Starting the second sock I looked for the same color I started with on my first sock, but gave up after winding several yards of yarn. Now I am going for the funky look.

I am using the very stretchy cast-on “ Yarnover Tubular Cast On”. I do think I get just as stretchy a cast-on using the long tail method on larger needles. I do like the rolled look though.
For the cuff I did a simple k1 p1 ribbing.
The yarn was a gift to me and I can’t wait using it; originally I was going to wait until after Christmas and just concentrate on knitting gifts now, but I am hooked on knitting socks :)