Cabled socks anyone?

Gauge:
26 stitches over 4 inches
40 rows over 4 inches.

Yarn:
Happy Feet by Plymouth (2 skeins)

Cuff
Cast on 68 stitches with size 1 needles
Add stitch marker, join in round

*k2, p2* repeat until end.
Repeat the 2X2 ribbing for 10 more rows

Leg
Change to size 2 needles
Decrease rounds:
Round 1: k3, k2tog, p3, k4, p2, k4 *p2, k4, p2, k4*, repeat 2 more times, p2, k4, p3, ssk, k3 = 66 stiches
Round 2: k4, p1, p2tog, k4, p2, k4, *p2, k4, p2, k4*, repeat 2 more times, p2, k4, p1, p2tog, k4 = 64 sts

Setting up the cables:
Round 1: k4, *p2, k4, p2, k4*, repeat 3 more times, p2, k4, p2, k4
Start cables:
Round 2: k4, *p2, c2f, p2, k4*, repeat 3 more times, p2, c2f, p2, k4

Regular rounds:
Round 1: k4, *p2, k4, p2, k4*, repeat 3 more times, p2, k4, p2, k4
Round 2: Repeat round 1
Round 3: Repeat round 1
Start cables:
Round 4: k4, *p2, c2f, p2, k4*, repeat 3 more times, p2, c2f, p2, k4

Repeat rows 1-4 until desired length of leg (minus half an inch). End with a round 4. My sock leg is a total of 5.5 inches, and there was plenty of yarn left over.

Decrease rounds:
Round 1: k2, k2tog, *p2, k4, p2, k4*, repeat 3 more times, p2, k4, p2, ssk, k2 = 62 sts

Round 2: k1, k2tog, p2tog, k4, p2, k4, *p2, k4 * repeat 4 more times, p2, k4, p2, k4, p2tog, ssk, k1 = 58

Round 3: k2tog, p1, k4, p2, k2, k2tog, *p2, k4 * repeat 4 more times, p2, k2, k2tog, p2, k4, p1, ssk= 54

Round 4: k1, p1, c2f, p2, k1, k2tog, *p2, c2f, p2, k4* repeat 1 more time, p2, c2f, p2, k2tog, k1, p2, c2f, p1, k1 = 52 stitches

Round 5: k1, p1, k4, p2, k2tog, *p2, k4, p2, k4* repeat 1 more time, p2, k4, p2, k2tog, p2, k4, p1, k1=50 sts


Heel flap
Row1: Knit 9, turn
With a new needle: Row 2: purl 18, turn
Row 3: *slip 1, knit 1* repeat until end (18 stitches)
Row 4: Slip 1, purl to end
Repeat rows 3 and 4 13 more times for a total of 26 rows

FYI, you should have 18sts in your heel flap, and 32 in instep = 50 stitches

Turn Heel
Row 1: Knit 11, k2tog, k1, turn
Row 2: sl1, p5, p2tog, p1, turn
Row 3: sl1, knit to stitch before gap, k2tog, k1, turn
Row 4: sl1, p to stitch before gap, p2tog, p1

Pick up 14 stitches along each side of the heel flap with new needles.
Divide the heel as you normally do.

Needle 1: Knit to last three stitches, k2tog, k1
Needle 2: Knit even (working cable pattern throughout)
Needle 3: K1, ssk, knit to end of needle

Work until you have 17 stitches on needles 1 and 3.

Work straight until you are 2 inches away from desired length

I used a slightly rounder toe than normal, taken from knitty.
1 decrease round, 3 even.
1 decrease round, 2 even – twice.
1 decrease round, 1 even – three times.
Decrease every round until you have 16 stitches.
Kitchener it up, and viola.


Notes:
1. If you only have a size 2 needle with you, you could instead cast on 60 stitches. The majority of the leg would be knit in k2, *p2, k4, p2, k4*, repeat 4 times, p2, k4, p2, k2

2. You can also do one sock with a left twist cable, the other with a right twist cable (hold the cable needle in back).

3. Yes, There are a lot less stitches in the heel than expected, but it fits me.

c2f = Slip 2 stitches p-wise onto a cable needle, keep cable needle in the front, knit two stitches, knit the two stitches from the cable needle.