Mon Petite Picot

For something so small, this cute little picot edge is sure turning out to be a big pain in the gluteal region! So far, nothing I've tried has quite worked out (biasing, puckering) and I'm just about ready to rip those 64 stitches out again.

I've had my eye on sock designs featuring picot trim for weeks now, but I was good and faithful and did not stray from my other works in progress. I did, however, store up two or three techniques I was keen on trying (or perhaps combining) once I was free.

One is the "knit sock now, fold over and hem later" approach. Another, popularized by Claudia, involves knitting the cast on row together with the live stitches (not an easy maneuver) and a third, illustrated by Knitorious offers a slightly different twist on the knit together premise using waste yarn and a darning needle. Frarochvia's version has you cast on with waste yarn, then knit together. When I saw the words "Japanese three needle bind off" on the Keyboard Biologist's excellent tutorial, I knew it was beyond my ken.

I know that a simple search will turn up quite a few results - all equally valid, I'm sure. What I want to hear from you are alternatives based on your experiences. Something that just might work for a nearsighted, gimpy-armed impatient woman to still produce pleasing results.

For now, I think I'll just keep on knitting until I'm hit with a bit of inspiration or wisdom from my friends. Frankly, my beautiful periwinkle yarn is starting to fuzz so frogging is not a good option.