Warm Waffle Sherpa Blanket
Which size — and why are some listed in inches and some in cm?
The sizes run in matched pairs, so an inch size and its cm equivalent are the same blanket described two ways. Pick the row that matches how it will be used and take either label in that row.
| Choose | If this sounds like you |
|---|---|
| 100 × 150 cm or 100x150cm | A lap blanket for the armchair or the desk chair, or something for a child's bed. Covers knees to ankles on one person sitting up. |
| 130 × 160 cm or 130x160cm | The everyday sofa throw. One adult curled up, and it folds down small enough to actually live in the basket rather than on the floor. |
| 150 × 200 cm or 150x200cm | You are tall, or you want to lie full length on the sofa without your feet poking out the end. Also works as a top layer on a single bed. |
| 180 × 200 cm or 180x200cm | Two people share it and one of you keeps waking up uncovered. Sits across a double bed without hanging awkwardly short at the sides. |
| 200 × 230 cm or 200x230cm | You want it as bedding on a larger bed, with enough overhang on both sides that nobody has to negotiate. |
If two of you fight over a throw every winter, the honest fix is one size up, not two blankets.
How do I wash sherpa without wrecking the pile?
Sherpa does not fail from washing — it fails from heat. Get the temperature right and the fluffy side stays fluffy; get it wrong once and the pile mats into hard little clumps that never come back.
| Do this | Avoid |
|---|---|
| Cold wash, gentle cycle, on its own or with other soft items | Hot water, and washing it with jeans, zips or towels |
| Tumble on the lowest heat, or air dry over a rail | A hot dryer cycle, radiators, and direct sun for hours |
| A light shake once dry to lift the pile back up | Fabric softener — it coats sherpa fibres and flattens them |
The step people skip: the shake. Sherpa comes out of the dryer looking sad and slightly flat, and everyone assumes it is ruined. Thirty seconds of shaking it out by two corners brings the loft straight back.
The blanket everyone in the house quietly claims as theirs.
Every home has one blanket that is the good one. It is never where you left it. Someone has taken it to the other sofa, or it is in a bedroom, or it has been in the car since a football match in March. The reason is always the same — it is the only one that is genuinely warm and does not feel cheap against bare skin. Everything else in the basket is a thin acrylic thing that goes staticky and sheds on your jumper.

Two surfaces doing two different jobs
This is a two-faced blanket, and that is the whole design argument. One side is a waffle weave — a grid of raised squares with air pockets between them. The other is sherpa, the dense curled pile that traps warm air against you. Waffle on its own is textured but not especially warm. Sherpa on its own is warm but can feel heavy and airless. Together, the waffle face gives the blanket structure and a surface that does not stick to itself, and the sherpa face does the insulating.
The practical version: flip it sherpa-down when you want to be properly warm, and waffle-down when the room is already heated and you just want covering. It also means the blanket looks like a textile rather than a fleece when it is folded over the arm of a sofa, because the waffle side is the one on show.
- Blush — soft warm pink. Reads as neutral rather than girlish in a room with cream walls and wooden floors.
- Ebony — true black. The one to buy if you have a dog, a dark sofa, or both.
- Crimson — deep saturated red. Loud on a plain sofa in the best way, and the obvious winter choice.
- Golden — warm mustard yellow. Lifts a grey or navy sofa faster than any cushion will.
- Charcoal — deep grey. The safest option and the one that goes unnoticed in a room you have not finished decorating.
- Sapphire — rich blue. Good against tan leather and against pale timber.
- Emerald — deep green. Sits naturally with houseplants and brass, and looks far more expensive than a mid-green would.

What You're Getting
- One Warm Waffle Sherpa Blanket in your chosen Colour and Size
- Colour options: Blush, Ebony, Crimson, Golden, Charcoal, Sapphire, Emerald
- Ten size options in matched inch and centimetre pairs, from lap size up to 200 × 230 cm / 200x230cm
- Waffle-weave face — raised grid texture, the side that shows when folded
- Sherpa reverse — dense curled pile that traps warm air against you
- Reversible in use — sherpa down for real warmth, waffle down for lighter covering
- Care: cold machine wash on gentle, tumble on lowest heat or air dry
- No fabric softener — it coats the sherpa pile and flattens it permanently
- Shake out once dry to bring the loft back after drying
Free tracked shipping to your door. Easy 30-day returns.
Shipping Info
Processing
Orders are packed and dispatched within 1–2 business days of payment.
Delivery times
- USA — 5–9 business days
- Domestic — 4–7 business days
- UK & Europe — 7–14 business days
- Everywhere else — 10–18 business days
Tracking
Every order ships with end-to-end tracking. You’ll get a tracking link by email the moment your parcel leaves the warehouse.
Money Back Guarantee
If a piece doesn’t feel right in your home, get in touch within 30 days of delivery. We’ll arrange a refund or exchange — whichever you prefer.
No essays required. No restocking fees. Just a quick email to support@loftandstone.com and we’ll take it from there.
Fewer than 1% of customers ever need to use this, but the option’s always there — because home should feel like home.