Highland Cow Soft Toy in Knitted Stripe Jumper

Highland Cow Soft Toy in a Knitted Stripe Jumper — the one that matches the rattle

A ginger Highland cow with a shaggy coat, soft horns and a floppy fringe, wearing a knitted rainbow stripe jumper. 30 x 19 x 11cm, suitable from birth.

Highland cows are not, as a rule, seen on a Scottish hillside in a striped jumper. We think it is an improvement.

🐮 The fringe is what they go for

Every small child finds the fringe first. A face half-hidden under a shaggy sweep of hair is the kind of thing a toddler wants to push aside and look behind, over and over, and that small game is most of why this one gets played with rather than shelved. The horns are soft and stitched rather than rigid, so there is nothing hard anywhere on him.

🧶 Why the stripes matter commercially as well as aesthetically

Our Highland Cow Baby Rattle wears a striped jumper too, so the two go together — the big one to be cuddled and the small one to be shaken. If you are buying for a new baby and want it to look like you thought about it, a matching pair does that without needing a gift box.

🧺 Machine washable, which decides whether a baby gets to keep it

Soft toys that cannot be washed become soft toys nobody lets the baby actually have. This one goes in the machine at 30°C or below. Reshape him while damp and let him dry naturally rather than tumbling him, and the knit keeps its shape through nursery, the garden and whatever else happens.

🌍 What Best Years say about where the money goes

Best Years, who make him, state on the label that profits from this toy go towards preschools for disadvantaged children, and that they offset their carbon emissions. The filling is 100% recycled polyester rather than virgin fibre. He also arrives without packaging, which is their policy for cutting single-use plastic — so a gift bag is worth having if he is going to be handed over.

What we like about him

• A floppy fringe over the face, which is the bit children go for
• Soft stitched horns — nothing rigid anywhere on him
• Matches our Highland Cow rattle, so the two work as a pair
• A proper armful at 30cm, and light with it
• Filled with 100% recycled polyester
• Machine washable at 30°C, and quiet — no rattle, no squeaker, no batteries

📏 Details

• Size: 30 x 19 x 11cm
• Colour: ginger, with a knitted rainbow stripe jumper
• Suitable from: birth
• Materials: acrylic and polyester outer, 100% recycled polyester filling
• Care: machine wash at 30°C or below, reshape while damp, air dry
• Safety: UKCA and CE marked
• Brand: Best Years

❓ Frequently asked questions

What age is he for?
From birth. Nothing comes loose, there are no batteries and he makes no sound, so he is fine in a cot. The fringe game starts properly once they are sitting up and grabbing.

Does he make any noise?
No. No rattle, no squeaker, nothing electronic. Quiet is a feature at 3am.

Is he knitted in cotton?
No — the outer is acrylic and polyester, with recycled polyester filling. If organic cotton matters to you, our white bunny rattle and the crochet rattles are all 100% organic cotton.

Can he be washed?
Yes, at 30°C or below. Let him dry naturally and reshape him while damp so the knit keeps its shape.

Is he the same size as the tartan cow?
Yes — both soft toys are 30 x 19 x 11cm. The difference is the jumper and the face: this one is rainbow stripes with a shaggy knitted face, the tartan one has a ribbed corduroy face and a blue and green tartan jumper. Only this one matches the rattle.

Which Highland cow should I get?
There is a comparison below. In short: this one if you want stripes or a pair with the rattle, the tartan one if it is a Scottish gift, and the rattle if the baby is brand new.

Does he make a good gift?
An easy one. A Highland cow needs no explanation, and a Highland cow in a rainbow jumper is the sort of thing people photograph.

🐄 Three Highland cows, and which is which

All three are from Best Years, all suitable from birth, all machine washable:

• Soft toy in a stripe jumper — this one. 30 x 19 x 11cm, ginger with rainbow stripes, and the match for the rattle.
• Soft toy in a tartan jumper — the same 30 x 19 x 11cm, with a ribbed corduroy face and a blue and green tartan jumper. The one to send as a Scottish gift.
• Baby rattle in a stripe jumper — 16cm and much smaller, with a rattle sewn inside. The one for a newborn, and the one that pairs with this.

See them all in our cuddly toys collection, or browse everything suitable from birth.

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