Don, I was getting them at Target and Kmart but I haven't bought any in a year or more, most likely more. I had always had some of the store bought iron covers in my shop too but I wore them out and haven't replaced them. Last week when I was giving the building and covering lessons I had to use my iron naked, the iron, not me!! At the first sign of any scratching I stop and clean my iron off. When I'm out running around this week i will check out some of the stores and see if I can find you any baby socks. I know it's even hard to find cotton diapers these days too!! What do they think a man is supposed to wax his car with???