METHOD OF FORMING AN ARTICLE FOOTWEAR INCORPORATING A TRIMMED KNITTED UPPER

摘要

A method of forming an article of footwear includes knitting a knitted workpiece formed of unitary knit construction. The knitted workpiece is configured to at least partially form an upper of the article of footwear. The knitted workpiece has a body and a trim region. The trim region defines at least a portion of an outer edge of the knitted workpiece. A first dimension of the knitted workpiece is at least partly defined by the outer edge. The method also includes heating the knitted workpiece. Also, the method includes trimming the knitted workpiece within the trim region after heating the knitted workpiece to remove a piece from the knitted workpiece and to reduce the first dimension to a second dimension. Also, the method includes forming the upper from the trimmed knitted workpiece.