Loop Height
The higher the loop, the thicker it must be. Generally, the height of the loop is 3~4 mm, and a few achieve 2~3 mm in order to control the cost. Sports socks for badminton or high-thickness socks are generally required to be 5 mm. This is generally called high-terry in the factory, and only high-quality sports socks are used. If higher loops are required, the sock machine generally needs to be modified, and the use of special needles is more time-consuming and labor-intensive. Therefore, there are only a few big brand socks that require extremely high prices, such as the NBA's elite socks series. High terry.
The Number of Yarns
The yarn of knitting socks is like we twist hemp rope. It is definitely different whether two yarns are twisted into one strand or three yarns are twisted into one strand. Consumers often do not notice, but the feel of the objective object is still different. Terry socks knitted with three yarns are definitely stronger and heavier than those knitted with two yarns. The most intuitive understanding is that there is a one-third gap in raw materials.
Yarn Count
What is the yarn count? It can be simply understood as the thickness of each yarn. The yarn count of general sports socks is 32. Yarns that are larger than this number are thinner, such as 40, and thicker than those that are smaller, such as 24. But it is worth noting that it is not that the smaller the count, the thicker the yarn, the better. Why? Because thicker yarns are generally lower-grade cotton yarns, in order to pull out high-count yarns, your raw materials need to be good enough and fine enough.
Sock Density
This is the parameter setting on the socks machine. Generally, the larger the density value, the tighter the socks. But this parameter is even more infeasible. Only by touching the texture and comparing it can you have a concept.