Yarn held double.
Use Jeny’s surprisingly stretchy cast on.
- this yarn is heavier than that called for. should i knit to the full 16.5cm (which i found just perfect for the last one)? bc the number of rows for decreases will be longer at this gauge.

16 Jan - cast off again, 2 rpts longer. Done.
14 Jan - cast off and then decided, nope, body needs to be longer. I think by 2 more rpts. Frogged to beginning of decreases
10 jan - third time lucky? cast on again, only 72 sts. ribbing and one rpt complete
9 jan 2016 - finally got this cast on, second try lucky. this yarn is amazingly inelastic and i wonder if, held double, it is really more of a bulky weight. maybe 77 st cast on would have been enough. not sure. will knit some ribbing and decide. 3 rows of ribbing done so far.