Cast On During Knitting But Don't Work Stitch?

How-to Questions
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Hi there~I’m relatively new to knitting and brand new to this forum. I thank you in advance for your help!

I’m about to start the pattern I attached (wasn’t allowed to post the link, sorry)

And while reviewing it I came across this instruction and was confused:
Row 13 (ws): purl to last 2 sts. Cast on 1 stitch, purl last 2 sts

Does this mean I cast on a stitch but don’t work it? I imagine this extra stitch is a loop for the button but I’m not sure what to do with it after it’s created.

Any advice would be appreciated.

~Courtney

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Welcome to KH. You should be able to post a link now. I’d like to see what it looks like.

From your pattern:

Row 12 (rs): k2, cast off 1, k3, c3f, k3, k3fcn, *k6, c3f, k3, k3fcn, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k6

Row 13 (ws): purl to last 2 sts. Cast on 1 stitch, purl last 2 sts.

If you look at Row 12 you’ll see that it says “cast off 1” so you’ll be casting on 1 to make up for it. Unless your pattern specifies a backward loop cast on should work here. You can’t work the stitch now, you will on the next row. HTH

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Ah ha! So when it says purl to last two stitches I actually purl to the last stitch then cast on one then purl those 2?

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http://http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cozy-cable-cowl

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Purl until there are 2 left, cast on one to the right tip and then work those last 2.

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Your link didn’t like me, is that it?

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Hope that works!

If not its on Ravelry, the Cozy Cable Cowl