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- Oldest purse, c. 4500 years old – Germany
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- Oldest sunglasses, c. 500 years old – Canada
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- Oldest socks, c. 1500 years old – Egypt
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- Oldest pair of pants, c. 3000 years old – China
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- Oldest brassiere – c. 450 years old – Austria
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- Oldest leather shoe, c. 5500 years old – Armenia
Umm… those socks aren’t knit, their made through a completely different process called Nålebinding, V&A link: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O107787/pair-of-socks-unknown/ . Knitting came much later, with extant socks from the 11th or 12thcentury AD, but, given their complexity, it is safe to assume that knitting was invented earlier.
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O128882/sock-unknown/
Super common mistake.
I have seen it referred to as single needle knitting — the effect certainly looks the same! Thanks for additional info.