Wool blanket Velvet – petrol

Velvet wool blanket – petrol. 100 percent lamb’s wool, diamond and honeycomb pattern, 130 × 200 cm.

The Klippan Velvet wool blanket in petrol is a woven wool blanket made from pure lamb’s wool, with a diamond and honeycomb pattern and cream-colored fringes. It is not a fleece blanket or a cashmere blanket, nor is it intended as a light summer blanket.

The Klippan Velvet wool blanket in petrol is a home blanket made from 100 percent lamb’s wool, woven in Klippan’s own weaving mill in Riga. Petrol is a dark blue-green, deep and cool. The blanket weighs 410 grams per square meter, heavy enough to keep you warm and light enough to drape over your shoulder.

Diamond and honeycomb pattern, woven from the first shearing

Velvet has two sides: on one side, the weave shows a diamond pattern, while on the reverse, the same weave appears as a honeycomb. This is due to the weave, not printing. Both sides can be shown, depending on how the blanket is folded. Lamb’s wool comes from the first shearing of a sheep under six months old. The fiber is finer than that from later shearings, so the blanket feels softer against the skin than the Gotland wool blanket with its Gotland wool content. Those expecting merino or cashmere will find lamb’s wool too coarse. It feels slightly coarse against bare skin, but this is not noticeable over a sweater. The blanket is not suitable for very sensitive skin.

410 grams per square meter is a medium weight for a wool blanket. Light summer throws weigh between 250 and 300 grams, while heavy wool duvets weigh well over 500. The Velvet wool blanket therefore rests noticeably on the body without feeling heavy. The warmth does not come from its weight, but from the air trapped between the curled fibers.

On the sofa, at the foot of the bed, or in the guest room

The Velvet wool blanket is a blanket for one person. 130 × 200 cm, including the fringes, is enough to wrap yourself up completely on the sofa. Draped across the foot of a bed up to 140 cm wide, it does not hang over the sides. In the guest room, it lies folded on the bed and replaces the second duvet if guests are cold at night. Folded up, it fits in a travel bag, which is not a given with wool blankets of this density. Anyone who wants to combine the blanket with a cushion will find a matching companion in the Chevron cushion cover.

Good to know: Every new wool blanket will shed in the first few weeks. These are loose fibers from the weaving process, not a material defect. This stops after the first wash. Wash the blanket on the wool cycle at 30 °C with a mild wool detergent and no fabric softener. Then dry it flat or on a clothesline, never in a tumble dryer. Usually, airing is enough: wool hardly absorbs odors. Over the summer, the blanket should be washed and stored in a cotton bag with cedar wood or lavender. Moths seek out wool with body oils and food residue, not clean wool.

In Klippan since 1879, woven in Riga

Klippan Yllefabrik began in 1879 as a wool spinning mill in Klippan, a town in Scania, seventy kilometers north of Malmö. Jöns Petter Magnusson took over a small spinning mill that supplied yarn to the furniture industry. Today, the company is run by the fifth generation. It is spun, dyed, and woven in its own factory in Riga, Latvia. This is rare: most suppliers buy ready-woven goods and only have them labeled. Klippan controls every step from raw fleece to fringe. The lamb’s wool for this blanket comes from New Zealand, from farms certified to the Standard Wool Integrity NZ standard, which excludes mulesing. Velvet was added to the range in 2018.

Petrol for gray and dark wood

Petrol suits gray sofas, walnut, and black. Against warm brown tones, it looks cool. As a gift, the Velvet wool blanket is suitable for people who would rather receive something lasting than something soft. Anyone who generally does not like wool will not find this blanket warm either.

A blanket from Sweden that you can wash, air out, and still use in twenty years.