Abstract: A covering for exterior water faucets provides a cover assembly which is secured to the side of a home, for example, encapsulating the exposed water faucet with means being provided for securing the cover about the faucet, the means including a cap having internal threads for threadably attaching it to the external threads of the faucet with a cable being secured at one end to the cap and penetrating a provided opening in the cover wall. At the opposite end portion from the cap, the cable is secured to the cover wall with tensile force being utilized to anchor the cover assembly about the faucet. In the preferred embodiment the cable includes a ball chain and a plastic lock is provided for anchoring the cover to the ball chain by occupying a position between successive ball portions of the chain.