Sock WholesalersNovelty socks supplier: 3D jacquard on a cotton crew
Novelty here means a pattern knitted into the sock, not printed on top of it. The listed style is a cotton crew with a 3D jacquard Christmas pattern, in shoe sizes 38–46.
The listing for this style reads: novelty casual Christmas socks, 3D jacquard pattern, holiday gift, crew, cotton, sweat-absorbing, odor-resistant and friction-proof, standard thickness, in shoe sizes 38–46.
- Material
- Cotton (as listed), or yarn confirmed per order
- Size band
- Shoe size 38–46 as listed, or your band
- MOQ
- 1,000 pairs per style
- Lead time
- Sampling 3–5 days; bulk 20–30 days
What this novelty sock is
A jacquard face, a cotton hand and a color count that decides both the look and the cost.
Jacquard
Jacquard is a machine decision. Every color in the pattern is a yarn fed to selected needles, and a 3D pattern needs the stitch structure to lift, which is why artwork is graded to the stitch grid before anything is sampled.
Size band
38–46 is a shoe-size band rather than a sock size. On a gifting line it covers most adult buyers; a second band for smaller feet is a separate size range and a separate line on the quotation.
Face
A cotton face gives the pattern a matte, soft surface. A polyester face holds a sharper edge on fine detail. Tell us which look the line needs and the yarn is set to it, since the two knit differently at the same artwork.
Artwork
Artwork is the long part of the job. A flat image is a starting point; a vector file with the color count decides whether the pattern knits at the size you want. Two colors knit faster than six, and six needs a longer machine set-up.
Novelty socks, in one table
| Material | Weight or needle count | Size band | MOQ | Lead time | Customization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton (as listed) | Set on the sample | Shoe size 38–46 (as listed) | 1,000 pairs per style | Sampling 3–5 days; bulk 20–30 days | 3D jacquard pattern, color count as artwork |
| Yarn confirmed per order | Set on the sample | 38–46, or your band | 1,000 pairs per style | Sampling 3–5 days; bulk 20–30 days | Your artwork, hang tag, gift packing |
The yarn and the shoe-size band are listing figures. Gauge and weight per pair are not carried as catalogue figures on any style: both are fixed on the signed sample and written on the specification sheet against your order, weight in grams per pair.
Color count: six or eight colors are ordinary on a seasonal pattern, and each color is a separate yarn fed to the machine, so it is a cost line of its own. What your artwork can carry on this stitch grid comes back with the sample costing rather than as a number printed here.
38–46 is the band the listing carries. A gifting line that also needs a smaller band is no problem: a second band for smaller feet is a separate size range and a separate line on the quotation, and the band's own boundaries are set from the foot length you name. No second band is printed here, because none is on the listing.
What buyers ask about this style
Is the pattern knitted or printed?
Knitted, on this style: a 3D jacquard. A printed sock is a different construction where the pattern sits on the surface of a plain knit. Knitting holds the pattern through washing; printing gives finer detail on a flatter face and a softer hand.
How many colors can a pattern carry?
What the machine and the stitch grid allow, and each color is a yarn fed on the machine, so it is priced. Six or eight colors are ordinary on a seasonal pattern; the answer for your artwork comes back with the sample costing.
What artwork do you need?
A vector file, or a high-resolution flat image we can trace, plus the color references. Where the artwork crosses the heel and the toe we tell you before sampling, because those are where a pattern has to be re-drawn to knit.
Can you make a gifting pack?
Yes. A printed sleeve, a header card, a boxed pair or a set of three are all packing options quoted per style. Packing artwork runs on its own proof, separate from the sock proof and separate from the sock price.
Styles from the catalog that sit closest to this one
Both are current listings on this floor. Each card opens the style’s own page, with the photographs and the specification sheet a sample is quoted against.
Send the artwork, get the stitch answer
A vector file and the color references are enough to start. We come back with what knits, what has to be redrawn, and the wholesale price on the quotation.