CO 80 stitches & did 3.75” of ribbing. I did not add any stitches once I got to the SS section.

I knit 18 rounds before working on the face opening, per the Striped Balaclava pattern (I.e., putting it on the opposite side of the beginning of round marker). I used a crochet chain provisional CO for adding the face opening stitches back in & did 12 rounds all around before starting the decreases at K6, K2tog.

I picked up 64 stitches around the face opening, did two rounds of ribbing & BO in pattern.