x24,Top3,TopLeft,x25,x12
solar backpack

Find 14 Uses for Orphan Socks

Jasmin Malik Chua, Jersey City, USA

Jasmin Malik Chua

By Jasmin Malik Chua
Jersey City, NJ, USA | Sun Mar 23 17:21:00 EDT 2008

A dog and his sock


Unknown.

READ MORE ABOUT:
Cats | Charity | Dogs | Green Pets | Recycling | Reuse | Sewing | Toys

It's one of life's greatest mysteries: Two socks enter the washing machine, one sock leaves, its mate gobbled up by laundry goblins. Besides suffer the sartorial indignity of wearing mismatched pairs, what else can you do with an orphan sock that's all by its lonesome? Here are some ideas we've drummed up:

1. Sew a pet bed

2. Make a chew toy

3. Make an animal puppet

4. Protect fragile holiday ornaments when you put them away for the year5. Sew a sock monkey

6. Use as a rag or furniture-polish cloth

7. Fill with ice for an instant ice pack

8. Make microwavable mitten warmers

9. Use as a whiteboard eraser

10. Send to Operation Happy Sock, where it'll be stuffed with polyfill and catnip for cats at the local animal shelter

11. Whip up some holiday ornaments

12. Donate to One Small Step for humanitarian aid outside the United States

13. Slip a pair over the hands of a nailbiter, or a kid with a rash or hives

14. Protect your MP3 player

Any other uses you can think of? Ping us in the comments.

Difficulty level: Easy

 
  • email
  • digg
  • share
  • print
helpful article? vote for it
{ }
close window

CLOSE X

 

comments on this article

view all post a comment

 
 

from our partners

 
 
 
Conversations
 
renovation nation new episode promo image photo
 

tv schedule

view all

On Now

On Tonight

 

buying guides

View All

Votes

Buy Green: Camping Tents
  COMMENTS

{}

Buy Green: Interior Paint
  COMMENTS

{}

Buy Green: Side-by-Side Refrigerators
  COMMENTS

{}

Buy Green: Mattresses
  COMMENTS

{}

 
eco wedding
 

today on planet green

view all

Votes

recent
discussed

Think It's Too Late for a Garden? You're Wrong
POSTED  11 HOURS AGO.  COMMENTS

{ }

DIY Drawstring Bag for Camp Gear
POSTED  13 HOURS AGO.  COMMENTS

{ }

Green Glossary: Lyocell
POSTED  15 HOURS AGO.  COMMENTS

{ }

Reuse Those Plastic Cups As Earrings
POSTED  4 Jul 2009.  COMMENTS

{ }

Peru Planted 512,820 Trees a Day for 3 Months—Try Planting One
POSTED  3 Jul 2009.  COMMENTS

{ }

Ask Steve Thomas Anything (About Your Home)
POSTED  9 Feb 2009. 120 COMMENTS.

{112}

Ask Emeril Your Green Cooking Questions
POSTED  7 Apr 2009. 55 COMMENTS.

{116}

Emeril Green FAQ
POSTED  17 Dec 2008. 46 COMMENTS.

{80}

5 Ways to Green Your Haircut
POSTED  24 Jun 2009. 3 COMMENTS.

{34}

7 Great Weekend Solar Power Projects
POSTED  25 Jun 2009. 3 COMMENTS.

{50}

 

Ads by Google