This sock was designed for this specific yarn. It is not like any other fingering weight sock yarn I have knit with. You can of course use any fingering weight sock yarn, but your gauge will most likely be different. So be careful when choosing a size. If you’re knitting with a more standard sock gauge of about 32 sts per 4 inch / 10 cm, go up ...

This design was part of SockMadness 15.

I designed this sock for my handspun yarn. But the fishtail cable will look good with any yarn choice. Solid, semisolid and gradient yarns will show the details of this cable really nicely. But you can use your variegated yarn and let the cable break up your color pattern.