ok. i have tried this...but my beginning and ending looks a bit sloppy. the loops are hanging over the edge. i am petrified to cut the existing stitches when i go back over with the second round. i have contemplated turning off the blades so that it can't cut, and i can get my pretty edge. it's a simple flip of the lever, really?!? thoughts on this appreciated.

i am sure that, with practice, i will get better at this. as long as the stitches don't come out, i needn't worry about how pretty it looks, right?