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How To Make A Viking Halloween Costume With An Epic Beard

Step 1

How To Make A Viking Halloween Costume With An Epic Beard

Create a felt beard base

Cut out a beard shape from your felt. The top edge, from ear to ear across the nose, should be about 9-1/2 inches wide.

Step 2

How To Make A Viking Halloween Costume With An Epic Beard

Create the mustache

Cut a small bundle of yarn 32 inches long. Tie it in the middle with a small piece of thread; This will be the center point under the nose. Tie again two inches from center on both sides; These knots will sit at the corners of your mouth. Braid the remaining length, tie and trim the bottom.

Step 3

How To Make A Viking Halloween Costume With An Epic Beard

Create large soul patch braid

Gather a large bundle of yarn cut into 36-inch lengths. Fold the package in half and pinch the fold into a binder clip. Braid the bundle loosely from the clip down. Use a piece of string to tie off the end.

Stage 4

How To Make A Viking Halloween Costume With An Epic Beard

The glue braids to feel

Hot glue the mustache to the top lip of the felt, letting the braids hang down. Then glue the looped top part of the soul patch braid to the bottom center of the lip.

Step 5

How To Make A Viking Halloween Costume With An Epic Beard

Fill Beard

Cut many 28-inch lengths of yarn. Fold in half and glue to the felt on the top edge.

Step 6

How To Make A Viking Halloween Costume With An Epic Beard

Cover the chin

Add another section of yarn along the bottom edge of the mouth opening on both sides.

Step 7

How To Make A Viking Halloween Costume With An Epic Beard

Felt cover behind the braid

Glue a row of strands under the core patch braid.

Step 8

How To Make A Viking Halloween Costume With An Epic Beard

Shape it

Trimming the beard into a nice neat curved shape

Step 9

How To Make A Viking Halloween Costume With An Epic Beard

Add the strap

Measure your child from ear to ear across the back of their head and pin that length of elastic to the back edges of their felt.

Step 10

How To Make A Viking Halloween Costume With An Epic Beard

Cut the skin

Cut one large rectangle (9" x 32") for the vest and two small rectangles (9" x 5") for the ankle wraps.

Step 11

How To Make A Viking Halloween Costume With An Epic Beard

Make the vest

Wrap the large rectangle around your child's neck and secure it by tying a leather cord around their waist.

Step 12

How To Make A Viking Halloween Costume With An Epic Beard

Add ankle wraps

Wrap the fur around your ankles and secure with the leather cord.

Step 13

How To Make A Viking Halloween Costume With An Epic Beard

Put it all together

The beard could also be made for the lumberjack, hipster, or ZZ Top outfit.