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Knitted in!
Not printed.

There is a real difference between printing on knitted fabric and creating a pattern directly in the knit from the same yarn during production.

Rated 5 out of 5

#1. Quality

A pattern knitted into a sock with yarn has a crafted, authentic look. You can see that it was created during production and that someone had to plan the construction for it to look right. A print is added to an already finished product. It may have a much higher “resolution”, but in this case that can actually be a disadvantage.

A pattern knitted into the sock will not wash off in the way a surface print can.

Rated 5 out of 5

#2. Visual impact

Each knitted stitch is one part of the sock pattern. Sock knitting machines create the design precisely, stitch by stitch and rotation by rotation.

The finished surface may appear smooth, but it is actually richly textured: light reflects from every stitch, every yarn and every fibre. That character cannot be imitated easily and is what gives knitted socks their unique appearance.