How To Fold Socks

Socks are an important part of your wardrobe. They are worn with outfits ranging from casual to business or more formal. Yet, losing or misplacing a sock is a problem for many people. Unfortunately, if socks are just thrown into a pile or shoved in your sock drawer without being sorted and folded, you increase your chances of not being able to find two matching socks. That is why folding your socks and keeping them together is so important. While you likely have your favorite way to fold your socks, here five different ways you can fold them.

Fold Over the Top

This is your basic sock-folding method. Place one sock on a flat surface. Place the other sock flat on top of the other sock. Then fold the cuffs over. If you want to make sure the socks stay flat, you want to smooth them down and make sure that they are perfectly aligned before folding the cuffs over. If you just want to get the job done as quickly as possible, you can skip putting the socks

Your socks probably would not stay together well if you tried it with no-show or ankle socks or if you tried it with baby or toddler socks.

One disadvantage to using the military style sock-folding method is that it takes longer than most methods. It probably isn’t a technique you will want to use often if you have a large family. Fortunately, it is great if you need to fit your socks in a small space, such as for traveling or if you only have a small sock drawer. Plus, the socks stay together really well, even if you have a rambunctious child rifling through a sock drawer.

The Sock Roll

This method starts out much the same way as the military style. You start out with the socks laying one on top of the other on a flat surface. Then starting with the toe, roll them together. With this approach, your focus does not need to be on rolling them as tightly as you would do with military style. Once the socks are rolled, leave them that way rather than folding one sock over the