{"product_id":"warm-knit-colorblock-bed-blanket","title":"Warm Knit Colourblock Plaid 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;\"\u003eIs this a bed blanket or a sofa blanket?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt comes in one design and one size, so the only thing to work out is where it is going to live.\u003c\/strong\u003e Knit blankets behave differently depending on the job, and this one is heavier and less drapey than a woven throw.\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 it\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\u003eFor the bed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want a layer folded across the foot of the bed that you can pull up at 3am in winter without getting up to find the spare duvet.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor the sofa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eOne person, properly wrapped, in a room where the heating is on a timer that runs out before you go to bed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor the spare room\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou need one blanket that makes a guest bed look made, and is warm enough that nobody has to ask for another one.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe colourblock pattern is directional, so it reads best folded in a wide band across a bed rather than bundled.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\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;\"\u003eWill a knit blanket snag, pill or stretch out of shape?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThose are three different problems and only one of them is really about the blanket.\u003c\/strong\u003e Snagging is about what it touches, pilling is about friction, and stretching is almost entirely about how you dry it.\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;\"\u003eFine with\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;\"\u003eFabric sofas, beds, upholstered chairs, being folded and unfolded daily, cold gentle machine washing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eCats with a scratching habit, rattan or splintery timber chair backs, Velcro on jackets, and hanging it wet over a rail — the weight of the water pulls the knit out of square\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eWash cold on gentle, on its own or with soft items only. Then dry it flat, or folded over a rack so the weight is spread rather than hanging from one edge. That is the step people skip, and it is the actual reason knit blankets end up longer on one side than the other. If a loop does pull, do not cut it — ease it back through from the other side with a blunt needle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eThe blanket that ends the argument about turning the heating back on.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery house has the same standoff around nine in the evening. The heating has clicked off, the room is holding maybe another hour of warmth, and nobody wants to be the person who gets up and puts it back on for one more episode. The alternative is usually a thin fleece throw that feels warm for four minutes and then does nothing. A dense knit does not have that problem — it traps a layer of air against you and keeps trapping it, which is why a knit blanket at ten degrees feels different from a fleece one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Warm Knit Colourblock Plaid Blanket in use on a sofa\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/WarmKnitColorblockBedBlanket_7.jpg?v=4503764370%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLoft is what makes a knit warm, and loft is what cheap knits lose\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA knitted blanket is warm because of the air held in the loops, not because of the yarn itself. That is why the same weight of fabric can feel completely different depending on how tightly it is knitted and how much twist is in the yarn. A loosely spun yarn feels lovely for a month and then collapses — the fibres migrate, the loops flatten, and you are left with something that drapes like a sheet and insulates like one too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colourblock construction matters here for a reason that has nothing to do with looks. Blocks of colour in a knit mean the yarn is carried and joined at the block boundaries, and those joins are the first place a poorly finished blanket comes apart. Worked properly, they sit flat and the blanket keeps its rectangle. It is the detail you will not notice until the third winter, which is exactly when you find out whether it was done well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe colourblock plaid design\u003c\/strong\u003e — broad bands rather than a fine check, so it holds up visually from across the room instead of turning into a grey blur.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFolded on a bed\u003c\/strong\u003e — the horizontal bands run with the width of the mattress, which is why a wide fold across the foot of the bed is the arrangement that looks intentional.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDraped over a sofa arm\u003c\/strong\u003e — the knit has enough body to hold a fold rather than slithering off, so it stays where you put it between uses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe weight\u003c\/strong\u003e — this sits at the warm end. It is a winter blanket and a cold-room blanket, not a summer layer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Warm Knit Colourblock Plaid Blanket knit texture and colour band detail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/WarmKnitColorblockBedBlanket_1.jpg?v=4503764365%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You're Getting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne Warm Knit Colourblock Plaid Blanket\u003c\/strong\u003e in the colourblock plaid design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense knit construction\u003c\/strong\u003e that traps air, so it stays warm rather than feeling warm for the first few minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEnough body to hold a fold\u003c\/strong\u003e on a sofa arm or across the foot of a bed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBroad colour bands\u003c\/strong\u003e that stay legible from across a room instead of muddying together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorks as a bed layer, a sofa blanket or the spare-room blanket\u003c\/strong\u003e — one size covers one person generously\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarm-weight\u003c\/strong\u003e — built for winter and cold rooms, not as a summer throw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e cold gentle machine wash, dry flat or spread over a rack, never hang wet from one edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIf a loop snags, ease it back through\u003c\/strong\u003e with a blunt needle rather than cutting it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree tracked shipping to your door. 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