You're My Favorite Weirdo Blanket: Skeleton Valentine Throw

You're My Favorite Weirdo Blanket shows two skeletons leaning in above a dark heart, and the scroll at the bottom says what they mean: you are the odd one someone chose. That kind of wry affection lands for anyone who has found a partner who likes the same strange things.

The design piece by piece

Two skeletons lean toward each other in the center, their skulls almost touching above a heart shaped like a dark silhouette. Between their hands sits a cracked red heart, glowing with a small red spark. Roses in deep red and dusty purple crowd around the bottom, with thorny vines and sprigs of green tucking through them. Above the couple, a row of moon phases runs across the top, with a small sun in the middle of a dark heart. The outer border is a black frame with ornate curls, like an antique tarot card. The lettering on the scroll is a sharp, condensed serif in black, with the phrase set in capitals. Everything is drawn in a restrained palette of cream, black, red and gray, so the piece reads as moody rather than cartoonish. The skeletons and roses give it a gothic feel, and the moon phases add a mystical note that suits anyone who loves tarot or night imagery.

Everyday moments

This blanket fits couples who trade dark jokes and still plan date nights around horror films. It is for the partner who keeps a skull mug on the desk and laughs at the same macabre things. You can drape it over the sofa on a rainy evening, or pull it up while you watch something with candles lit and the lights dimmed. It also works in a reading corner for anyone who loves gothic novels and tarot, where the moon and roses fit right in.

When you need a gift

Give this blanket for an anniversary, a Valentine's Day surprise or a birthday for the person who thinks being odd is a compliment. It also works as a housewarming gift for a couple who decorate in black and cream. If you want a present that sounds like an inside joke, the scroll line does the talking for you. It is available in the fleece, sherpa and blanket styles.