In this video I demonstrate the knitted CO, a standard cast-on.

The other “mother” cast-ons:
Long-Tail CO
Cable CO

The hat and cowl on the mannequin is called Moorings by Vanessa Ewing. It is the current “perk” for Brioche Tier patrons of the audio podcast. You can listen to the VeryPink Knits Podcast in your favorite podcast app, or here on my website.