Fiber Trends Family Classic Slippers

[jadewed]

I am knitting the slippers from Fiber trends, not the felted clogs. The pattern says you can knit in the round rather than seaming, so that is what I am doing. I am confused by the instructions for the cuff. I have knit the body of the slipper, and next it tells me to cast off and then pick up the stitches for the cuff. I am confused because I don't understand why I can't simply continue to knit the cuff, rather than casting off my stitches and then picking up stitches. What am I missing? Has anyone knit these and found this to be confusing as well? What did you do? Would it work to continue knitting and not cast off and pick up?