Stitches

What is a good border stitch to use on a stockinette stitch scarf to keep it from curling?

I am making a scarf in stockinette stitch. I love how it looks with the yarn i selected. what border stitch can i use that will keep it from rolling in? Or are there other techniques to prevent this?

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1. I like to use seed stitch. It's a little fancier than garter stitch. Do about 10 rows at the beginning, and 10 stitches on each side and 10 rows again at the end. Here's a directory of different stitches you can try. http://www.knittingonthenet.com/stitches.htm
2. After you have cast on the stitches work the first row by knitting into the back of the stitches, this always keeps knitting from curling. You can still do plain and purl only into the back.
3. One way to stop curling on a scarf is to put fringe or tassles on the ends when your done knitting it.
4. Garter, seed, and moss stitch all create non-rolling borders. You need at least one inchworth of border on all sides to prevent rolling. Btw, twisting your purl stitches does not necessarily provide protection against rolling, nor does fringing the edges. While twisted stitches may be decorative, the yarn still wants to make the knits and purls into the same dimensions. Fringing will work by weighing the piece down, but it can still roll inwards on the edges.