This week I've discovered that I am not knitting to the best of my ability. M. explained to me that I am somehow twisting my stitches, which means that my knit and purl methods are not harmonious. That will be dealt with when I finish my current projects. My problem today is that the edges of the Irish Hiking Scarf are not up to par - well, actually, one of them isn't.

Behold, the good edge:

And, now, alas, the bad edge:

One of them looks nice and suitable for gift-giving. The other does not. It looks like (insert 4 letter word of choice for excrement.) I am suitably dismayed. Any suggestions?

On another hopefully more hopeful note, a friend is looking for this yarn. It was purchased at a store in Maryland or Washington DC and she doesn't have the label anymore and needs another ball. Again, any suggestions?