Neat edges

So i have got some wool to knit a scarf for martha. I have been slipping the first stitch of the row on my knitting recently to overcome sloppy edges and loose stitches which are a problem for me, but I don't think this will give a good edge on a scarf......am thinking I will do it in moss stitch with a garter stitch border at each end, any suggestions for how I can get the edges to look neat?

You could just knit the first and last stitch on each row

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slip the first stitch and knit the last stitch of every row.
block it after finished knitting too - hot iron over a damp cloth.

have you seen the pattern for clapotis on ravelry - i'm on my 4th one - you can do less pattern repeats to make it more like a scarf - but because its knitted on the diagonal its faster than end to end. can use different yarn too - i've used worsted and 4 ply.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/clapotis