Scarves for short necks

I was chatting with a friend the other day, and she described herself as a "scarf hoarder", which I loved.  But I also felt super jealous -- I have a proportionately shorter neck, so I always stick to V- or scoop-neck tops.  Unfortunately, adding a scarf negates any neck elongating illusions that a V-neck provides, and actually swallows my neck up entirely.

But, our conversation inspired me to try again with the scarves.  They are just SO cute, especially this one from Zara that was wildly popular last year.

They have a similar one this year, but with all the red, the colors feel too bold for me.  Luckily, there are a ton of alternatives!