Sock It To Me seriously has some of the best patterns and designs for socks, this being one of my favorites.  Five stars for the pattern, three stars for the quality, maybe even 2.5.  I have been wearing this brand for a number of years and while stocking up recently noticed that the socks have gotten thinner, especially in the toe area.  As in so thin I can see my toenail.  Maybe I just have big feet -- size 10 Womens -- but I don't think that is the case as the length fits my foot just fine.  Like most things nowadays I think quality is being sacrificed a little bit.  BUT, because these are such awesome socks I will keep buying them and definitely recommend them as gifts for that quirky someone in your life or for those days when a plain sock just doesn't cut it.