Abstract: Individuals who have difficulties in donning a foot covering such as a sock or stocking are provided with the assistance of a sock starter having a base and two opposing members extending over a toe end of the base. The opposing members are pivotally coupled laterally to the base to form a cavity corresponding to the outline of the forward portion of a foot. A user draws an opening of the foot covering over the opposing members and under a laterally and forwardly open relieved area of the toe end of the base. The user then places the sock starter upon the floor. Then the forward portion of the foot is inserted into the cavity, and longitudinally extended to capture the foot covering onto the forward portion of the foot and withdrawing the foot covering from the sock starter. The exposed opposing members then open when contacted by the foot allowing the foot to be removed from the base.