Easy Crochet Highland Cow Chocolate Orange Cover Pattern

Make your own adorable crochet Highland Cow Chocolate Orange Cover with this fun and straightforward project! Perfect for beginners, this pattern will guide you through each stage, letting you produce a cozy, cute cover that fits snugly over a chocolate orange. It's a fantastic way to add a playful touch to gifts or brighten up your living space! Enjoy the simple pleasure of making something by hand that's both charming and functional.

Crochet Highland Cow Chocolate Orange Cover

Materials Needed:

Three colors of yarn: Fluffy brown for the head and ears, cream for the horns (white as an alternative), and a different brown for embellishments.
Toy stuffing for the horns.
Scissors.
Yarn needle.
Crochet hooks: 2.5 mm for the horns and 3.5 mm for the ears and head.
PVA glue for the hair.
A metal hook or similar tool for making the hair curly.

Head Pattern:

Start with a magic ring.

Round 1: Make 6 single crochets (sc) into the magic ring.
Round 2: Make an increase (inc) in each stitch (st) around (12 stitches total).
Round 3: Sc in the first st, inc in the next st repeat - around (18 stitches total).
Round 4: Sc in the next 2 stitches, inc in the next st repeat - around (24 stitches total).
Round 5: Sc in the next 3 stitches, inc in the next st repeat - around (30 stitches total).
Round 6: Sc in the next 4 stitches, inc in the next st repeat - around (36 stitches total).
Round 7: Sc in each st around (36 stitches total).
Rounds 8-14: Repeat Round 7 for each round to create several rounds of 36 sc each. Adjust the number of rounds as needed to fit the chocolate orange snugly.

Ears Pattern (Make Two):

Start with a magic ring.

Round 1: 6 sc into the magic ring.
Round 2: Sc in each st around (6 sc total).
Round 3: Sc in the next st, inc in the next st repeat 3 times (9 sc total).
Round 4: Sc in each st around (9 sc total).
Round 5: Sc in the next 2 sts, inc in the next st repeat 3 times (12 sc total).
Round 6: Sc in each st around (12 sc total).
Round 7: Sc in each st around (12 sc total).
Round 8: Sc in the next 2 sts, then do a decrease (dec) repeat 3 times (9 sts total).
Round 9: Sc in the next st, inc in the next st repeat 3 times (6 sts total).
Finish off and leave a long tail for attaching to the head.

Horns Pattern (Make Two):

Switch to a 2.5 mm hook and cream-colored yarn.

Start with a magic ring.

Round 1: 6 sc into the magic ring.
Round 2: Sc in each st around (6 sc total).
Round 3: Inc in the first st, sc in the remaining sts around (7 sc total).
Repeat this pattern, increasing the number of sc between inc in each round until you have a horn shape, finishing with rounds of 11 sc. Stuff the horns lightly before attaching them to the head.

Assembly:

Attach the ears and horns to the head.
Cut lengths of yarn for the hair and secure them to the top of the head between the horns.
Optionally, apply PVA glue to the hair and use a metal hook to curl them into tight spirals.
Allow the glue to dry to set the curls.