OPEN TOE SOCK WITH TOE ANCHOR

1 . A knit sock comprising:

a sock body comprising a tubular body forming a perimeter around a foot-receiving cavity and having a dorsal portion and a plantar portion, wherein the foot-receiving cavity comprises a toe-end opening, the tubular body comprising a plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses; and

a plurality of toe-anchor knit courses integrally knit with the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses and dividing the toe-end opening into a first toe-end opening and a second toe-end opening, wherein the plurality of toe-anchor knit courses connects the dorsal portion to the plantar portion by extending across the toe-end opening.

2 . The knit sock of claim 1 , wherein the sock body further comprises a collar having a foot opening in communication with the foot-receiving cavity.

3 . The knit sock of claim 1 , wherein the sock body further comprises a heel opening configured to receive a heel portion of a wearer's foot when the knit sock is in an as-worn configuration.

4 . The knit sock of claim 1 , wherein the first toe-end opening and the second toe-end opening comprise different circumferences.

5 . The knit sock of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of toe-anchor knit courses comprise an elastomeric yarn.

6 . The knit sock of claim 1 , wherein the sock body and the plurality of toe-anchor knit courses comprise an elastomeric yarn.

7 . The knit sock of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of toe-anchor knit courses are oriented generally perpendicular to the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses.

8 . A knit sock comprising:

a sock body with a collar and a heel area; and

a toe area integrally knit with the sock body, the toe area having a dorsal portion and a plantar portion, wherein:

the dorsal portion comprises a dorsal triangular panel having a dorsal vertex that extends toward the collar and a dorsal base that forms at least a first portion of a perimeter edge of the toe area,

the plantar portion comprises a plantar triangular panel having a plantar vertex that extends toward the heel area and a plantar base that forms at least a second portion of the perimeter edge of the toe area, and

a plurality of toe-anchor knit courses extending between the dorsal base and the plantar base of the toe area to form a first toe-end opening and a second toe-end opening separated by the plurality of toe-anchor knit courses.

9 . The knit sock of claim 8 , wherein the sock body comprises a plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses.

10 . The knit sock of claim 9 , wherein the dorsal portion comprises a plurality of reciprocally knit courses extending generally perpendicular to the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses.

11 . The knit sock of claim 10 , wherein the plantar portion comprises a plurality of reciprocally knit courses extending generally perpendicular to the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses.

12 . The knit sock of claim 8 , wherein the first toe-end opening is configured to receive a wearer's first hallux when the knit sock is in an as-worn configuration.

13 . The knit sock of claim 8 , wherein:

the dorsal base comprises a first dorsal base vertex and a second dorsal base vertex;

the first portion of the perimeter edge extends between the first dorsal base vertex and the second dorsal base vertex;

the plantar base comprises a first plantar base vertex and a second plantar base vertex; and

the second portion of the perimeter edge extends between the first plantar base vertex and the second plantar base vertex.

14 . The knit sock of claim 13 , wherein the first dorsal base vertex and the first plantar base vertex are located on a medial aspect of the toe area of the knit sock, and wherein the second dorsal base vertex and the second plantar base vertex are located on a lateral aspect of the toe area of the knit sock.

15 . The knit sock of claim 8 , wherein the second toe-end opening has a larger circumference than the first toe-end opening.

16 . A method for knitting a sock comprising:

on a circular knitting machine, knitting a plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses forming a tubular body with a first end and a second end;

integrally knitting a dorsal triangular panel with a first area of the second end of the tubular body, the dorsal triangular panel comprising a dorsal base that form a first portion of a perimeter edge of a toe area of the sock;

integrally knitting a plantar triangular panel with a second area of the second end of the tubular body, the plantar triangular panel comprising a plantar base that forms a second portion of the perimeter edge of the toe area of the sock; and

knitting a plurality of toe-anchor knit courses extending between the dorsal base and the plantar base to form a first toe-end opening and a second toe-end opening separated by the plurality of toe-anchor knit courses.

17 . The method for knitting the sock of claim 16 , wherein the dorsal triangular panel is reciprocally knit on the circular knitting machine and comprises reciprocally knit courses extending generally perpendicular to the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses.

18 . The method for knitting a sock of claim 16 , wherein the plantar triangular panel is reciprocally knit on the circular knitting machine and comprises reciprocally knit courses extending generally perpendicular to the plurality of circumferentially extending knit courses.

19 . The method for knitting a sock of claim 16 , further comprising forming a heel opening in the tubular body, the heel opening configured to receive a heel portion of a wearer's foot when the sock is in an as-worn configuration.

20 . The method for knitting a sock of claim 16 , wherein the first end of the tubular body forms, at least in part, a collar of the sock.