210 below reference line 212 whereas band 228 and stripe 214 are of a different contrasting color vertical stripe 214 which simulates the stirrup strap 114 extends downward to about the level of reference line 212 at which the top of the player 39 s shoe would normally reside fig3 illustrates the prior art sock 225 of fig2 as worn whereas fig4 depicts the fig5 sock 15 of the invention as worn from this comparision it will be seen that the strap simulating stripe 214 of the prior art sock 225 leaves a gap above the line of the top of the shoe 11 in contrast the simulated stirrup on the sock 15 of the present invention as in fig4 has a simulated stirrup strap stripe 14 which continues below the level of the shoe top leaving no gap the sock 15 of fig5 when worn as in fig4 thus more closely simulates the appearance of the traditional separate stirrup of fig1 even though it has been known as previously mentioned to avoid the gap it has not been known to avoid such gap with a sock such as provided by the construction of the invention it has been discovered that manufacture of the simulated combination stirrup and sock of the invention is best accomplished according to the present invention on a magnetic tape controlled 5 cus model circular knitting machine manufactured by sangiacomo of brescia italy.