Twenty-four combinations is a great many for a jumper at this price, and it is the reason to look here rather than at the first knitted thing you find. The designs run well past the pumpkin in the title: a straw ghost, a black mummy, a clown, a purple pattern and a small white dog motif among them, in sizes from small to extra large. The odds of finding both the design and the fit you want are unusually good.

Knitted fabric earns its place in a way a printed shirt does not, by trapping a layer of warm air against the coat. For a whippet or a small terrier standing about in a cold garden, that is the difference between settling down and shivering. The trade-off is that knitwear snags: claws, brambles and crate corners all pull threads, and a pulled thread on a small dog becomes a loop to get a foot through.

• Knitted with a grinning pumpkin and ghost design
• Six designs, including straw ghost, black mummy and clown
• Sizes from small through to extra large
• Twenty-four size and design combinations
• Traps warm air against the coat

On sizing: back length decides the fit, measured from the base of the neck to the base of the tail, and weight tells you almost nothing useful. Take knitwear off for unsupervised time, where a pulled loop can catch a leg.

Who it's for: Small, thin-coated dogs who need the warmth, with owners who want the design seasonal rather than merely silly.