I only wear socks in winter, knee high black socks & as folks have said before they can fade to different shades of black.

So, when I have too many holey, darned socks, and have to open a new pair, I sew a few small stitches of coloured thread near the toe & have no trouble matching socks! Except when I've used the same colour thread on another pair. Then it's match shades of black!!

A certain Ozcatter also wears black socks (I'm reliably informed) & just grabs 2 socks, regardless of whether one is a cushioned black sports sock, or a thin nylon ankle sock, or a knee high sock. We dunno how this Ozcatter walks.

Oh, I forgot, they are folded in half & laid in rows in a drawer in my dressing table.

In case this makes me sound organised, my sock drawer is about the only bit of organisation in this place.

Further mess will ensue next week when my two new 6' x 5' bookcases arrive & I empty out the rest of the contents of the 2 old bookcases. One has a broken shelf & some contents are already on the floor, joining the stuff that lives there permanently.

sandra