co1 in mitten pattern help

[Knitting292009]

Hello. I am making mittens and after transferring a certain number of stitches to a cable needle to hold for later use for the thumb portion, it says to co 5 stitches in the next row. How do I do that?? Is this just a regular cast on?? Thanks

[GrumpyGramma]

You could use the backward loop or the knitted or the cable cast on. Any will work. http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/cast-on