101 uses for an odd sock

[Shirley]

1. the obvious... a hand puppet
2. another obvious one... use as a christmas stocking
3. Use a clean one as a gift bag for some (wrapped) smelly sock cheese as a pressie for someone....

[Martin]

4) - stick it in yer 'orn! (gramophone horn), of course - we are all using clockwork gramophones I trust

[Shirley]

LOL Martin!!

I use my computer to play music!
5. Put a sock on your hand and use for dusting.

[Camile]

6. Use it to crush the sea shells that you give to the chooks.

[den_the_cat]

7. Paired with another odd sock to make authentic shabby chic mismatched socks as worn by Kate Moss under her wellies*

8. fill with catnip and use as cat toy

9. fill with pebbles and use as a doorstop

10. block draughty holes


*(probably)

[Shirley]

11. Attach a cord to a small childsized sock (thick is best) to make a mobile phone holder... they were selling new ones of this for about a fiver in the orange shop!!

[2steps]

12: put a tennis ball in one and tie/sew up the top to make a good dog toy. Great for fetch games

13: sock monkey toys

[Tensing]

Fill with weat and heat up in the microwave to use as a hot cushion/pad thing.

[Earthmother]

15. Put over your rabbit's water bottle on it's outside hutch to stop it freezing.

[Shirley]

16. Put soapnuts in and use in washing machine
17. Put oatmeal in and use in the bath - makes your skin feel gorgeous and the bath smell like porridge (of course we don't take baths too often lol)

[Welsh Girls Allotment]

18. Fill with compost, bit of grass seed, stick on buttons for a face and allow to grow green hair - fascinating for small children !!

[legendaryone]

Pop a snooker ball into one for an authentic East End gangster weapon

[shiney]

Pop a snooker ball into one for an authentic East End gangster weapon

That's the last thing you'd expect a gangster to be carrying, an old sock with a snooker ball in. Quite a good idea if you are that way inclined!

19. An emergency pair of gloves/mits?
20. A christmas stocking (that's what we used to get our stuff in)

[Chickpea]

21. They make great dusters - stick your hand inside and polish to your heart's content.

22. Team up with a different odd sock and use as, er, socks.

[legendaryone]

23 : Go on Stars in your eyes as one of the red hot chili peppers and put one over your "appendage"

24 : And i think Mr. Bean used one to dry his lettuce by putting the lettuce in the sock and spinning it around.