In Chinese, thick and thin yarn is called big stomach yarn - 大肚线.

CO 50 w/ 2x2 rib cast on from the Penny Lane blog on 5.5mm needles and worked rib for about 10”: http://pennylane.blogspot.com/2009/09/tubular-cast-on-and...

Switch to 7mm for cables.

Lovely, perfect length -- used up all the yarn.

Color is most accurate in the “modeled” shots -- much more cream than white.