Patterns are super cute, and they do shrink in the wash since they're mostly cotton, but once I wear them again they stretch out and it's no big deal.

Length considerations (for people who aren't short): I wear size 6-6.5 shoes, have pretty short shins (about 14 inches from the bottom of my heel to the back of my knee where my knees bend), and if I were to stretch the socks all the way up they'd go to at least mid-knee if not over my kneecaps.