A shoe upper comprising:a mesh covering unit having opposite first and second surfaces and including a plurality of first yarns and a plurality of second yarns, each of said first yarns having a first core yarn and a first coating layer that is wrapped around said first core yarn and is made from a thermoplastic material, said first yarns and said second yarns being interknitted to form a plurality of holes extending through said. first and second surfaces, and to have first portions of said first coating layers of said first yarns and first portions of said second yarns forming said first surface, and second portions of said first coating layers of said first yarns and second portions of said second yarns forming said second surface, said first portions of said first coating layers at said. first surface being larger in surface area than said second portions of said first coating layers at said second surface; anda fabric layer disposed on said second surface of said mesh covering unit.