for mohair, Kurt Cobain's Dennis the Menace number... But cool is rarely the goal of the knitwearer. Their priority is comfort. A woolly pully provides a physical and emotional shield against the privations of winter and reconnects the wearer with their childhood -- perhaps all the way back to their baby blanket. Today's knits may not have snaked from the needles of a gifted crafter, but the aesthetic still calls to mind simpler times (even if they are times we feel like we remember, rather than ones we actually do). Fashion's elite are not immune to such cosy charm. A few weeks ago Chanel bought troubled Scots manufacturer Barrie knitwear, which had been providing the fashion house with the finest wools for the past 25 years. All 176 employees' jobs were saved at the Hawick mill and Karl Lagerfeld was guaranteed to stay toasty till spring. If that doesn't warm your cockles I don't know what to suggest. Except one of these snuggly numbers...