Anything knit will stretch, to a certain amount. Bamboo and cotton are both fibers that can stretch but really can't recover as much; that's why cotton socks periodically stretch out. In both cases, a hot dryer can shrink them back down a bit.
I bought my last set a few years ago, so I can't guarantee they are still awesome, but these are the socks I really really love: https://www.foottraffic.com/product/Bamboo_Socks/No-Show_Multi_Pack_Socks
I like them even better than the K-Mart cotton socks I used to love that they no longer make. They are SO comfy, and they seem to wear pretty well, though my fiance has at this point lost all but one of those socks, so I cannot wear them until I buy more, which I just won't do until we buy a washer & dryer next month.
My fiance has lost 10 times more socks than I have worn out, no exaggeration, in the 7 1/2 years we've lived together. It drives me up the wall. I hate not having socks, but then I also hate buying them because I know he's just going to lose them. He has also lost about 1/2 of my fabric menstrual pads via the washer and dryer. He's in general a fantastic guy - super sweet, great temperment, takes good care of me (I'm disabled and can't contribute much around the house, and I need help with my service dog), but I swear, the man is the least observant adult I've ever met. And so my socks and pads and occasionally even underwear wander off. The worst one was when he forgot about my $250 sheets at the laundromat. Of course they were gone when he went back the next day. I was furious. They were the nicest bedding I'd ever bought myself, and I adored them, and I haven't been able to find anything of equal quality since. They were ultra-smooth and crisp and delightful.
But back to the socks. The two main advantages of bamboo over cotton are that it naturally discourages bacterial growth and it wicks way better than cotton, keeping your feet drier. This has the knock-on effect of less foot odor, to boot.
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I bought my last set a few years ago, so I can't guarantee they are still awesome, but these are the socks I really really love: https://www.foottraffic.com/product/Bamboo_Socks/No-Show_Multi_Pack_Socks
I like them even better than the K-Mart cotton socks I used to love that they no longer make. They are SO comfy, and they seem to wear pretty well, though my fiance has at this point lost all but one of those socks, so I cannot wear them until I buy more, which I just won't do until we buy a washer & dryer next month.
My fiance has lost 10 times more socks than I have worn out, no exaggeration, in the 7 1/2 years we've lived together. It drives me up the wall. I hate not having socks, but then I also hate buying them because I know he's just going to lose them. He has also lost about 1/2 of my fabric menstrual pads via the washer and dryer. He's in general a fantastic guy - super sweet, great temperment, takes good care of me (I'm disabled and can't contribute much around the house, and I need help with my service dog), but I swear, the man is the least observant adult I've ever met. And so my socks and pads and occasionally even underwear wander off. The worst one was when he forgot about my $250 sheets at the laundromat. Of course they were gone when he went back the next day. I was furious. They were the nicest bedding I'd ever bought myself, and I adored them, and I haven't been able to find anything of equal quality since. They were ultra-smooth and crisp and delightful.
But back to the socks. The two main advantages of bamboo over cotton are that it naturally discourages bacterial growth and it wicks way better than cotton, keeping your feet drier. This has the knock-on effect of less foot odor, to boot.