5 Great Ways to Fold Your Socks for the Sock of the Month Club

5 Great Ways to Fold Your Socks for the sock of the month Club

Your sock of the month club subscription comes with 5 pairs of socks each month, but how should you store them? If you throw them in your drawer haphazardly, you may find that you’re always digging around to find the right pair, wasting precious time and energy. Your socks may not seem like an important detail, but when you’re constantly searching through them they can seriously get in the way of your productivity. With these tips on how to fold your socks, you’ll be able to organize your socks in an efficient manner while also storing more than one pair at once.

Why You Should Consider Folding Your Socks

Folding your socks is a great way to keep them organized and looking neat. Plus, when you sign up for a sock subscription, you'll get fresh socks in the mail every month. Here are some ways to fold your socks:
1) Place each sock on top of one another with their seams aligned. Start folding from the bottom, in half lengthwise.
2) Now fold each side in towards the middle so that they overlap by about an inch or two.
3) Grab both sides and pull them apart so that they're even again then press down firmly on any air pockets that may have formed around the toes or heel area.

The Neatest Way to Fold Socks

1. The One-Roll Method: Roll your socks up from the toe, then fold them in half one more time before rolling them into a tube shape and putting them in your drawer. This method is best if you want maximum space in your drawer.
2. The Four-Roll Method: Roll your socks up from the toe, then fold them in half one more time before rolling them into a tube shape and putting them in your drawer. This method is best if you have a lot of socks that need to be folded at once.

The Zucchini Method for Folding Socks

Okay, it's no secret that those rubber bands we used to use when our ankles were fat just don't cut it anymore. But with all the alternative folding methods out there, how do you know which one will suit your needs? They're all good right? Wrong. These days our sock drawers need a little organizational help, not just any old way is going to do it. Luckily there are more and more ways we can choose from. One way is called The Zucchini Method and starts with a long sock and takes over from there:
-Open up a mens ankle socks and fold in half so the toes are on one side and heel on the other side.

The Bowling Ball Method (for socks on hangers)

This is a great way to fold your socks in pairs and group them together by color. Just take a sock, place it on its corresponding hanger, and then fold it over so it lines up with the other sock on that hanger. Continue this process until all your socks are folded and on their hangers. You can also use this method if you want to organize your socks by size or style--just fold them into groups with like items.

The Sweater/Sweatshirt Method (for socks in drawers)

This method is pretty self-explanatory. Take your socks and fold them in half lengthwise, then roll them up like you would a sweater or sweatshirt. All you have to do now is put them in your drawer! This method takes up a lot less space than folding one long way and it's really easy.
What are your favorite ways to fold socks? Let us know in the comments below!