I bought these for my granddaughter's Christmas picture. I was dissappointed they had a hole in the knee. It was a last minute purchase and there was no time to return them. By the time we got to Santa, there was a 2" run in the stocking. Having said that, I would buy these again. If you are looking for good cable knit stockings, they are excellent weight for our NY winter. That there was I hole in the stocking, is something that can happen. The key would have been for me to buy them a week earlier than I did to allow for a reorder/return.