STAYING PUT

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WINTER

This is the weather for staying in, wrapping up, making-like-hedgehogs and hiding from the elements. Add books and blankets, a cosy fire and some candle light and you’ll be ticking all the boxes. However…

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Denim Blue Herringbone Blanket

Denim Blue Herringbone Blanket

…the reality is much less dreamy. In our house the blankets are poached by the people doing homework or working from home, they’re annexed by teenagers, slung around shoulders and discarded on the back of desk chairs, heaped at the end of beds and screwed-up on the sofa.

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Real life. The migrating blanket, exactly as it should be.

…B U T we can keep on nostalgically dreaming of those days of fires and books and blankets. For now that’s what we intend to do.

These pages are from possibly the loveliest children’s book ever: The Winter Bear by Ruth Craft & Eric Blegvad. It seems to be out of print now, please please someone reprint it.

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SHOP BLANKETS
The Maeve Pink & White Herringbone Throw
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The Maeve Pink & White Herringbone Throw
£75.00 £100.00

Named by the woollen mill on the west of Ireland where this is woven, possibly in homage to the mythical strong-willed warrior queen Maeve (I do hope so), this throw is soft - lambswool and a little cashmere make sure of that. The traditional herringbone pattern, here in a pink and white makes this large and practical blanket also very pretty.

Material: 95% lambswool 5% cashmere

Colour: pink & white

Size: 140cm x 180cm

Notes: dry clean only

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Creamy-White Mohair Blanket
Creamy-White Mohair Blanket
£80.00 £120.00

Layering for clothes is a well-known thing, but it works just as well with interiors textiles too. And really, who wouldn’t want layers of soft blanket when the weather turns mean? Pile this over yourself and settle in for a cosy winter. This mohair blanket, woven in Ireland, with a cut fringe edge detail, it is wonderfully warm and effortlessly stylish. Available in three colours.

Material: 75% Mohair, 25% Wool

Colour: White

Size: 140 cm x 170 cm

Notes: dry clean only

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Smokey-Blue Mohair Blanket
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Smokey-Blue Mohair Blanket
£90.00 £120.00

On sofas, at the end of the bed, snuggled in the back of the car, folded around shoulders...a good blanket makes a great gift (to yourself or others!). This mohair blanket, woven in Ireland, with a cut fringe edge detail, is wonderfully warm and effortlessly stylish. Available in three colours.

Material: 75% Mohair, 25% Wool

Colour: Smokey Blue

Size: 140 cm x 170 cm

Notes: dry clean only

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The Clare Island Pale Grey & White Herringbone Throw
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The Clare Island Pale Grey & White Herringbone Throw
£75.00 £100.00

The Clare Island Throw, so named after the tiny mountainous island that stands guard at the entrance to Clew Bay in County Mayo where these throws are woven. The gentle tones of this pale grey and white herringbone throw make this a versatile blanket, suitable for every setting. Woven in lambswool and just a little cashmere (for extra softness). This is a piece that will be around for years and years to come, one that will stand the test of time and the march of interior styling trends!

Material: 95% lambswool 5% cashmere

Colour: pale grey & white

Size: 140cm x 180cm

Notes: dry clean only

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The Belleek Grey & White Herringbone Throw
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The Belleek Grey & White Herringbone Throw
£75.00 £100.00

Woven in the west of Ireland, and taking its name from the most westerly village of Belleek, this beautiful throw is large, simple and super soft. Woven in a grey and white herringbone pattern from lambswool and just a little cashmere (for extra softness), you can throw this over the sofa or over your shoulders. It will be sure to keep you warm without compromising your style…not always as easy as it sounds, I find!

Material: 95% lambswool 5% cashmere

Colour: grey & white

Size: 140cm x 180cm

Notes: dry clean only

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Grey Lambswool Blanket
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Grey Lambswool Blanket
£58.50 £78.00

This is one of those blankets that will be with you FOREVER. It is impossible to imagine a room that it wouldn’t work well in. You could take this to university with you and still be tucking it over your knees in your nineties. It’s quite simply a great blanket.

Material: 100% Lambswool

Colour: Grey

Size: 140 cm x 170 cm

Notes: dry clean only

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Grid Mini Blanket - Blue & Pale Grey
Grid Mini Blanket - Blue & Pale Grey
£50.00 £69.00

Beautifully soft and versatile little mini blankets available in two simple designs and three colours. There’s no doubt that these are ideal gifts for babies (if I had my babies again I’d want to snuggle them in these). BUT they’re not exclusively for babies…in fact my teenager tucks one over her knees when she’s doing homework. So they work for teen-snuggling too!

Colour: Blue & Pale Grey

Size: 55cm x 90cm

Notes: hand wash at no more than 30º

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Grid Mini Blanket - Red & Pale Grey
Grid Mini Blanket - Red & Pale Grey
£50.00 £69.00

Beautifully soft and versatile little mini blankets available in two simple designs and three colours. There’s no doubt that these are ideal gifts for babies (if I had my babies again I’d want to snuggle them in these). BUT they’re not exclusively for babies…in fact my teenager tucks one over her knees when she’s doing homework. So they work for teen-snuggling too!

Colour: Red & Pale Grey

Size: 55cm x 90cm

Notes: hand wash at no more than 30º

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Dash Mini Blanket - Black & White
Dash Mini Blanket - Black & White
£50.00 £69.00

Beautifully soft and versatile little mini blankets available in two simple designs and three colours. There’s no doubt that these are ideal gifts for babies (if I had my babies again I’d want to snuggle them in these). BUT they’re not exclusively for babies…in fact my teenager tucks one over her knees when she’s doing homework. So they work for teen-snuggling too!

Colour: Black & White

Size: 55cm x 90cm

Notes: hand wash at no more than 30º

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Grid Mini Blanket - Dark Grey & Pale Grey
Grid Mini Blanket - Dark Grey & Pale Grey
£50.00 £69.00

Beautifully soft and versatile little mini blankets available in two simple designs and three colours. There’s no doubt that these are ideal gifts for babies (if I had my babies again I’d want to snuggle them in these). BUT they’re not exclusively for babies…in fact my teenager tucks one over her knees when she’s doing homework. So they work for teen-snuggling too!

Colour: Dark Grey & Pale Grey

Size: 55cm x 90cm

Notes: hand wash at no more than 30º

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