I bought this delightful yarn at a cute little yarn shop in Kirkland WA while visiting my daughter. started this project 3 times. I cast on 86 the first time and it was huge, even with using a size 4 needle, so I went down to the smallest size of 68 cast on. Knitted an entire boot cuff in size 4 but the cable part was WAY to tight with no stretch. Maybe I just knitted too tight. Anyways I tore it all out and started the third time with ribbing done in size 4 needle and then switched to size 6 needle for cabled section. Perfect!!!!