Where are all of those missing socks?

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What happens to all of those missing socks?

Why do socks always disappear?

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.

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Wouldn'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.

Amazon Price: $13.59 (as of 12/04/2009) Buy Now

Stray Sock Sewing, Too: More Super-Cute Sock Softies to Make and Love

More clever ways to make stuff out of your lonely socks.

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Could this be what happened to your missing socks? 

There are lots of possible explanations...

The washing machine shredded them and spit them into the lint trap...

They slipped into a parallel universe...

Or, maybe they were snatched away by this guy...

Sid the Sock Eating Monster

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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?

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It'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?

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Stupid Sock Creatures: Making Quirky, Lovable Figures from Cast-off Socks

Stupid, quirky, lovable... Ugly?

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Make Your Own Stupid Sock Creatures

But wait, there's more...

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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.

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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...

If you don't have any lonely unmatched socks lying around, why not buy some colorful socks so you can make some of these cool sock dolls, purses, monkeys and other sock stuff?

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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