Crochet Beards

Last year my son asked me to make him a crocheted beard. So like any good mom, ...I did(the beige one), he started wearing it to school and his best friend asked for one, OK, why not(the red/orange one). They both wore them to school and church. So then my husband asked me to make him a lumberjack, so again I did(the black one). Now a year later and the weather has gotten cold again the boys have been wearing their beards to school and one female friends asked for one in teal and I found a great sparkly teal, she loves it. I also just made one for my son's other best friend(the blue and brown one), he has a blue streak in his hair. 

Now I just need a picture of the 4 kids together in their beards. (Update- I got the picture)

I have been using a 'Bobble Beard' pattern I found on Pinterest but modified it by putting a chain 10 loop at each end(the short ends). The loops go over the ears. If the beard feels loose around the face then get some string elastic and on the back side use a yarn needle and run it around the edge but avoid the ear loops.

Update-I had to make my son a gray beard for a Christmas gift exchange and I also had to make him a long white beard for Christmas. The long one was very trying on me and in the end I had to gather it here and there to look right but he loved it.