{"product_id":"plaid-pattern-cotton-blanket","title":"Plaid Pattern Cotton Blanket","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eSofa size or bed size?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo sizes, and they're genuinely two different products in use.\u003c\/strong\u003e One is a throw you grab; the other is a layer that lives on the bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eChoose\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eIf this sounds like you\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e150 × 200 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want the thing that lives over the arm of the sofa and covers one adult properly on a mild evening. Also the size to take to the beach or a picnic without feeling precious about it.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e200 × 230 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want a top layer across a double or larger bed, with enough width to hang over both sides instead of stopping at the mattress edge.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCotton means this is the blanket that works in July. Households that sleep hot often buy the larger one as their whole summer bedding.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eIs cotton warm enough, or is it just a summer blanket?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCotton is breathable rather than insulating, and that's a feature if you've ever woken up too hot under a synthetic throw.\u003c\/strong\u003e It works across more of the year than a heavy blanket does — just in a different way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWorks on\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eAvoid\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWarm nights on its own, where anything synthetic makes you sweat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eRelying on it alone in deep winter — layer it over a duvet instead\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eHouseholds with kids and pets, because cotton washes properly and often\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eHot washing and hot drying, which is what shrinks a cotton blanket\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eLine drying, or pulling it out of the dryer while still slightly damp\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eFabric softener, which stops cotton absorbing and flattens the plaid texture\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThe step people skip: washing it cold the first two or three times. Most of a cotton blanket's lifetime shrinkage happens in the first few washes, and cold water is how you avoid nearly all of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eA blanket you can use in August without kicking it off at two in the morning.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost throws are built for cold weather and are useless the rest of the year — you want something over you, but a fleece turns into a sauna within twenty minutes. Cotton solves that. It gives you the weight and the covered feeling without trapping heat, which is why a cotton plaid ends up being the blanket that stays out all year while the winter ones go back in the cupboard in April.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Plaid Pattern Cotton Blanket in use draped across seating\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/2_c9c081c9-59b6-4de9-9f49-ae6d8766652e.jpg?v=4503766215%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy cotton is the fibre that survives a household\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSynthetic throws pill. That's not a defect, it's just what happens when short man-made fibres rub against each other for a year — the surface goes bobbly, then it goes slick, then you quietly stop using it. Cotton doesn't do that. It gets softer with washing, it tolerates being washed as often as you like, and it doesn't hold on to smells the way synthetics do after a summer of sofa naps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plaid is woven rather than printed, which is worth knowing. In a woven plaid the coloured yarns cross to make the check, so the pattern goes all the way through the cloth and there's no faint printed side that fades first. It's also why the blanket has a slight texture rather than a flat photographic surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe three colours\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOcean Sky\u003c\/strong\u003e — blue-led plaid, cool and calm. The one that sits best in a bedroom with white or grey walls, and the least demanding of the three in a room you've already decorated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSunflower Glow\u003c\/strong\u003e — warm yellow through the check. Genuinely brightens a dim room, and the obvious pick for a sunroom, a porch, or the chair by the window.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlush Nest\u003c\/strong\u003e — soft pink-toned plaid, warm without being loud. Works over a bed better than on a dark sofa, and is the one people tend to buy as a gift.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Plaid Pattern Cotton Blanket lifestyle shot showing the woven check\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/20_7ba06f22-da50-49e5-a7df-47d8878262df.jpg?v=4503766215%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You're Getting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne plaid pattern cotton blanket\u003c\/strong\u003e in your chosen Colour and Size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ocean Sky, Sunflower Glow or Blush Nest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150 × 200 cm or 200 × 230 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCotton\u003c\/strong\u003e — breathable, washable, and softer every time it goes through the machine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWoven plaid\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the check built from the yarns rather than printed on top\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorks alone in warm weather\u003c\/strong\u003e and as a layer over a duvet when it's cold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e cool machine wash, line dry or low tumble, no fabric softener\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWash cold for the first few cycles\u003c\/strong\u003e to keep shrinkage to a minimum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree tracked shipping to your door. 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