These turned out larger than I had anticipated. As planned, I didn't want much stretching for optimum warmth (which I indeed accomplished!), but they are easily big enough for my son's US size twelve and a half feet. So, it's back to the drafting board on gauge and I intend to change up the sole -- the garter sole is too rolly(?) ... needs more structure.
I do, however, like the four row slip-stripe on the sides and back. It looks a little strange, I admit, with the plain stripe panel in the front, but I was going for a multi-use pattern, leaving a place for cabling in a single color yarn. In my second draft, I was using a two row slip-stripe, which produced a very dense and interestingly patterned fabric. May revisit that idea on the next go, should I dig out another bundle of oddball leftover yarn -- would definitely make a sturdier sole -- and, given my unjustified fears of not fitting, could possibly work after all.
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