Abstract: A pair of socks is held together from the time it is removed for laundering, during washing, and, later, by means of a flexible patch secured to each sock, the patches of a pair adhering to each other when pressed together. A manual pull will separate the socks for use. Flexible hook-and-pile patches are presently preferred inasmuch as their flexibility avoids stretching and tearing the socks during washing. The hook patches are prevented from catching on the trousers or other clothes of the wearer by closing an integral or attached patch of pile to cover these hook patches, and the patches are opened up for additional bonding area with matching hook-and-pile patches on the other sock.