Beard Beanie

Beard
Caron Soft dark blue
size K 6.5mm crochet hook for beard
Source: http://www.jjcrochet.com/blog/crochet-beard-hat-free-pattern/
I copied this pattern exactly

Beanie
Caron Soft black
Size H crochet hook
Source: http://www.jjcrochet.com/blog/mens-free-crochet-hat-pattern/
My gauge was nowhere near the same as this pattern so I modified the pattern to fit my own gauge.

Chain 3, join with slip stitch to form ring
Round 1: CH 2, DC 12, slip stitch into CH 2 (12sts)
Round 2: CH 2, DC 2 into each stitch until end of round, join to CH2 with sl st (24)
Round 3: *2 DC into next stitch, 1 DC in next stitch,*  Repeat around (38 sts). Join to top of ch-2 with a SL ST.
Round 4: *2 DC into next stitch, 1 DC in next 2 stitches,* Repeat around (50 sts). Join to top of ch-2 with a SL ST.
Round 5: * 2 DC into next stitch, 1 DC in next 6 stitches,* Repeat around (55 sts). Join to top of ch-2 with a SL ST.
Rounds 6 – 10: 1 DC into each stitch around (55 sts). Join to top of ch-2 with a SL ST.
Rounds 11 – 13: Ch 2, *FPDC into next stitch, DC in next stitch,* Repeat around (55 sts). Join to top of ch-2 with a SL ST.
Round 14: Ch 1 (counts as first SC), *FPSC into next stitch, SC into next stitch,* Repeat around *(55 sts). Join to top of ch-1 with a SL ST.
Fasten Off.