Headcover progress

Thank you for tuning back in. My concept drawing is above and gave me a lot of insight to what I need to look for when designing this project. It will definitely be difficult to make it exactly how I drew it, but I am interested to see if I can get the colors and the overall look to be similar. As for the materials I need to look for, the most important is the sock. I want this to be as form fitting as possible to make it seem professional and that starts with the thickness of the sock. Having a small thin sock will make the process of securely fitting it to the club hard. I also need to get a good pattern stitched into the sock. Hopefully I find just what I am looking for or else I will have to stitch a pattern onto it.

Sock argyle pattern example

Moving forward I will have to learn how to sew again in order to put patches of logos onto the face of the sock. This won’t be difficult but will take patience to do it right, making it last long and be able to withstand being outside for long periods of time. As you can see, I choose to stick with logos made of all black on my concept drawing. I like this idea since the sock will already be colorful and adding more contrast will only make the overall product messy and cluttered. The sharp angles and elongated logos are something that really helps with this piece since it will be very vertical in nature and adding other things for the audience to look at will make it look better.

Example of knitted club covers illustrating the form of top and bottom of sock

What I will be doing before my next post is going to a thrift store to search for all my raw materials. These can come from anything I find. Whether it be an old ski hat with a pom-pom on it or a Nike hat that I will only use for the logo patch I am willing to use everything. The challenge I see the most will be making the sock fit as best as I can. Golf club head covers are tight around the head of the club and loose towards the bottom so making a sock form in that way will be a struggle. An option I can think of to overcome this obstacle is using two socks and stitching one to the inside for more support. Along with that I can strategically sew into both socks putting tension in the places that need it. Once I get the right overall look, I can begin places the logos and other aesthetic pieces all around the sock. Hopefully I can find everything I am looking for and research for inspiration if I find myself stuck. Tune in next week for more progress!

Citations:

Sock pattern: link Polo, 2017

Knitted example: link erosgifts, 2020