What happens to all of those missing socks?
You load your laundry into the washer...
transfer it into the dryer...
pull it out and fold it...
and way too often...
You come up One Sock Short!
Where do they go?
And why is it always just ONE sock?
How come it's never a pair?
So now you've got this one odd sock.
What do you do with it?
It doesn't match your other socks.
And people are always quick to point out if your socks don't match...
so you can't just go ahead and wear two DIFFERENT socks to school or work.
What do you do?
Read on for some fun and helpful ideas...
Here are some ideas for Single socks
These clever people have the right idea.
Here's what to do with those lonely socks you've accumulated at the back of your sock drawer.
Fetching new data from eBay now... please stand byWouldn't you know! Someone has written books about making useful things out of Stray Socks
Stray Sock Sewing: Making One of a Kind Creatures from Socks
A whole book filled with ideas for those stray socks hiding in your drawer.
Stray Sock Sewing, Too: More Super-Cute Sock Softies to Make and Love
More clever ways to make stuff out of your lonely socks.
Could this be what happened to your missing socks?
There are lots of possible explanations...
They slipped into a parallel universe...
Or, maybe they were snatched away by this guy...
Sid the Sock Eating Monster
Amazon Price: $14.49 (as of 12/04/2009)![]()
You know you've wondered "What ever happened to all of those missing socks."
You've searched everywhere... Under the bed, behind the dryer...
But you never did find them, did you?
Well, this just might be the solution to the mystery of the missing socks.
At least it's fun to consider the possibility.
More ideas for lonely socks
How about a sock purse?
Fetching new data from eBay now... please stand byIt's not just your socks that lose their mates...
How to make dolls and other stuff from unmatched socks and GLOVES
Sock and Glove: Creating Charming Softy Friends from Cast-Off Socks and Gloves
Socks, gloves... What other unmatched pairs do you have lying around the house?
Stupid Sock Creatures: Making Quirky, Lovable Figures from Cast-off Socks
Stupid, quirky, lovable... Ugly?
Make Your Own Stupid Sock Creatures
But wait, there's more...
My grandmother used to make sock monkeys
She'd buy this certain kind of sock that seemed to be designed just for making stuffed sock monkey toys. You can still find them and make your own if you want. Or just buy some already made.
Fetching new data from eBay now... please stand byCelebrate the sock monkey with these...
But what if you don't have any stray socks?
It's hard to believe, but maybe you've never lost one of your socks...
Why not just buy a ton of socks that are the same color!?
If all of your socks match, it won't matter if one of them goes AWOL now and then.
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- kab kab Apr 10, 2009 @ 10:47 am
- I suscribe to the sock monster theory. I read a book about Sid the Sock Monster once. I think he's the guy at our house.
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