Brown Cow Sweatshirt: Embroidered Calf Head with a Blue Bow Bandana

This brown cow sweatshirt shows a young brown calf looking straight at you, with soft lashes, floppy ears and a light blue bandana tied around its head in a big bow. It is a ready-made design: choose the color and size, add a name or icon on the sleeve if you like, and we stitch it to order. Every stitch is 100% real embroidery, stitched into the fabric rather than printed.

What is on the brown cow sweatshirt?

The brown cow sweatshirt has 2 parts:

• The calf head: centered on the chest. The calf is stitched in warm brown thread with darker shading on its ears and cheeks, a lighter tan muzzle and soft eyes with lashes. The bandana is pale sky blue with a turquoise outline and sits on top of its head, tied in a bow.
• The sleeve (optional): a name, initials or short word and an icon from the font and icon chart, in the font and thread color you choose, on the left or right sleeve.

Which color should you choose?

Pick a color in the options above and the photos switch to it, so you can see the design on that color before you order.

The brown calf stands out most on light grays and on dark and deep colors. On colors close to the brown fur, the blue bow and the lighter muzzle carry the design; on colors close to the blue bow, the bow blends a little; and on warm light colors the tan muzzle looks softer while the brown head stays clear.

How do you order your sweatshirt?

To order your sweatshirt, follow 4 steps:

• Choose the sweatshirt color and size in the options above.
• Choose whether to add sleeve embroidery.
• If you add it, type the name or initials, then pick the icon, font, thread color and sleeve.
• Add it to your cart; we email a free design proof before we stitch.

How do you add a name or icon on the sleeve?

Sleeve embroidery is optional and goes on one sleeve. Type a short name or your initials, such as your name or your favorite calf’s name, and pick an icon, a font and a thread color from the charts in the photos, or leave the icon off. White thread is preselected because it reads best on the dark sweatshirts; pick Black or another dark thread for the light colors.

Is it a brown calf sweatshirt or a cow print sweatshirt?

It is a brown calf sweatshirt: one embroidered calf head on a solid color crewneck, not an all-over cow print pattern. The calf is drawn young, with big ears and a round muzzle, so the design reads as a baby cow rather than a grown steer.

Is it a cow bow sweatshirt?

Yes. The light blue bandana bow is the sweet detail of this cow bow sweatshirt, and it brings a soft country look that goes with jeans, boots and a flannel. It suits a farm girl, a 4-H or FFA member who raises calves, or anyone who just loves cows.

How is it different from the cow bandana sweatshirt?

This design has a brown calf with a light blue bandana bow. The cow bandana sweatshirt has a black and white Holstein calf with a pink heart-print bandana. Choose this one for a warm brown and blue look; choose the other for black, white and pink.

Is it a good gift for a cow lover?

Yes. It suits a cow lover, a dairy or ranch family or a friend who collects cow things, and it makes an easy birthday or Christmas gift. Add their name or initials on the sleeve to make it personal.

Is there a hoodie or T-shirt version?

There is no hoodie, but there is a T-shirt: the same brown calf in its light blue bow comes on our brown cow shirt, a short-sleeve T-shirt. The color and size options above are for the crewneck sweatshirt.

What happens after you order?

We email you a free digital design proof, and you can ask for unlimited edits. Once you approve it, we embroider your sweatshirt to order and ship it from the USA; the estimated delivery date is shown on this page.

Which size should you choose?

Each piece is made to order, so it is not eligible for size exchanges. Open the size guide on this page and compare the measurements with a top you already own before you order; we suggest sizing up if you are between sizes.

How should you wash an embroidered sweatshirt?

To keep the embroidery bright and flat, follow 4 steps:

• Turn the sweatshirt inside out before washing.
• Wash it cold on a gentle cycle.
• Tumble dry low or hang it to dry.
• Iron on the reverse side, never directly on the embroidery.

Frequently asked questions

Is the cow printed or embroidered?

It is embroidered. The calf head, the blue bow and the sleeve name are stitched in thread, so they have a raised texture you can feel and will not crack or peel like a print.

Is it a calf sweatshirt for kids?

It comes in adult sizes only, so this calf sweatshirt fits teens and adults rather than young children.

Are there other cow designs?

Yes. The longhorn cow sweatshirt has a western steer head, and more cows and farm animals are in our animal lover gifts.