Cute well-written pattern. I used the very stretchy and cool tubular cast on for 2x2 rib from Ysolda’s video here.
I like this yarn. It is inexpensive and so soft, beautiful colors and machine washable, and no fuzzing or pilling while knitting. It shows the cables very well. It started out splitty, but I soon got used to making sure I was capturing the entire stitch and the problem went away.
p.s. she LOVES it!