Knitted Viking Hat with Crocheted Beard ***AND PATTERN LINK***

[MidoriMentality]

This was my prototype for the bearded viking hats that I fell in love with online.  I combined a couple of knitting patterns for the hat itself.  my boyfriend had requested that it have a gold bar up the front and back (it only went halfway up the back though) and a certain mustache shape.  I ended up making the beard way longer than needed so I tacked it up more.  the hat itself and horns were knitted, the beard and mustache were crocheted after 2 failed attempts at knitting them.  I'm putting this in the knitting folder because I think overall there was more knitting involved  

this is what it looked like when I gave it to my boyfriend more or less, except here I had it tucked up into my hat instead of tacked down like in the finished part.

I took some in progress shots as well


the horns were kinda wonky here, I repositioned them before finishing.

C&C Welcome.  I can post the pattern used for the hat if anyone's interested.. I didn't use a pattern for the beard though

http://chileconyarne.com/freebies/viking-hat

This is the basic pattern I used, I didn't follow it exactly to a T, for the hat in the picture I used 5.5mm US9 DPNs and I did a CO of 96 i think, my gauge may have been a little off, but that fit a 24" head, the current hat i'm working on has a 23" head, so I've cast on 96 with 5mm US8 DPNs. ***Whatever needle size you use, make sure to have multiples of 8 when you cast on so that the rivets are evenly spaced in the pattern.***

[aisy]

love it!

[ChameleonHound]

That's so awesome! I'd love the pattern if I had anything close to your skill with the needles and hooks . The beard and mustache look spectacular; the mustache is the perfect shape! Well done.

[BirdBones]

This is hilarious! I love it.... the knitted beard is just the thing to take it over the top! And you look simply lovely with your hat on. I like that the horns are wonky, it just gives them that extra bit of personality.... How will you resist wearing these hats every day?

[MidoriMentality]

Aisy: Thanks
ChameleonHound: It wasn't too hard to do surprisingly.. the only challenge was the beard, but the hat itself was a pretty easy work up, if you omit the colour change vertical parts.
BirdBones: I resist wearing them every day by selling them to my friends   and the beards I think give them all personality, they will never turn out the same, I just wing it all the time

[hgddm]

Beautiful. So wish I could make one. Please do post the pattern, in case my knitting skills ever get this far along...

[Trekky]

That is fantastic! I am so jealous.  I would be tempted to wear this everyday - beard & all!

Vikings rock!