Keep tiny toes cozy with the Victorian Bow Socks, a sweet crochet baby sock pattern with plenty of vintage-inspired charm. Featuring a soft bootie-style shape, pretty folded ruffle cuffs, and delicate bows at the sides, these little socks are an adorable finishing touch for a special handmade baby outfit.
The pattern includes instructions for two sizes: 0–6 months and 6–12 months and uses KnitPal Chenillique weight #4 yarn in Pink Sorbet with a 4 mm crochet hook. The plush chenille yarn gives the socks an extra-soft, cuddly texture that’s perfect for baby makes.
The socks are crocheted from the toe up, with shaping to create the heel and ankle before a decorative ruffled cuff is added. Each sock is finished with a small crocheted bow placed on the outside of the ankle for an extra-sweet detail. Make the Victorian Bow Socks on their own as a thoughtful baby shower gift, or pair them with the matching Victorian Bow Bonnet, Headband, and Mittens for a beautifully coordinated handmade baby set.
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What You’ll Need
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Yarn:
KnitPal Chenillique (weight #4 - 100% polyester, 214 yards per 100 gram)
Approximately 1 ball in Pink Sorbet -
Hook:
US - G/4mm crochet hook
Or size needed to obtain gauge -
Notions:
Scissors
Tapestry needle
Details
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Skill Level: Easy
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Gauge:
A 2-round gauge swatch = 2" (5.1 cm) in diameter with a 4 mm hook
Swatch:
Round 1: 12dc in a Magic Ring. (12 sts)
Round 2: Inc around. (24 sts) -
Sizes:
The pattern has the instructions for 2 sizes.
The Small size is for 0-6 months.
The Large size is for 6-12 months.
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch: chain
- dc: double crochet
- dec: decrease (Make an unfinished dc in the first stitch and in the next stitch. Yarn over and pull through all three loops on the hook.)
- inc: increase
- sc: single crochet
- sk: skip
- slst: slip stitch
- st(s): stitch(es)
- (...)x # or {...}x # - work instructions within parentheses/braces as many times as directed (#)
- (# sts) - indicates the total number (#) of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
Patterns
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SOCKS (MAKE 2)
All photo references are available in downloadable PDF
Start with the Magic Ring.
Round 1: Ch 3 (count as 1st dc here and after), dc 11, sl st into 3rd ch from the beginning to join. (12 sts)
Round 2 (for small size): Ch 3, (2 dc in same st, dc)x 5, 2 dc in same st, slst into 1 dc. (18 sts) st
Round 2 (for large size): Ch 3, dc in the same st, (2 dc in same st)x 11, sl st to join. (24 sts)
Rounds 3-5 (3 rounds): Ch 3, dc in each st around, sl st to join (1st photo). (18,24 sts)
Rounds 6-7 (for large size only): Ch 3, dc in each st around, sl st to join. (24 sts)
Count the next round as 1st row.
Row 1: Ch 3, dc (8,11), turn. (9,12 sts)
Row 2: Ch 3 (1st dc), dc in each across, turn (2nd photo). (9,12 sts)
Rows 3-4 (for large size only): Ch 3 (1st dc), dc in each across, turn. (12 sts)
We’ll later sew the backside of the heel.
Start working on the edges of the rows. Work on the wrong side only.
Round 1: Ch 3 (count as 1st dc), make 2 dc on the edge of each row (3rd photo) (total 4,8 sts), make dc in each remaining st of round 5,7 (total 9,12 sts), make 2 dc on the edge of each row (total 4,8 sts), slst into st1 dc (4th photo). (17,28 sts)
Rounds 2-4: Ch 3, dc in each st around, slst. (17,28 sts)
Round 5: Ch 1 (doesn’t count as st), sc around, slst into 1 sc (5th photo). (17,28 sts) st
Round 6: Ch 3, dc in same st, (3 dc in same st, 2 dc in same st) x 8,13. 2 dc in the last st, slst into 1st st (6th photo).
Fasten off and cut the yarn. Weave in all the ends.
Take a 6-inch-long piece of the same thread, flatten the last row of the sock (the back side of the sock to sew the opposite sts together). Fasten off and weave in all the ends (7th photo).
Fold the last 2 rounds over (7th photo).
BOWS (MAKE 2)
Start with 6 chs.
Row 1: Sk 1st ch, 1 sc in each remaining chs, turn. (5 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (5 sts)
Fasten off and cut the yarn. Weave in all the ends (8th photo).
Take a 5-inch-long piece of the yarn and wrap it around the center of the Bow (9th photo).
Fasten off and use the remaining yarn to sew the Bow on the side of the Socks between Rounds 4 and 5. Make sure the Bows are sewn on the sides that face outward on the legs (10th photo).
Fasten off and weave in all the ends.
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