative to the longitudinal centre plane of the foot part of the stocking than the second edge portion.  
   
   
       23 . Method for knitting a stocking, comprising the following methods steps: 
 knitting a first region of the stocking, which comprises a tread region and/or a heel region and/or an upper heel region and/or a toe region and/or an over toe region of the stocking, from at least one first material; and    knitting a second region of the stocking, which comprises a leg region and/or an instep region of the stocking, from at least one second material, which is different from the first material;    wherein the first region is incorporated into the stocking as an at least two-ply knitted fabric using the intarsia method.    
   
   
       24 . Method according to  claim 23 , wherein at least certain sections of the first region and the second region are knitted in the oscillating mode.  
   
   
       25 . Method according to  claim 23 , wherein the first region is connected to the second region by interlocking in a transition region.  
   
   
       26 . Method according to  claim 25 , wherein, in the transition region, interlocking loops of the material of the first region are knitted together with a respective stitch of the material of the second region.  
   
   
       27 . Method according to  claim 25 , wherein, in the transition region, interlocking loops of the material of the second region are knitted together with a respective stitch of the material of the first region.  
   
   
       28 . Method according to  claim 25 , wherein a respective interlocking stitch of the material of the first region and an interlocking stitch of the material of the second region are formed in alternation along the transition region.  
   
   
       29 . Method according to  claim 25 , wherein at least one respective interlocking stitch is formed in the transition region in each stitch row.  
   
   
       30 . Method according to  claim 25 , wherein, in addition to stitch rows comprising interlocking stitches, non-interlocked stitch rows are also formed in the transition region.  
   
   
       31 . Method according to  claim 30 , wherein, in the transition region, stitch rows comprising interlocking stitches and non-interlocked stitch rows are in succession in a recurring knitting repeat pattern.  
   
   
       32 . Method according to  claim 31 , wherein the knitting repeat pattern comprises a respective stitch row comprising an interlocking stitch of the material of the first region, then a plurality of non-interlocked stitch rows, then a stitch row comprising an interlocking stitch of the material of the second region, and then a plurality of non-interlocked stitch rows.  
   
   
       33 . Method according to  claim 23 , wherein ventilation zones are formed in a transition region between the first region and the second region.  
   
   
       34 . Method according to  claim 23 , wherein the knitted fabric of the first region is in the form of a plated knitted fabric.  
   
   
       35 . Method according to  claim 23 , wherein the first region is formed with an outer contour, which is asymmetrical with respect to the longitudinal centre plane of the foot part and/or the leg part of the stocking.  
   
   
       36 . Method according to  claim 35 , wherein the outer contour of the first region is adapted, in a tread region of the stocking, to the course of the outer contour of the foot treading surface of a wearer of the stocking.  
   
   
       37 . Method according to  claim 23 , wherein the toe region of the stocking is asymmetrical with respect to the longitudinal centre plane of the foot part of the stocking.  
   
   
       38 . Method according to  claim 37 , wherein the toe region of the stocking is configured in such a way that it comprises a first edge portion, on the side of the large toe of a wearer of the stocking, and a second edge portion, on the side of the small toe of a wearer of the stocking, wherein the first edge portion is inclined at a smaller angle relative to the longitudinal centre plane of the foot part of the stocking than the second edge portion.