Movember is drawing to a close, which means you may see fewer 'staches around campus.

But Jeff Phillips, a Fanshawe alum, hopes you'll be seeing plenty of wooly beards all winter long.

Phillips created Beardo, a company that produces handknit tuques with a foldaway beard. Each hat is made with 100 per cent acrylic yarn, making them soft and snuggly — sure to keep you warm no matter how cold it gets outside.

Philips, a self-proclaimed winter enthusiast, came up with the first makeshift Beardo at the top of the Seventh Heaven mountain in Whistler, B.C. “I just ripped a hole in a scarf, tied a few strings for shape and the first-very-crude Beardo was born.”

“It actually looked pretty good, but needed to be severely refined,” he remembered. “To do this, I found someone with a bit of knitting experience to make a few prototypes to find the right knit pattern to look like an actual beard.”

Beardo is not the first company to come up with the idea, but Phillips is firm in his belief that it's the best. “I have heard of some other companies with long beards and whatnot, but they always look a bit cheap and uncomfortable. My goal was to make a functional addition to the tuque as we know it, with a bit of a quirky style added.”

The tuques are comfortable and fully adjustable. “The beard can be folded away, removed and even adjusted up to 14 cm using the velcro attachments,” explained Phillips. “That way, when the material stretches a bit (as all materials do), you can simply readjust it. We also think that the tuque is really cool on its own and designed it to be like that ... (it's) not just a gimmick.”

Currently, Canadian customers are in luck: Beardo ships across the country for free. This may be a limited time offer, however, explained Phillips. “We have plans to make donations to a new Stratford not-for-profit project called Soulvation. We would like to give a percentage of each Beardo sold to the project, and I think that there is a chance free shipping may have to go after Christmas.”

Speaking of the holidays, Phillips is confident that Beardo makes a great gift for all the men and ladies on your list. “Snowboarders, skiers, cyclists, hockey fans and even outdoor workers have shown the most interest so far.” He said the company has already started receiving Christmas orders.

Intrigued by the idea of the Beardo? You can check them out at a special discounted price for Facebook fans only. “On December 1, a discount code will be sent out only to people who like our page. It will be valid only for one week.”

For more information or to purchase some snazzy Beardos of your own, visit www.beardowear.ca, the company's Facebook by searching “Beardowear” or Twitter @beardowear.

For a chance to win your own Beardo, visit the FSU social network starting Monday November 29.