ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH KNITTED COMPONENT HAVING PLURALITY OF GRADUATED PROJECTIONS

Provided is an upper for an article of footwear, and an article of footwear including a sole structure and an upper that is attached to the sole structure, the upper comprising: a smooth area; a textured area including alternating projection structures and recess structures that extend across the upper, each projection structure projecting outwardly from a foot-receiving cavity of the upper and outwardly from a reference boundary defined by the smooth area, and each recess structure recessing into the cavity and inwardly from the reference boundary; and a skin layer layered over the upper, wherein the skin layer has one or more attached portions attached to the smooth area and one or more detached portions at the textured area of the upper so that the one or more detached portions can float relative to the textured area.