Stocking up

If Santa is looking for a useful item or two to fill the children’s — and Dad’s — stockings, he should check out Pair of Thieves’s whimsical collection of father-and-child sock sets.

The Pair of Thieves team (Alan Stuart, David Ehrenberg, and Cash Warren) offers a wide range of colors and patterns including the particularly festive Pa Paul (a Scandinavian-style design of navy blue, white, and hot pink that’s named for Ehrenberg’s dad).

Pair of Thieves men’s socks fit shoe sizes 8–12, and the kids’ socks come in small (18 months–3 years), medium (4–7 years), and large (8–10 years). To maximize moisture-wicking and comfort, the kids and dads’ socks are a blend of cotton, polyester, and nylon, and the dads’ socks also have natural latex rubber and spandex.

With these socks, Santa will help your family put their best feet forward.

Father-and-son sock set by Pair of Thieves, $16, www.pairofthieves.com.