How to cast on when in the middle of a pattern?

How-to Questions
1

I am doing a sweater pattern from “new directions in knitting” (Panels in plum pullover) This pattern is done by knitting the front panel, binding it off and then knitting the back panel. I did that so far and then it says to pick up 96 stitches along the left front and cast on 6 stitches (for the neck) and then pick up stitches along the back. I get it except I have never cast on stitches around the neck like that. When I cast on for the first time, I do the long tail method. How would I do that when I am basically creating stitches around the neck?

Does that make sense?

2

You can use any of the single cast on methods in the basic techniques tab at the top of this page. Cable cast on, backward loop cast on, or knit-on cast on.

Hope that helps.

xxx

3

ah ha! Thank you very much :happydance: