Chica's Sweater Arm Holes

Hooray, I'm making progress on Chica's sweater...finally!


Chica's Dog Sweater up to the Arm Holes

I've knit up to the armholes and I'm now at the point where I'm supposed to close the arm holes and join them with the rest of the body. But I don't get the instructions. Aaaahhh!

Here is the part in the pattern where I made the arm holes:

(starting with 82 sts)

Pat across 7 sts. Cast off next 6 sts. Pat across 56 sts (including st on needle after cast off). Cast off next 6 sts. Pat to end of row.

NOTE: All leg sections are worked at the same time using separate balls of yarn for each section.

Beg on WS row, work 1.5 ins in pat from cast off sts, ending with RS facing for next row.

And here is the next step that I'm having trouble with:

Pat across 7 sts. Turn and cast on 6 sts. Turn and pat across 56 sts. Turn and cast on 6 sts. Turn and pat to end of row. (82 sts)

So what I can't figure out is the cast on. What type of cast on should I use? Do I use the first 7 sts when casting on the 6 sts? If I do that then after I've cast on the 6 stitches, when I turn and pat across the 56 sts I'm not at the next arm hole yet. I feel like I'm missing something here. Please help!

~ Christina

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