Uses for Old Socks

Chances are you have collected many old mismatched socks, or socks with holes over the years. Perhaps you are hoping you'll find the replacement, too lazy to throw them away, or waiting to find a use for them. Old socks are one of the most reusable and versatile items of clothing. In this article you will find several ways to reuse your old or mismatched socks.

Old Sock Use #1: Dusting Rag. Slip an old sock on your hand to make dusting easy. Socks pick up dust from furniture easily, and wearing your duster on your hand makes dusting practically effortless.

Old Sock Use #2: Rice Warmer. Put a few handfuls of long grain rice into an old sock and secure tightly with a rubber band. This is not a good use for a sock with a hole! Warm your rice warmer in the microwave for a minute or so, and use it to warm your feet at night or to relieve a back, neck or headache.

Old Sock Use #3: Shoe Polisher. Rather than ruining one of your good rags for shoe polishing, employ an old sock. The soft fabric is a good buffer and will give your shoes a nice shine.

Old Sock Use #4: Car Polisher. As with polishing shoes, using an old sock to polish or wax your car, will act as a nice buffer and shine your car up well.

Old Sock Use #5: Babylegs. If you have a pair of cute socks with holes in the toes, cut off the feet and make a pair of babylegs out of them to keep your infants legs cozy and protected while crawling. It is really easy and fun. You can find instructions in this article, "Create Your Own Babylegs."

Old Sock Use #6: Tidy Pedicure. Use old socks to protect your bedding while giving yourself an overnight pedicure. Rub Vaseline or another thick cream on your feet and cover them with old socks. Overnight your feet with be moisturized and softened, all without getting anything sticky on your bed sheets.

Old Sock Use #7: Sock Puppet. Make a sock puppet out of a single sock. Sew on buttons for eyes and use yarn to sew a mouth. You could also have your kids decorate sock puppets using puff paints or permanent fabric markers. Sock puppets make a great rainy day play item.

Old Sock Use #8: FoxTail. Put a tennis ball or similar object in the toe of an old sock and tie a knot in the sock. Take your new foxtail toy to the park with a friend. and have fun slinging it back and forth. Holding on to the top of the sock, swing the toy around and let go to launch it.