“If you’re alone, I’ll be your shadow.
If you want to cry, I’ll be your shoulder.
If you want a hug, I’ll be your pillow.
If you need to be happy, I’ll be your smile.
But anytime you need a friend, I’ll just be me.”

Author unknown

Originally designed and published in 2015 Heart of Friendship was my first ever published blanket pattern.

As my writing style has evolved, I am now rewriting my earlier patterns so that the format is the same for all my patterns.

I wanted to design a large central square and then also smaller ones to surround it, using elements of the central square for the smaller ones and for the border.

Everything I create has meaning, it is not just a bunch of stitches, there is a purpose and a significance or symbolic meaning behind my designs.

Love and Creation

The centre starts with a cute little cushion and moves into “hearts” which to me represent the unconditional love of true friends or the friendships that are formed with new friends through the love of shared interest.

Within the hearts is a six-pointed star, the meaning of the six-pointed star is “creation” and faith. When we create with love and shared joy with our friends, we can spread an amazing amount of joy and positivity.

Next, come the dual coloured fans, when we blend and merge our differences everything fits together perfectly.

And the twelve pointed star, whose points touch the outer circle, represent completion, and the joining together of all our different aspects.

The twelve pointed star also represents manifestation.

Next, there are many rounds and stitches which interlink and cross over each other, which represents the magical weaving of thoughts, ideas and different personalities that make many friendships so special to us all.

Heart of Life

Friends are the heart of our lives.

I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the amazing women who tested the pattern for me and to my current testing team who are all amazing, for the love of the craft, for the laughs and support and for the shared frustrations.

Thank you.

Here are some of the amazing blankets they made.

Made by Terena Todd

Terena used Stylecraft Special. Colours: Petrol, Cream, Graphite, Grey, Teal, Turquoise.

Made by Melissa Guthrie Hayes

Made by Lynda Hernandez

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