I love this blanket!
I was delighted to find this IKEA Ofelia blanket on eBay, since it appears that IKEA has discontinued it. I had a hard time locating my first Ofelia blanket at IKEA three years ago: IKEA would not take online orders for it, and it wasn't available at the IKEA nearest me (100 miles away). Luckily, a friend from out-of-state found one and gave it to me as a gift. The one I found on eBay was almost double the price of the one bought at IKEA, but my adult son loved mine so much, that I wanted to send him one as a gift.
It is lightweight, but warm. It crunches up well, so that I can always get it into a suitcase or tote bag if I'm going away (and I always take it with me when I travel). The material is synthetic, but it's soft. It's elasticized in a unique way— It kind of looks like popcorn or bubbles. When mine was new, it wrapped around me like a cocoon, and I found it to be quite comforting. It can be spread on a bed like a bedspread or piled, stretched out, balled up, or folded. It looks good all the time. I really love my Ofelia blanket, and I recommend getting your hands on one while you can. I liken it to the adult equivalent of a baby's security blanket.
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