Sleepycat Weighted Blanket – Single, Midnight Blue, 4 kg

Overview

The Sleepycat Weighted Blanket is a single-size blanket, 50 × 75 inches (127 × 190.5 cm), that weighs 4 kg. The weight comes from small glass beads sewn into a grid of 3-inch square baffle-box pockets, each holding about 14 g of beads, so the weight stays spread across the blanket rather than sliding to one end. Sleepycat describes the beads as high density and shatterproof.

The cover is a micro peached fabric in Midnight Blue that Sleepycat describes as super soft and breathable; this is the only size and colour sold on this page. Care is by hand: submerge the blanket in cold or lukewarm water with a mild detergent, then dry it flat, because hanging it can let the filling settle at the ends. It can also be dry cleaned, but must never be machine washed; spills can be wiped with a damp cloth. Sleepycat suggests a duvet cover to protect it, says to store it in a cool, dry place without compressing it for long periods, gives a 1 year warranty, and says to unbox and use after 24 hours. It is made in India.

Key features

• 4 kg weighted blanket, single size, 50 × 75 inches (127 × 190.5 cm)
• High-density glass bead fill in 3-inch baffle-box pockets, about 14 g per pocket
• Micro peached fabric cover in Midnight Blue
• Hand wash in cold or lukewarm water and dry flat; dry cleaning possible, no machine washing
• Made in India; 1 year Sleepycat warranty

Specifications

What’s in the box

• Weighted blanket, single, Midnight Blue, 4 kg

Good for

• People who like the feel of a heavy, evenly spread layer over them in bed
• A single bed, or one person’s side of a larger bed
• Reading or watching television on the sofa under a heavy blanket
• Anyone who wants a blanket with a 1 year warranty and a simple hand-wash routine

Things to consider

• Only one weight (4 kg) and one size are offered, so check that this suits your body size and bed; a duvet cover is recommended but not included.
• As with any weighted blanket, it should not be used by infants or young children, or by anyone who cannot lift it off unaided; ask a doctor if you have a breathing, circulation or mobility condition.
• Hand wash only and dry flat; at 4 kg it is heavy when wet, so a washable duvet cover (recommended by Sleepycat) saves washing the blanket itself.
• Leave it unboxed for 24 hours before use.

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