Yorkshire Terrier Christmas Shirt Santa Hat Scarf Tangled In Colorful Lights

A Yorkshire Terrier Christmas Shirt With Bulbs Looped Around Both Ears

A strand of bulbs has wound itself around this Yorkshire terrier from ear to chin, and the dog looks perfectly pleased about it. Head tilted, tongue out, one ear poking up through the loops of cord, the little Yorkie seems to have helped with the tree and gotten caught in the middle. Long silky hair spills past the scarf, and the nose is as shiny as one of the bulbs. People laugh at the tangle first. Then they think of their own dog, the one with strong opinions about anything that blinks.

Our Yorkshire Terrier Christmas shirt shows a golden-tan Yorkie in a Santa hat patterned with snowflakes and white polka dots, finished with a fluffy trim and a pom-pom swinging off to one side. Bulbs in yellow, blue, green, and red catch on the hat brim, the whiskers, and the scarf, so the dog seems to glow a little from every direction. It is meant for Yorkie owners who already pick out a holiday sweater for the dog each December, and for anyone with a small, bossy companion asleep on the couch while the tree blinks. On a December evening with the lights turned low, the print picks up the same cheerful chaos as the room around it.

The Knit Scarf, the Pom-Pom, and One Curious Tilt

The scarf deserves a second glance. It is done in a Fair Isle style, with snowflakes, a little pine tree, and fringe that kicks out toward the edge of the design. A few bulbs have slipped down onto it, as if the dog has been wriggling for a while. The eyes are dark and round and aimed straight at you. We drew this Yorkie with the hopeful, slightly guilty look many owners know from the moment a wrapped gift goes missing from under the tree, and it is easy to guess who in the family will claim this one first. It also suits the person who narrates the dog’s every move at holiday dinners, down to the exact second the cord got chewed.

When Does a Yorkie in a Santa Hat Come Out Beyond Christmas Morning?

It fits anywhere the season shows up, from the night the tree goes up to a card photo with the dog sitting in the same tilted pose. This Yorkshire Terrier Christmas shirt also works for a cold-weather walk, a holiday gift swap, or a family dinner where the dog has its own seat.

Anyone who has untangled a strand of lights from a small dog will spot the blue bulb dangling by the cheek and know exactly how it got there.