More Knitting Help - Cast on and Seaming

For Apes - here is some direction for Casting On (the long tail method):
*Note: she does not start with a slip knot for some reason. You will find it easier to start with a slip knot first and then proceed as she does in the video.

Knitting - Long-Tail Cast-on on Howcast

For Heather - Here is a video showing how to seam a garter stitch edge. This first one is really great (note the awesome accent of the narrator makes it even better - Love IT!). They do not give an option to embed the video, but here is the link. http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-sew-seams-together-on-a-knitted-garment-159277/