• Color Block Blanket from West Elm – An acrylic/cotton blend, this blanket is available in three colorways. $109
• Striped Wool Blanket from Coyuchi – Made from wool that comes from Sheep pastured in the cool mists of Canada. $180
• Harbor Ivory Blanket from Unison – An easy neutral blanket offset with whip stitch trim. $128
• Yakima Camp Blanket $88, 5th Avenue Glacier Park Throw – Both are Pendleton classics, although the Glacier Park may be a little more iconic. $138
• Wool & Cashmere Throw from Garnet Hill – With a touch of cashmere, this blended blanket is soft to the touch but dry clean only. $128
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For comfort and interesting texture, to me there's nothing like a chunky knit (Aran-style) throw in a soft cream or gray.
More in the style of the ones shown appear, here's a stunner from etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/105154559/smoke-gray-throw-blanket-linen-wool?ref=sr_gallery_21&ga_search_query=linen+blanket&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all
The one on the right is very similar to the ones from The Bay in Canada.
http://www.thebay.com/eng/hbccollections-blankets-thebay
i would like to know where to get the chair?
I just can't fathom spending $100-200 on a blanket. I'm sure they're nice and I understand you get what you pay for, but $20 is the absolute most I would pay for a throw on my salary.
I was going to say the same thing but you said it for me : )
I agree those seem pricey. I use a throw year round for reading and tv watching on the sofa and they have to be washed regularly so I wouldn't want anything too nice. My favorite is a twin sized quilt I got on clearance at Target. Works perfectly and is a good weight for me.
agreeing with the above posters...lovely, but not in my everyday budget
even it it was, i wouldn't spend those $ on something that spent much of it's life in the washer
The Pendleton Glacier Park blanket is strongly, umm, "inspired", by the Hudson's Bay Company Point Blanket, which was born in 1780, and is an iconic symbol of British North America. It was used to trade with First Nations for beaver pelts; heavier blankets having more "points" (the lines on the sides) and worth more beaver pelts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson's_Bay_point_blanket
Yeah, the mass produced blankets like that are not worth that much, IMO.
Heck, I won't even spend the money for a hand knit afghan. That's why I learned to knit! I'm currently working on an afghan and the yarn was $50! And that's 100% acrylic. Had I wanted to make it with wool, the yarn would have cost $70-$80.