15 Weighted Blankets That Feel Like a Really Warm Hug (2024)

Gravity

The Gravity Weighted Blanket is the original weighted blanket that kicked off the trend, thanks to the attention from its 2017 Kickstarter campaign. It has more minimal offerings—two sizes and four weight options—and the largest queen/king size will fit both you and a partner. Each blanket has a cozy microfleece duvet washable cover, which you can secure with either a button-and-tie system or a zipper (you choose when adding to cart). Inside the weighted inner blanket are glass beads, which are stitched into gridded squares.

Customer review: I haven’t slept this well in years. I’ve always slept with multiple blankets, and now one is all I need. I always enjoyed the feeling of the lead blankets when getting an X-ray, and this is the next best thing. —Reviewer on Gravity

Available in 15, 20, and 35 pounds.

Bearaby

Bearaby’s weighted blankets are among our favorites for their soft feel and look, and the company’s commitment to zero-waste initiatives. The blankets come in chunky knits, which look great thrown over a couch or comforter, and in pretty colors like eggplant and evening rose. Nicely, they’re made of (and weighted with) biodegradable organic cotton, so you’ll never have to worry about beads leaking. Because of the knit design and cooling eucalyptus Tencel material, the blanket has enough airflow to keep hot sleepers from overheating.

Customer review:I love a weighted blanket, and this one is perfect. I love that it’s beautiful and functional, and I love that it helps me get better, deeper sleep. —Reviewer onBearaby

Available in 15, 20, and 25 pounds.

Layla

The Layla weighted blanket is one of our former senior health editor's absolute favorite purchases for helping with anxiety and keeping her from tossing and turning while sleeping. The blanket features a unique hexagon quilting that ensures the glass beads don't move or clump (which makes it quieter than normal), double-sided materials (cozy plush and soft cotton), and it's machine-washable (not spot-clean or dry-clean only). She writes: “If you’re looking for a weighted blanket that is soft, versatile, easy to keep clean, and very, very effective at delivering on the promise of cocooning you away from the world under a solid mass of coziness, the Layla is my recommendation.”

Customer review: I love this blanket. It’s nicely heavy but not too much. The main thing I love is that the weight stays evenly distributed. That’s why I got it, based on reviews, and they weren’t wrong. I got this to replace another blanket where all the sand piled up in one corner and the cover was always cockeyed. —Reviewer on Layla

Available in 15, 20, and 25 pounds.

Amazon

Casper, which produces some of the best mattresses we've tested, also makes this weighted blanket, which is inspired by a puffer jacket. Its quilted design helps evenly distribute its micro glass bead filling, and its cotton cover is light and breathable.

Customer review: I bought one for my son on the autism spectrum. He has a history of using a weighed vest at school to reduce his anxiety. It has been tried by everyone in the family. We will be getting one for everyone in the house! The positive pressure does so many things. It not only relieves stress, it soothes sore muscles, and provides comfort for snuggles. It is also easy to wipe down for cleaning. Highly recommended! —Reviewer on Casper

Available in 10, 15, and 20 pounds.

Amazon

With more than 47,000 high ratings, the YnM Weighted Blanket is a top-seller for its range of colors, weights, and sizes, as well as its affordable price point. It’s made of seven layers of temperature-regulating, 100% Oeko-Tex-certified organic cotton fabric, is quilted with small pouches of cooling glass beads that ensure even weight distribution, and comes with a cotton duvet cover. One reviewer writes that, though she’s sensitive to heat while sleeping, to her delight, “the blanket keeps me at the perfect temperature.”

Customer review: My quality of sleep has gone up tremendously. Even my husband has noticed I sleep more soundly and deeply with the blanket—it’s the most restful sleep I have had in years. —Reviewer onAmazon

Available in 5 to 30 pounds.

Brooklinen

There are two sides to Brooklinen's weighted blanket: the smooth, sweatshirt-soft side and the lightly textured side. Made of high-grade cotton, the quilted blanket is weighted with glass beads and comes in four rich colors. Though it only comes in one weight, it's just right for a nap on the sofa.

Customer review: The terra cotta weighted blanket is beautiful and I never want to get out from under it. Perfect for one person, but big enough that you can share on the couch. —Reviewer on Brooklinen

Available in 12 pounds.

Baloo Living

If you’re looking for a blanket that looks nice in your bedroom, the eco-friendly Baloo is designed to fit your bed. It’s quilted in a unique pattern, ensuring less movement of the glass microbeads, and its premium cotton batting and fabric mean that it’s breathable but still cozy. As a bonus, you can machine wash it and it dries quickly (unlike many weighted blankets that are hand-wash only, or a pain to dry). One shopper calls this blanket “velvety soft,” and another notes that the blanket helps reduce their lower back pain that flares from too much tossing and turning.

Customer review: This is the perfect introduction to weighted blankets. It is deceptively thin, which means it folds easily across the foot of my bed like a throw. But when I pull it up at night, it provides a perfect amount of comforting weight and snugness without the bulk. One tip: Splurge for the linen duvet cover! —Reviewer on Baloo Living

Available in 12 to 25 pounds.

Here’s another quilted, glass-bead-filled blanket that’s a best-seller on Amazon. Like the YnM, it has multiple layers, including two of microfiber to prevent any leaking of beads, and two of cotton for temperature control so you hopefully don’t sweat while you sleep. It comes in a wide range of cute patterns and color options, though it does not include a duvet.

Customer review: Not sure how I survived without this blanket. Absolutely love it. You can even throw it in the machine washer, which is great. —Reviewer onAmazon

Available in 5 to 30 pounds.

Luna

If you’re looking for something to hug your kiddo while you sleep, you’ll need to make sure you’re getting the right blanket weight for their size (the blanket should be no more than 10% of the child's body weight). Luna makes various weighted versions just for children. The Luna Weighted Blanket is number-one for kids on Amazon. Available in fun dinosaur and unicorn prints, these throw blankets are weighted with medical-grade glass beads.

Customer review: I bought this blanket for my daughter. After only the first use she slept better, longer, and seemed much calmer. She craves deep pressure, and this blanket can give her a constant “hug” all night long. I love the quality of the blanket and that it is organic and contains nontoxic glass microbeads. —Reviewer onAmazon

Available in 5 to 25 pounds.

Amazon

For the person who can't be parted from their UGGs, consider gifting a weighted blanket made of fluffy faux on one side, with a supremely soft and cozy Sherpa fabric on the other (so soft that your pets may co-opt the blanket). The blanket is subtly quilted with pockets of microbeads that ensure it's quiet.

Customer review: Had the absolute best night's sleep with this blanket. I have been tossing and turning for months.
The 15 pounds is perfect and the furry side feels like a cuddly stuffed animal. So calming. —Reviewer on Amazon

Available in 12 to 20 pounds.

California Design Den

This handmade chunky throw looks great thrown over a couch or draped over the end of a bed. It’s on the lighter side of weighted blankets, so it gives you a touch of deeppressure stimulation without being overwhelming. Perfect for cozying up to watch a good movie or taking a nap, it’s one of the few blankets that’s small enough to work well as a throw. As an added bonus, it comes in a linen duffel bag to store it away neatly (which also makes a nice presentation if you’re gifting it to the napper in your life).

Customer review: The California Design Den blanket is gorgeous and nicely knit (not too loose, not too tight), and is cotton with no fillers. It’s just the right size to be a sofa blanket—longer than your normal throw in order to cover your feet, but not so heavy or wide as to fall off the sofa when you shift. —Reviewer on Amazon

Available in 8, 12, and 15 pounds.

Amazon

Here’s a best-seller that comes in weights and sizes big enough to fit you and a bed buddy. With more than 44,000 4.5-star ratings, this snuggly weighted blanket comes with an attached “Minky” duvet cover that feels like a teddy bear to the touch. It’s wonderfully warm for cold nights, and come spring or summer, you can ditch the fuzzy cover for cooling cotton.

Customer review: If your personal preference is a heavier blanket and you love feeling rested in the morning, get this! It’s one of the best purchases I’ve made on Amazon. I was looking everywhere for a heavy comforter and couldn’t find what I wanted. This is most definitely not a comforter, but it does exactly what I was searching for. It gives you the feeling of a heavier weight (as if you were buried under tons of blankets). —Reviewer on Amazon

Available in 5 to 30 pounds.

Brooklyn Bedding

Each of Brooklyn Bedding's weighted blankets is hand-knit with soft polyester jersey and weighted with breathable polyester filling (instead of noisy beads). Its loosely knit design makes it brethable and clingy—plus it just looks Instagrammable thrown on a bed.

Customer review: My previous weighted blanket had beads that would displace the weight every time I moved, so I love how this one doesn't do that and also looks cute thrown on my couch! I already ordered some for my family as Christmas gifts. —Reviewer on Brooklyn Bedding

Available in 10 and 15 pounds.

Saatva

Maybe you already own a weighted blanket and are looking to upgrade. Here’s a high-quality organic-cotton velvet blanket that you’ll want to wrap yourself in and never leave. Its glass beads are contained in subtle diamond-shaped stitched pockets, and the sale of each blanket benefits the workers who crafted it in one of Saatva’s fair trade-certified factories.

Customer review: This blanket is the perfect addition to my sleep routine. It looks gorgeous on your bed too! Added bonus: The weight helps calm my dog during storms. All sleepers are happy in our house now. —Review on Saatva

Available in 15 and 20 pounds.

Helix

Here’s a cheaper weighted blanket option that doesn’t skimp on details. One side of its washable outer cover is beautifully soft fleece, and the other is satiny sheared microfiber you’ll want to press against your cheek. The inner blanket is weighted with cooling, fine-grade glass beads, and the item nicely has loops that tie onto the outer cover so that the blanket never bunches.

Available in 10, 15, and 20 pounds.