Even though this sweater was my first two-colour work, I have always been fairly detail-oriented, so the inside looks just fine. It made sense to me that the insides should have a nice pattern, just like the outsides.
However, I didn't know much about stranding and so what I did was to wrap in the Estonian way (which is a twist in the same direction every time) instead of the Scottish way (which is to carry the yarns always above or below the other, without any twist). The Estonian way works well if you're knitting back and forth, because the twists untwist in the purl rows. It was a nuisance for my sweater, however, and I spent some effort untwisting the yarns.
One thing I think the Estonian way handles better is floats that last longer than 5 stitches. It's quite easy and natural to wrap the long float in the middle when you're twisting the yarns anyway. If you're not twisting them, it's a bit of a to-do. My ultimate solution to this problem is simply to avoid patterns which require floats longer than 5 stitches. There are plenty to chose from even with that restriction.
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