Balaclava works in 3 parts.
Part 1 – Cast on with waste yarn, knit in back and forth with working yarn for top of hood.
Part 2 – For the face rib band, pick up and knit along face edge, then work back and forth in 2:2 rib.
Part 3 – Pick up and knit along neck edge, work round in 2:2 rib.