The Funnel Neckwarmer

I wanted to create something really simple (and cosy) that would do me on and off the slopes on our forthcoming trip to Chamonix. And I had one ball of a beautiful Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Chunky that I fell in love with last year, and bought the last one of at Loop in August. There's not that much you can do with one ball of wool and a desire for a neckwarmer, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to attempt some magic loop knitting, using a rather fabulous tutorial I found online... and here's the results:

The Funnel Neckwarmer

Materials
Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Chunky, 1 skein
Circular Knitting needle, 7mm

Method
cast on 42 stitches
divide to knit in magic loop - 21 on each half
work k1 p1 rib for 26 rounds
round 27: [k1, p1, k1, yo, p1, k1, p1] 6 times
round 28: k1, p1 rib as before, but when you reach a yo stitch, knit into the back of the yo, then continue in pattern.
round 29: [k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1] 6 times
round 30: [k1, p1, k1, yo, k1, p1, k1, p1] 6 times
round 31: k1, p1 rib as before, but when you reach a yo stitch, purl into the back of the yo, then continue in pattern.
round 32: k1, p1 rib (54 sts)
round 33: [k1, p1, k1, yo, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1] 6 times
round 34: k1, p1, rib as before, but when you reach a yo stitch, knit into the back of the yo, then continue in pattern
round 35: [k1, p1, k1, yo, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1] 6 times
round 36: work in k1, p1 rib
round 37: cast off loosely.

block to loosen up and give the warmer a good drape, and voila! Off to Cham...