Wool Bed Blankets

Our bed blankets come in three sizes. King Single / Twin measures 182 × 244 cm (71 × 96 inches) and suits a king single, twin or twin XL bed. Queen measures 254 × 244 cm (100 × 96 inches). King measures 275 × 244 cm (108 × 96 inches). Each is cut wider than the mattress so the blanket covers the bed, tucks in at the foot and drapes down both sides.

A blanket is sized for a bed and made to be layered under or over other bedding. A throw is smaller, designed for a sofa, chair or the end of a bed. If you are buying for a bed, choose a blanket in your mattress size. Browse our wool throws if you are after a smaller layering piece.

Softness comes down to micron count, which measures the thickness of each fibre. The finer the fibre, the softer it feels against the skin. Our Wellington blankets are woven from 22 micron merino wool, well below the 30 micron mark where fibres become stiff enough to prickle. Smith's Lane is our softest blanket and Terrain Cabin the most robust, with Wellington sitting between the two. Read more in our guide to Merino wool.

All of our wool blankets are made in Australia. Waverley Mills is located in Launceston, Tasmania, where each blanket is woven and finished using locally sourced Australian wool. They don't leave our mill until they are on their way to you.

Yes. Wool is a thermoregulating fibre, meaning it helps keep you warm when it is cold and cool when it is warm. The natural crimp in the fibre traps air that insulates against temperature changes, while the fibre draws moisture vapour away from the skin. This makes a wool blanket comfortable year-round rather than only in winter.

Not when the wool is fine. Itchiness is caused by coarse fibres which are too stiff to bend and press against the nerve endings in the skin. The fine merino wool used in our blankets bends softly against the skin instead. Most people who remember wool as itchy are thinking of older, coarser products. Our guide explains this in detail: is wool itchy?

Our wool blankets need gentle care to keep their quality, which means hand washing or dry cleaning rather than a standard machine cycle. Wool is naturally odour-resistant and needs washing far less often than synthetic bedding, and airing a blanket outdoors will usually freshen it between washes. See our full wool blanket care guide.