Pick up stitches at edge?

#1

I don’t understand the directions from Knitting Pure &Simple’s Baby Tunic… I am beginning the hood…

The directions read : cast on 3 stitches for hood casing. Now using the same needle, beginning at edge of neck, join yarn and pick up 8 stitches across front etc…

Do I pick up the stitches and KNIT THEM ? to keep my working yarn in position ( since I casted on 3 for the hood casing).? And how do i join the yarn?

Thank you for any help!!

#2

Here’s a video for picking up stitches.
http://www.knittinghelp.com/apps/flash/video_player/play/166/1

You just start knitting with a new yarn and then weave in the ends later. After picking up and knitting the stitches your yarn should be in the right place to continue.

#3

You’d pick up the sts and knit them at the same time so the yarn stays with the sts.