Best Throw Blankets: Knitted Styles for Living Room and Bed

A throw blanket is the smallest change you can make to a room that actually alters how it feels. It softens hard furniture, adds texture where a space is flat, brings in colour without commitment, and — unlike most decorative objects — it earns its place by being genuinely useful every evening.

The catch is that most throws are too small, too synthetic, or both. This guide covers what to look for in a quality throw blanket, how to choose a size that works, and how to place one so it reads as considered rather than draped in a hurry.

What Makes a Good Throw Blanket?

Size — And Why Most Throws Are Too Small

The most common disappointment with a throw blanket is discovering it does not actually cover an adult. A lot of throws are sized as decorative objects rather than functional blankets — around 130 x 150cm, which looks fine folded over an armrest and is useless the moment someone tries to use it.

A throw you will actually reach for needs to cover a person lying full-length on a sofa. The Sunday Supply Co. Home Blankets are 210 x 150cm — long enough to cover an adult properly, generous enough to share, and large enough to work across the end of a bed rather than looking undersized on it.

Fibre Composition

Natural fibres breathe; synthetics trap heat and moisture. That difference is what separates a blanket that stays comfortable across an evening from one you throw off after twenty minutes.

The Sunday Supply Co. throws are a 50% organic cotton and 50% viscose fleece blend. The cotton provides breathability and structure; the viscose brings the soft, fluid drape and plush surface that pure cotton alone does not achieve. The result is warmth without the weight or the clamminess of a fully synthetic fleece.

Drape

Drape is the quality that decides whether a blanket looks good on furniture. A stiff blanket sits on a sofa in awkward geometric folds. A blanket with good drape falls naturally, holds a soft shape and looks relaxed rather than arranged.

This is largely a function of fibre and weave, and it is the main thing you cannot judge from a photograph.

Edge Finish

Look at how the edges are handled. Flatlock seaming lies flat rather than creating a raised ridge, which means the edge does not curl after washing and there is no bulky hem to catch on furniture. It is a detail most people never consciously notice and everyone notices when it is done badly.

The Sunday Supply Co. Home Blanket Range

Three colourways, all $229, all 210 x 150cm in the same organic cotton and viscose fleece blend with flatlock seamed edges and a branded patch.

Dunes Home Blanket — $229

The Dunes Home Blanket is the lightest of the three — a gentle cream tone drawn from sandy shores, finished with refined ivory fringe detailing. It is the most versatile option for rooms that already have a lot going on, because it adds texture and softness without introducing another colour to manage.

Dunes works particularly well in spaces with white or pale walls, natural timber, and linen upholstery.

Banksia Home Blanket — $229

The Banksia Home Blanket is the deepest and most characterful — rich, earthy green tones inspired by where land meets sea, finished with ivory stitch detailing. Against neutral furniture it functions as the single point of colour in a room, which is often exactly what an otherwise beige living space needs.

Banksia sits especially well with darker timbers, leather, and rooms with a lot of natural green outside the window.

Husk Home Blanket — $229

The Husk Home Blanket sits between the two — grounded, earthy neutral tones inspired by the coastline after sun. It is the easiest of the three to place, warm enough to feel inviting but neutral enough to disappear into an existing palette rather than competing with it.

Where to Use a Throw Blanket

The Sofa

Fold it in thirds lengthways and lay it over one arm, or drape it diagonally across a corner. Avoid centring it symmetrically across the back — it reads as staged rather than lived-in.

If your sofa is the main seating for a household, a throw at each end is more practical than one in the middle. Two people reaching for the same blanket is how throws end up on the floor.

The Bed

Laid across the foot of the bed, a 210 x 150cm throw runs the full width of a queen with enough overhang on each side to look deliberate. It adds a layer of warmth you can pull up on cold nights without committing to a heavier quilt, and it breaks up the visual expanse of a large bed.

Outdoors

A cotton-blend throw handles outdoor use in a way a pure synthetic does not — it breathes on mild evenings and does not hold that damp, plasticky feel after being out in the air. On a deck, at a picnic, around a fire pit or over your knees on a cool morning outside, it works without needing to be a dedicated outdoor product.

Caring for a Knitted Throw

Wash on a cool, gentle cycle with a mild detergent. Cotton and viscose blends do not need hot water and will hold their colour and structure far longer without it.

Skip fabric softener — it coats the fibres and flattens the plush surface over time. Dry flat or on a low tumble; high heat is what damages the viscose content and causes the surface to lose its loft.

Give the blanket a shake before folding it away. Like any pile fabric, it recovers its texture with a bit of agitation.

Shop the Collection

Browse the full Sunday Supply Co. knitted throw blanket collection — three colourways at $229, each 210 x 150cm in organic cotton and viscose fleece, designed for indoors and out.