
Sock Mockup Templates
Crew, ankle, and knee-high sock PSD mockups with knit texture overlays, paired views, and independent heel/toe color editing.
13 mockup templates available
Custom socks have turned into one of the more surprising success stories in the personalized gift and custom apparel market. Novelty socks with dog faces, profession-themed socks for nurses and teachers, matching couple socks, corporate logo socks - the category keeps expanding because socks are affordable, easy to ship, and make genuinely good gifts.
Here you'll find crew-length socks, ankle/no-show socks, knee-high socks, athletic tube socks, and dress socks. You'll find flat-lay paired presentations (the classic two-socks-side-by-side shot), single sock views, folded packaged presentations, and lifestyle shots showing socks being worn with shoes partially visible.
The knit pattern rendering sets sock mockups apart from other apparel templates. Socks aren't printed - they're knitted with the design built into the fabric construction. Good mockups simulate the knit stitch texture overlaying the design, giving your artwork the characteristic look of a jacquard or sublimation-knitted sock rather than a smooth printed surface. This texture detail communicates product quality in a way that flat design files can't.
For sublimation-printed socks (which are technically printed, not knitted), the surface rendering is smoother with a different fabric texture - polyester blend rather than cotton knit. Some templates offer both texture options so you can match the mockup to the actual production method.
Editable elements:
- Sock surface design (smart object, covers the full visible area)
- Heel and toe color (independently adjustable for contrast designs)
- Cuff/ribbed top color and width
- Sock base color for solid-color areas
- Background color or scene
The heel and toe contrast is a standard construction detail for custom socks. Having independent color control for these zones lets you present designs that use the classic colored-heel-and-toe format, which is both a practical reinforcement feature and a design element.
Small pattern details - tiny characters, fine stripes, text along the cuff - remain legible and sharp even at marketplace listing dimensions.
Sellers who batch-produce novelty and themed designs use these templates most heavily, followed by corporate branded merchandise companies, sports team merchandisers, gift brands, and fashion designers adding accessories to their apparel collections. The product's low price point and universal appeal make custom socks one of the most accessible entry points for new sellers.
Showing socks in a pair, slightly offset, with one sock displaying the front design and the other showing the heel or back pattern gives buyers the most complete view of the product in a single listing image.
Frequently Asked Questions
What sock lengths are available?
Crew-length, ankle/no-show, knee-high, athletic tube, and dress socks. Each length has its own proportions and presentation formats, including flat-lay pairs, single socks, folded packages, and on-foot lifestyle views.
Does the mockup show knit stitch texture?
Templates include a knit texture overlay that simulates jacquard or sublimation-knitted fabric. For smooth sublimation-printed socks, a lighter polyester texture option is also available on select templates.
Can I set different colors for the heel and toe?
Heel, toe, and ribbed cuff areas are on independent color layers. This supports the classic contrast heel-and-toe construction that many custom sock designs use as both a reinforcement feature and design element.












