How to hang out socks to dry

[Lweji]

Of course the correct way is by placing the peg on the foot side (and the down side, not the top).

But DP hangs them by the top of the leg side , and thus a peg mark could be visible. Like on the photo, but only one side, not both.
To be fair, hanging by the foot side could possibly lead to holes (doubt it), and by the top could (maybe) dry them faster.

Let me know if IABU (I'm not) and give me more arguments pro-foot side - the correct way.

Your DP is absolutely right, that's exactly how do it, but I usually hang them in pairs on 1 peg.
I can't imagine your way? Do you peg the toe?!?

You first need to get a soctopus from IKEA. But otherwise life is really really too short to even think about peg marks on socks.

I always peg socks on the toe as they dry more evenly.

I put them on a clothes horse or on the radiator with no pegs. Never put socks out to dry as it’s a pain

If you wear it on the bottom half then peg it at the top.
If you wear it on your top half then you peg it on the bottom.
These are the pegging rules ! No??

I am with your DP. I never get visible peg marks (wouldn't care if I did though). Maybe time to get some new pegs?

By the toes!

Do you peg the toe?!?

Well... no. My socks don't have single toes.

I hand them on their side, like the first photo but place the peg on the underside of the sock so that the mark will be invisible when the socks are worn.

and thus a peg mark could be visible.

On your socks? Is this something that would be noticeable?

But otherwise life is really really too short to even think about peg marks on socks.

It is also too short to mark student work.

Maybe time to get some new pegs?

Maybe I'll get a dedicated sock peg basket. Some of my pegs leave less of a mark. Hmmm...

Ok, less of a problem in winter, sure. But, sometimes, the trousers lift up when sitting and the top of the socks can be seen.

Tumble dryer 🤷‍♀️

Tumble dryer

Some of his shrunk last time.

Tops - pegged at the armpits
Trousers - pegged at the waist
Socks - pegged either end

This is sacrosanct.

my parents do tops at the shoulders/waist and it pains me

@TulipCat

I am with your DP. I never get visible peg marks (wouldn't care if I did though). Maybe time to get some new pegs?

Or maybe time to get a life? Seriously IF you get peg marks on socks, who is going to notice them or even be looking that close once being worn?

I've never thought about peg marks on socks and now I'm going to have to add it to my list of pointless things to worry about, it's a very long list.

Surely the only correct way is to use a sock hanger?

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Tops - pegged at the armpits
Trousers - pegged at the waist

What!

Bung em in the tumble, or..... get a carousel for them and hang by just one side of top.

Tops - pegged at the armpits
Trousers - pegged at the waist

This is so many kinds of wrong I'm going to have to go for a lie down.

Peg marks on socks? I can honestly say I've never looked at anyone's socks. That's just bizarre.

Our just go on the radiator whether it's on or not

I put them on a clothes horse or on the radiator with no pegs. Never put socks out to dry as it’s a pain

Yes. Pegging out socks is much too fiddly. Never put them in the tumbler either; they get caught in the filter and come out covered in fluff.

Tops - pegged at the armpits

Oooh. No, no, no... no.
Unless it's on the indoors clothes drier , of course. Not the outside line.

Yes for the trousers at the waist, though. That is the ONLY way.

I don't give a monkey's about peg marks. I peg socks the way your dh does. Well actually I mostly tumble dry them, except on the 9 days a year when it's not raining (I live in Cumbria).

Oh... except socks I have knitted myself. They get carefully and gently laid flat on a heated airer.

But if you peg the very inner armpit it disguises the peg marks much more, especially if it's the seam you're pegging.

Pegging at the waist or shoulders is fully displaying the peg marks .