Well, its really only 4-3/4 stars but I liked them so much Im upping the score. As noted in another comment, I liked these so much that I ordered another six pairs. The 1/4 star deduction id because a couple of the triangles on one sock are unraveling. It seems to be the new norm that patterned socks have the yarn ends left hanging rather than woven in. Therefore, they're susceptible to being snagged by a wayward toe or toenail.