ETA 12 November 2023:
“You have achieved sock perfection,” says recipient!!

General
Used 2.5mm needles for cuff and first 14 r of chart, 2.25 for the rest.

Using Grumperina's method for cabling without a cable needle.

SKA cast-on post: #263, bind-off post: #417
SFS cast-on post: #136 (underappreciated pattern), bind-off post: #206

Mods

• cuff 12 r,
• leg Chart r 1-40 + r 1-26,
• heelflap 34 r stockinet decreasing 2 st on r 2 & 12, round heel,
• gussets picked up 20+1 st on each side, decreased every second r until 36 st left on sole,
• instep Chart r 27-40 + r 1-40 + r 1-30,
• toe decreased every second r until 32 st left then every r until 8 left,
• mirrored second sock as pattern.