I watched the casting on video over and over and over again and I am still confused about how to fully cast on… as the video says, I go under my thumb, over and around my index finger and pull it through. Pull what through? the yarn? Please help.
Thanks, Scott
I just sent you mail trying to explain, but I dont think I did it very well 
Its the needle thats being ‘pulled thru’ the gap that the wool makes when its over your thumb, then you pull and tighten the wool (new stitch) thats on the needle. Took me awhile to get it!
I found an easier way to cast on, when I was first learning, was to make a slip knot and slide it on to the left needle. Give the working yarn a bit of a tug to make it snug on the needle (but not so tight that it does not move easily up and down the needle when you need it to). Then insert the right needle into that stitch on your left needle as if you were going to knit it. Watch the video on this site and do as for knitting a stitch, except that you do not slip the stitch off the left needle and you slide the new stitch, just made, beside the one already on the left needle. Keep doing this until you have the number of stitches you require. This is called a knit (or knitting, I’m not sure which) cast on and I have found it to be the easiest one. Good luck Scott!
The.Knitter, I forgot I learnt that way too! Thats how my nana taught me when I was like, 5. But I do like long-tailed cast on better when im knitting something nice, I think it makes a nicer edge but its all personal choice 
I learned Long Tail cast on with the Alternate Method as shown above. It has more of a regular Knitting action when creating stitches. You Might find that easier?
You might find another way of casting on easier if you find it difficult to do what you see on the video? Knitted and cabled castons both make a nice edge (looping’s very easy to do but difficult to knit from and not attractive IMO).
Looping, or backwards loop cast on, also leaves a lot of slack in the yarn and you end up with extra yarn. It’s good if you’re going to pick up stitches from it, or need just a few extra.
I’m also having a similar problem. I can’t figure out how to make the 2nd row?
What 2nd row? In the CO or after you’re done? After you’re done with the caston, you begin knitting. See the videos http://knittinghelp.com/videos/knit-stitch