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Anything wool, be it merino or alpaca. They breathe amazingly on hot days and are warm and cozy on cold days. Paka and Darn Tough are my faves.
Fuzzy socks
I live in socks, only take them off to swim/shower. Idk why my feet feel uncomfortable nekkid.
Been having trouble finding good ankle socks. The cheap hanes or fruit of the loom are too scratchy. I tried getting some higher priced ones off Amazon (I know) but the last order was a knock off that pinched my ankles.
My socks wear out at the heels. I've tried darning them but I suck at it.
I get mine off amazon, I know it's bad but they're the most durable socks I've found. I get really cold feet so I have thick sports socks at all times.
How do you feel about under armour ankle socks? I know they're a little pricey but I feel like they're super soft and durable.
Does darning include patching? I feel like a good heel patch is strong and can be fun/cute too!
I hate socks myself. I extend sandal season as long as I can.
That being said, in the colder months, I've slowly built up my wool sock supply. While I have a few brands, Darn Tough make amazing socks. They are pricey, but I've pairs years old that still fit like new. They are hands down the most comfortable socks I've owned.
I read your comment about preferring ankle socks, they do have womens ankle socks, usually a wool blend, might be worth it for you to try a pair and see how you like them.
Like you, OP, I can't stand not wearing socks. I wear exclusively ankle socks unless I'm going to do winter activities and then it's time for snowboard socks.
Honestly, the puma ones from Costco have been my go-to for a number of years for the ankle socks. Darn tough has my vote for snowboard socks
Are you me? I’m barefoot all the time at home and if I have to wear socks, I prefer ankle socks. I also like the pumas from Costco.
I’m a knitter, but it turns out I dislike the process of knitting socks, and I don’t like how they feel when I put them on anyway so I guess that’s good. (I tried twice before swearing off knitting socks.)
I like either knee-highs or below ankles. No in-between. 😉
Wigwam brand socks for everything. I bought a couple pairs for a remote bush job that lasted me, and I'm not exaggerating, eight years. Another pair I had for five years but lost them, not a single hole. That's wearing them at least every other week -and- heavy use with steeltoe boots.
I will not buy other socks. Unless they're cute.
thigh highs to knee highs because i live in them <3
also i could spend all the money i have on sock-dreams
My routine is to shower before bed and moisturize my feet with lotion and slip on socks. I seem to think this helps trap the moisture. I tend to just wear whatever nice quality 100% cotton socks I can find, usually "long" socks that go above the ankle (I guess they're called crew socks). That's mostly so I don't accidentally rub them off my feet while I'm asleep.
I'm always having trouble finding nice socks. I found some really nice, thick cotton socks in a small boutique while walking around in Portland, OR but I don't know the brand or whether I could find them anywhere. They were expensive but they're holding up better than other socks I own, so far anyway.
Like you, I wear out the socks and get holes in the heels or ball area, and I never have enough time to repair them properly (so of course I hoard them in a bin full of mismatched holey socks that someday I swear I will get to repairing - you know, when I "have time").
I thought the socks I bought from Pact were too thin for my purposes, but they do have nice cotton socks (I got some with strawberries on them! 🍓🧦✨).
ive always liked crew socks for some reason, hate ankle socks. thigh highs are fun sometimes too
I recently got new shoes (running shoes but they’re basically the only shoes I wear) and the backs by the heel are higher. So I’m looking for socks that have a higher heel so they don’t rub. I bought one set but then couldn’t buy more because the online payment system was broken.
I don’t wear socks to sleep but basically wear them the rest of the time.
Am I going to regret telling the internet I don't like wearing socks and prefer to be barefoot?
For me, I think it depends on where I'm at. If I'm someplace warm, I'm more likely to be barefoot at home and sandaled outside, but for cooler places I have all of the socks!
Thigh high, knee high, crew cuts, ankle socks, cozy cotton and a growing wool collection, lots of compression socks, rotate through all of them.
I really love my under armour ankle socks, and all of my smart wool too (ankle and crew). I used to get gold toe socks, they lasted a long time but I hear they've dropped in quality. I have some darn tuff socks which I do like and are very durable but the texture isn't the best for me. I've been curious to try Bombas, I hear they are comfy and have a decent return policy (plus their donation system seems like a good one).
Sorry, I hope that wasn't too much of a spiel!