https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:16:39 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1700605 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 14:14:47 +0000 Staysfit 1700605@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Helen, I have had that experience so I use a mesh bag for small items like socks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1700560 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 12:27:32 +0000 Helen11 1700560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm loving these sock stories.</p> <p>I take it as a personal affront if a sock goes missing. My husband got new socks for Christmas, we put them all through the wash and then couldn't find one. Until recently, when it was discovered between the washing machine drum and the outside cover. I celebrated its return to its mate, who had been patiently waiting.<br /> Oh yeah, not last Christmas, the one before.<br /> I can't decide if out family motto should be Never Give Up, or Never Throw Anything Out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1700543 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 11:49:26 +0000 Staysfit 1700543@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JAileen, I need to get rid of my annoying socks also. I'm going to send them to my neighbor, the one with the running shoe store. He clearly takes better care of his socks than I do. I'm mighty tired of sneaking around to do my sock laundry. It's much too complicated. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1700402 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 03:23:23 +0000 JAileen 1700402@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Staysfit, I did not thank them. If they had served me well and had simply worn out, I might have. But I got rid of socks that seriously annoyed me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1700326 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 00:41:28 +0000 Staysfit 1700326@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My gait has its own issues Diana, so even though my socks don't have holes, my shoes wear unevenly and get scuffed on the sides of the heels. Oh, and my socks and tights get stuck ior snag on the inner aspect of the zippers of my booties and boots creating another type of sock problem that leads to a need for frequent replacement! :-)</p> <p>I have no clue how to fold my underwear into squares and suspect it would take several hours of YouTube instruction and even more practice before I could succeed! I roll mine and put it in a shoebox in my drawer. I wish I had enough class to get a clear one, but I believe mine says Aasics, </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1700249 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 22:59:34 +0000 Diana 1700249@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hehe, I actually keep my toenails SUPER short, to the point where someone giving me a pedicure told me I should grow them longer since they were so short and stumpy.&nbsp; ;)&nbsp; So it's not that.&nbsp; And my feet are on the small side too so it's not that they're overly stretched.&nbsp; I think it has to do with how I walk.&nbsp; I KNOW the threadbare spots on the ball of foot is due to my gait, which is messed up due to my flat feet, although it's improved somewhat by arch support.&nbsp; </p> <p>KL, I also fold my underwear into squares!&nbsp; And I have been doing it for almost 20 years, well before anyone had ever heard of Marie Kondo.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1700236 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 22:49:49 +0000 Staysfit 1700236@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana, With all the holes in your socks, I can't help but wonder how often you trim your toenails? However, you raise yet another good point which didn't come up yet, about the threadbare patches on the bottom of socks. There is something more to be said about that. I'm just not sure what it is at the moment. </p> <p>JAileen, when you tossed the socks you didn't like, did you thank them for serving you well? I suppose if it's a quasi-Kondo method you could skip that part, but it's less entertaining that way. There's something satisfying about tossing something in the giveaway, or the trash and instead of saying "Score"! when you don't miss, you say "thanks"! Seriously, I could never keep my socks neat like you do. Mine are rolled in a ball like Diana's. I also have never had an issue with elastic or stretching out, but I don't get holes in the toes or threadbare patches either. (My DH gets both, so there must be some other sock demon at play besides folding, storage and drying methods)</p> <p>Rachy, I can't believe I'm back reading this sock post again! Help keep me away from here! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1700197 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 22:15:21 +0000 Keix 1700197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I treat my socks poorly (everything goes in the regular wash, except tights) but am neurotic about organizing and folding them. I use clear plastic shoeboxes to partition my large dresser drawer into smaller chunks. Then the tights get folded in half and knotted; thick wool socks are paired and cuffed once at the top; regular crew and anklets are paired, folded in half, and cuffed all the way through (inside out); footies are tucked inside each other and neatly stacked between shoeboxes.</p> <p>Let's not get into the particularities of folding my underwear into a square so that they stack nicely...</p> <p>ETA: I want to say that I HATE socks though. Because I have small feet and narrow heels, so they never fit right. Maybe I treat them so poorly because I'm hoping that they will shrink in the wash.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1699549 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 02:09:32 +0000 JAileen 1699549@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks! I kind of did, actually. I got rid of all the socks that annoyed me, like the kind that work their way down your heel. I didn't thank them, though. I only have socks that I like wearing. Many of the REI socks are tan, though, which I don't like. But in winter they're covered up with boots, and in summer I wear them hiking and they're soon covered with dust. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1699530 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 01:54:02 +0000 Diana 1699530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I launder my socks with whatever load, regular cycle, regular dryer. I also roll my socks. (I know, I know! What a barbarian I am. Marie Kondo would tell me my socks are sad from being forced to work all the time.). But you know what? I ruin all my socks in exactly the same way, which has nothing to do with laundry or storage (well, except for those single socks that get eaten). I think I must have pointy toes because I get holes in the big toe of all my socks. I've literally never had the elastic on any socks get ruined by rolling or the dryer. They've all developed toe holes and occasional threadbare spots on the ball of the foot long before that happens. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1699527 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 01:52:22 +0000 rachylou 1699527@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Did you Kondo your sock drawer, JAileen? It looks so nice! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1699516 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 01:47:20 +0000 JAileen 1699516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here's my sock drawer. REI hiking socks on the left, my winter staple, handknit socks and sockies in the middle, and athletic socks, a few trouser socks, and more sockies on the right. I have a lot of socks too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1699508 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 01:39:14 +0000 rachylou 1699508@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol. Ohmigosh. I'd have to do my sock laundry in the middle of the night! 'My sock secret'...</p> <p>Oh, and confession time: Yes, I create a forest of drying racks with socks... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1699493 Fri, 22 Jul 2016 01:24:09 +0000 Staysfit 1699493@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Look what you started Rachy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1699414 Thu, 21 Jul 2016 23:50:51 +0000 Carla 1699414@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...and sometimes the socks you put in the dryer succumb to the urge to merge. Thus, the single lonely sock. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1699412 Thu, 21 Jul 2016 23:45:42 +0000 Staysfit 1699412@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachy, I have two dresser drawers filled with socks - I didn't want to admit it earlier, but the Pilates socks, running socks, and socks I wear when I snow shoe, ski and hike take up a lot of real estate! I'm not even going to talk about sock Landry habits. I never thought about how complicated my sock collection was before now and I'm sorry you pointed this out to me. I think there should be a separate blog for socks, just like there are for shoes, lingerie, jewelry, fashion, etc. Why should socks be left in the dark?! </p> <p>An almost true story about sock laundry and obsessiveness of a sort: My neighbor owns the local running store. I purchased socks from him. He carefully reviewed the washing and drying instructions for each pair. He was certain to describe in great detail the care he takes to hang dry his socks so they don't get ruined in the dryer. Clearly, his dog, who's name is Socks (no kidding) doesn't snack on fiber and thread like Farley. Hanging socks are like holding up a piece of spaghetti. Have you ever watched a dog jump for that? The exorbitant price of gear socks Is motivation to take care of them so they last. So what would you do? Would it make any difference if this neighbors house looks right into your laundry room! You can wave at him as you are throwing socks into the dryer or hanging them up to dry! :-). Now, what would you do?! Maybe buy curtains and blinds - and then toss those socks right into the dryer! Let me add that good fences make good neighbors. </p> <p>That's my mostly true sock story. You can guess the true parts if you want. </p> <p>Hint: I'm not that creative a writer.</p> <p>I actually have a fairly simple method of dealing with wool, bamboo, and delicate socks. I wash them in whatever cold water wash I have going. I do tons of laundry so there is always something with which to wash socks.. I'm not particular. I am not upset if my socks mix with my undies, my tops or my pajamas, etc.. Poly gear socks go in a load without fabric softener, because it can ruin them, as it can any type of poly technical gear etc. Then I hang them on a drying rack. I don't do separate loads of socks. Sometimes I throw socks in a mesh bag to make them easier to fish out of the laundry drum, and so they don't get stuck inside some other garment while in the machine. I hang dry most of my clothes so hanging socks isn't a major deal. If I'm feeling lazy, I suspend the mesh bag and let the contents dry. I toss it around periodically to make sure everything gets exposed to air. I don't mind wrinkled socks! In fact, I don't think my socks get wrinkled, and they dry quickly. Oh, I gave away part of the answer! Oh well! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1698815 Thu, 21 Jul 2016 08:25:40 +0000 rachylou 1698815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dang if you're not right, Astrid! Lol. Socks should be self-regulating. I'm so neurotic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1698795 Thu, 21 Jul 2016 06:18:18 +0000 Astrid 1698795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mmh, seems my attitude towards my socks is rather indifferent, maybe that's why I don't care much about having a lot of choice, washing etc... </p> <p>Maybe just keep from buying any new socks for a while? And then see if the ones that wear out truly need replacing. The sock drawer should regulate itself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2/page/2#post-1698642 Thu, 21 Jul 2016 02:24:59 +0000 rachylou 1698642@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel you are in control of your socks, Carla (!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2#post-1698594 Thu, 21 Jul 2016 01:07:43 +0000 Carla 1698594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wowsa! This sent me running to my sock drawer to do an audit...</p> <p>Workout socks</p> <p>Socks for winter sports - snowboarding, X-country skiing, winter running<br /> Weekend/gardening socks (ancient white Thorlo's)</p> <p>Trouser socks - I have been influenced by the trendy men who frequent my work turf in their too short pants, with interesting ties and socks. All my trouser socks are 'interesting'. My favourites have 'the girl with one pearl earing' complete with pearl. It sometimes falls off in the wash, but I have always been able to find it and sew it back on.</p> <p>Stockings/nylons - regular and micro fishnet</p> <p>Wool socks (for over any regular sock when ++warmth is needed) these are the kind used to make 'sock monkeys'....</p> <p>I currently don't have any tights on the go, though I wore them last winter. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2#post-1698507 Thu, 21 Jul 2016 00:05:35 +0000 rachylou 1698507@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok. Now I want to see a pair of Pilates socks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2#post-1698493 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 23:50:47 +0000 Staysfit 1698493@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What! A sock warehouse! I learn so much here on YLF. Who knew? </p> <p>I have my specialty running socks, both long and short, medium thick and thin. (That was four categories)</p> <p>I have Pilates socks (hard to believe they make them right?)</p> <p>I have sleep socks (( my feet get cold at night))</p> <p>I have trouser socks</p> <p>I have no show socks to wear with sneakers, and shoes when I don't want to go barefoot.</p> <p>I have thin winter socks made of merino wool in several lengths</p> <p>I have moderately thick socks also made of merino wool</p> <p>Finally I have a category I call missing socks. I have no idea where they are? Most likely the dog ate them, or possibly they disappeared in the laundry or in my DS's or DH's bureau. Farley looks mighty guilty though...... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2#post-1698041 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 08:35:34 +0000 rachylou 1698041@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, you must do a blog post about Sock Warehouse! I'd probably get too happy there, however </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2#post-1697697 Tue, 19 Jul 2016 19:52:26 +0000 Ledonna N. 1697697@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am a separate load washer also. We have a Sock Warehouse in the Chi.&nbsp; My friend Tem introduced me to it. I lost my mind.&nbsp; They had so many different kinds.&nbsp; socks stockings footie.&nbsp; I might have to do a separate&nbsp; blog post about it.&nbsp; The Chi gets so cold and I wear so many boots I need socks and stockings and tights in my life. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2#post-1697683 Tue, 19 Jul 2016 19:42:28 +0000 rachylou 1697683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Too true about dye lots, Joyce!</p> <p>Laura, company! Lol The right sock does make a difference! </p> <p>I hate to reveal that my are all indeed stored by kind, but they are. A coworker once got very mad at me for my level of sock organization when I mentioned it. Lolol. She did! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2#post-1697651 Tue, 19 Jul 2016 19:05:17 +0000 Laura 1697651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachy, I envy how very organized you are by having your clothes or in this case, your socks sorted into categorized for every occasion. Do you have them all sorted out in your drawer at home as well so when you need a pair, you can easily identify and grab the right pair, fast?</p> <p>Like you, I have many different category of socks too! My categories are as follows:<br />- heavy wool socks<br />- thin cotton socks<br />- athletic ankle socks<br />- over the knee fashion socks<br /> (various colors)</p> <p>- stockings<br /> (various colors)</p> <p>- thin tights (various colors)<br />- thermal tights<br /> (various colors)</p> <p>- dance tights </p> <p>I find that the right pair of socks can make a huge difference in my outfit and this is from a person who likes to wear boots a lot! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2#post-1697434 Tue, 19 Jul 2016 13:55:05 +0000 Joyce B 1697434@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have found that even when you get the same color in knee high stockings they are all different. Dye lots matter for those, I try to stick to the same to make sorting easier but that doesn't really help. That works better with white socks but not all the time. Same thing goes for trouser socks.<br /> I wash my jeans separately as they take longer to dry than all the rest.<br /> I would say just enjoy your socks as you already have them, like and have use for them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2#post-1697349 Tue, 19 Jul 2016 08:56:36 +0000 rachylou 1697349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shevia, I am convinced - and I think about this because of my sock neurosis - that you can get a pair of socks and they will not wash the same. Like one will stay white and one will discolor just a bit. Or one will stretch a bit and the other shrink. I am positively convinced. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2#post-1697346 Tue, 19 Jul 2016 08:44:07 +0000 Jaime 1697346@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am a bit in awe of your sock needs. My best sock decision was to buy lots that match. There is a sock eating monster in my washing machine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-2#post-1697331 Tue, 19 Jul 2016 07:37:33 +0000 rachylou 1697331@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's the thing about NoCal - microclimates. Vast situational variety. Yesterday I drove 9 miles, 14 min. Went from fog to sunny but windy. Sometimes if I just leave the hills, a ten minute walk, it goes from foggy to sunny. I could spend the whole day changing clothes like an Edwardian. </p>