Intarsia pattern- Cast on color(s)?

[stefcap]

I am shortly going to begin knitting the front of a pillow cover done using intarsia and I am not sure how to cast on for it. The 1st row is: K 5White, 11E, 4White, 5B, 11D, 2B, 19A, 3B. Do I cast on according to the colors of the 1st row of the pattern, or do I cast on using 1 color? I was thinking of using the color I used for the back of the pillow cover. What should I do?

Much Thanks, Stefanie

[Ingrid]

I would cast on using one color because I think it would be easier. You can cast on using different colors, using the cable cast on and changing, but you'd still have all those ends.

Since it's a pillow an will be seamed, anyway, cast on in one color and that will be used up in the seaming anyway.