How to Make Bead Socks

Courtesy of Lindsey, here's a tutorial on making lovely bead socks for sweet little girls. Thanks, Lindsey, for preparing this for us!

Materials needed:
Very thin crochet needle--I'm using a US9
Very thin yarn or thread
Socks (bobbie socks,with a fold-over cuff)
Pony Beads (or any other kind of bead you so desire)


First step is figure out what colors of beads you want and then string about 40 of them onto the thread's end (don't cut it, keep it attached to the roll of thread). I ended up only needing about 28 per sock, but it's always better to have more than enough than to run out!


Poke your needle into the sock and pull the end of the thread through. Chain 8.


Slide one of the beads along the thread onto your chain of 8, without pulling it out...


...Now that your bead is on the chain, put your crochet needle back into the loop


Chain one into the sock again about 2-3 little ridges away and then repeat process, chaining 8, adding a bead, chaining into the sock 2-3 ridges away, chaining 8, adding a bead, etc. etc. all the way around the sock.


When you come to the end, cut the thread and tie both loose ends together and knot a few times tightly. You're done!


What a beautiful, frugal, and fun gift any little girl will love! I find that it takes me one hour to do one pair of socks. It's easy to do them while watching a movie or listening to a podcast, but not recommended for doing when the kiddoes are awake!

You can use a variety of socks, beads, threads, and colors to make your socks unique! You can also vary the length of your chains for a different look (for example, if you want the beads to droop down even more chain 12 instead of 8.) You can also go farther apart between beads or closer together if you so desire.



Notes from Heather: For Sofia's Christmas gift last year, I used letter beads on her socks to spell her first and middle names. (You need to thread them on the string upside down and in reverse order in order to come out right.) It's a fun personal touch!


Love fancy socks? You might want to make ribbon socks, too!