Hm (Grrr!)

I'm a little disappointed with the scarf I just finished (finished except for the binding off, that is). I posted a day or two ago here about starting it. I used Handmaiden yarn (by Fleece Artist), Lady Godiva which is 50% each wool and silk. Gorgeous stuff!! And while the colours aren't me, the scarf isn't for me. Anyway, so why am I disappointed? Because it's barely four feet without blocking (I only had one skein of yarn) and I don't want to block vigorously because I want to preserve some of the cushiness. And also because of the way the colours ended up. In the picture I posted a day or so ago, you can see it being mainly the lighter shades but about halfway through the skein it starts changing and by the end it's mostly the darker blue - so the one end is almost as dark as the other end is light. I've never been a fan of variegated yarn and have only found a few colourways that I've truly liked.

So now I'm not sure what to do. Bind it off and block it to death (I don't want to gain any width though, only length)? Rip it out and make it one repeat narrower and then block it to death for length? Rip it out and find something else?? I'd have to buy/order some yarn since I don't have anything appropriate in my stash. Grrrr!! The one thing that makes me think I could start over fresh is that I cast on for this one on Friday around noon and would have been done today at noon if I hadn't dragged out the last few inches.

What would you do? I'm thinking the variegation issues will bother me regardless of the width/length.