PROALLER Heated Throw (160x130cm)

Best overall gift

The comfortable gift she would not buy for herself. The listing confirms flannel on one side and sherpa on the other, ten heat levels, an auto-off timer, overheat protection and machine washing. It runs from the mains, so it is a sofa or bed throw, not one to carry around the house. See it against the rest of Gifts for women she will love →

Best for the sofa

For the quiet hour on the sofa without heating the whole house. The listing confirms ten heat levels, a timer that switches it off after one to nine hours, overheat protection and UKCA marking. It runs from the mains, so it lives near a socket. See it against the rest of Gifts for mum she will actually use →

Best for nights in

Big enough for two on the sofa, which makes it a shared gift as much as hers. The listing confirms a 160 x 130cm flannel and sherpa throw with ten heat levels, an auto-off timer and machine washing. It runs from the mains, so it stays near a socket. See it against the rest of Gifts for your girlfriend →

Best for nights in

The opposite pick, for a sister who would rather be on the sofa. The listing confirms ten heat settings, a timer of up to nine hours with auto-off, and a 160 x 130cm size that covers two. It is a budget brand, so expect function over a designer finish. See it against the rest of Gifts for your sister →

Best for cosy evenings

A heated throw is the indulgence she will use every winter evening on the sofa. The listing confirms ten heat levels, an auto-off timer and UKCA marking. It plugs in, so it stays near a socket. See it against the rest of 40th birthday gifts for her →

Best for nights in

A heated throw gets used every evening from October to March, which is more than most presents manage. The listing confirms ten heat levels, an auto-off timer of up to nine hours and a size big enough to cover two on the sofa. It is a budget brand, so do not expect the finish of a department-store throw. See it against the rest of Gifts for your wife →

Best for winter evenings

A reading chair in a cold UK house is much better with one of these over the knees. The listing confirms 10 heat settings, an auto-off timer of up to nine hours, overheat protection, UKCA marking and machine washing. It runs from the mains, so it suits the sofa or bed near a socket rather than a chair across the room. See it against the rest of Gifts for book lovers →

Best for cosy evenings

Big enough for two on the sofa, so the heating can stay down on cold evenings. The listing confirms ten heat levels, an auto-off timer and overheat protection. The cable means it lives near a socket. See it against the rest of 50th birthday gifts for her →

Best for cosy evenings

Warm on the sofa without turning the heating up for the whole house. The listing confirms ten heat levels, an auto-off timer and overheat protection. It needs a nearby socket. See it against the rest of 60th birthday gifts for her →

Best for the sofa

The sofa becomes her base for weeks, and a heated throw makes long feeds and short naps more comfortable. The listing confirms ten heat settings, an auto-off timer of up to nine hours and machine washing, which helps with a newborn about. Keep it for her, not the baby: heated blankets are not for infants. See it against the rest of Gifts for a new mum →