Viking hat and beard

This is the second of the three knitting projects I've been working on this month: a Viking helmet* and beard for a friend.

The hat is a heavily modified version of this pattern by Becky Veverka, but with the horns designed by sar. The beard was made using Melissa Campbell's crochet beard pattern. (Unfortunately, I think you can only get that pattern via Ravelry - apologies non-Ravelry users!)

* Except it's generally agreed that Vikings didn't actually wear horned helmets. Oh well.