After several unsatisfactory attempts at not having to weave in millions of ends, I found a solution I like. On the straight section, I KFB in the contrast color, then knit the rest of the row in the main color. Coming back, I knit the row in the main color, then bring the contrast color to the back and KFB in the contrast.

I’ve found that I like to bring the MC back to the “knit” position on the RS rows, as it makes a nice little faux-stitch look then.

On the Leaf Stripe rows, I bring the MC to the back/“knit” position after the first KFB, so that it looks generally the same as the regular rows. This also avoids bringing the MC up over a garter ridge upon completion of the stripe.

This has been in my stash for a few years, and I finally figured out how I wanted to treat the edges: I’m following the example of several other ravelers and doing all the kfbs on the straight edge in the contrast color to avoid weaving in all the ends!