Patterned sherpa fleece blankets
Patterned blankets, one design at a time. Each pattern is printed edge to edge on plush sherpa fleece and backed in plain ivory.
Strange Forms
Strange Forms is a small brand of patterned blankets. Each design is named and treated as its own object, with a palette and a line that belong to it alone.
The blanket underneath stays the same: plush sherpa fleece, the pattern printed on one face, the reverse left soft and ivory. The choice is the drawing, and the size.
The collection
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Sherpa fleece blanket
Monstera, palm and broad leaves in fine stitched line, on a ground so dark it reads almost black.
Jungle is an all-over tangle of monstera, palm fronds and broad heart-shaped leaves, drawn in a fine broken line that looks like stitching. A few leaves are filled with stippled jade green. Most are outlines only, in pale grey, so the pattern seems to sink into the dark ground the longer you look.
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Sherpa fleece blanket
Koi and lotus in fine pink and grey line work, on a pale grey ground like a quiet sketchbook page.
Japanica is a pond seen from above: koi curving between lotus flowers, buds, seed pods and broad round leaves, with the water drawn as loose ribbons of line. Almost everything is outline. Petals and fins are picked out in blush pink and coral, each lotus centre in ochre, and the rest is fine charcoal and blue-grey line on a pale grey ground.
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Sherpa fleece blanket
Golden rings, rounded arches and fan-shaped green leaves in stitched line, on a warm terracotta ground.
Shogo is built from rounded, layered shapes: arches and tall columns stacked like a landscape, golden discs made of concentric rings, drifting blue-grey clouds and small trees with fan-shaped green leaves. Every line is drawn as a row of tiny marks, so contours become dashes, bands become ribs and the discs become spirals of stitches.
The maker
Strange Forms started with a simple idea: I love the look of embroidered textiles, but actual embroidery can make a large patterned blanket much more expensive.
So instead of reproducing embroidery literally, I decided to draw it.
Each pattern begins as an illustration and is built up with thousands of small marks that imitate the appearance of thread and stitches. The finished artwork is printed onto the blanket, creating the visual character of embroidery without turning the blanket into an extremely expensive craft project.
I draw the patterns digitally, but I try to keep the imperfections and rhythm of a hand-drawn illustration. The goal isn't to make something that looks mechanically perfect. It's to make something that feels like a textile pattern someone could have spent days stitching by hand.
Artist & designer, Strange Forms
See how the patterns are madeEvery design
Each Strange Forms design is printed on a plush sherpa fleece blanket made of 100% polyester, with a 3 mm pile. The pattern is on the face only. The reverse is plain, velvety ivory sherpa, and the edges are hemmed. It is made for everyday use: reading, relaxing, and watching films.
| Product | Plush sherpa fleece blanket |
|---|---|
| Material | 100% polyester |
| Pile height | 3 mm |
| One-sided: the design is printed on the face only | |
| Reverse | Plush, velvety ivory sherpa fleece |
| Edges | Hemmed |
| Sizes | 30 × 40 in, 50 × 60 in, 60 × 80 in |
Size guide
Every design is available in the same three sizes. Choose your size in the shop.
Drawn to scale. Centimetres are rounded conversions.
| Size | Inches | Centimetres | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 30 × 40 in | 76 × 102 cm | Lap-sized. Suits a reading chair or a desk chair. |
| Medium | 50 × 60 in | 127 × 152 cm | Throw-sized. Covers one adult sitting on a sofa. |
| Large | 60 × 80 in | 152 × 203 cm | The largest size. At 80 in (about 2 m), long enough to cover an adult lying down. |
Strange Forms blankets are sold in the Strange Forms shop. Each Buy link on this site goes straight to that design’s page in the shop, where you choose the size and check out. This site has no cart or checkout of its own.
No. Each design is printed on the face of the blanket. The reverse is plain ivory sherpa fleece.
Shipping options and costs are shown at checkout once you enter a complete delivery address. It depends on where the blanket is going.
If your blanket arrives with a defect, contact the seller within 30 days of receiving your order. Returns are handled under the store’s Terms and Conditions and Returns Policy.
