Last updated on May 13, 2026
A new design from Pam …
Head Over Heels is the new design from Pam Knighton-Haener / A Yarn of Serendipity. I had the pleasure to test this lovely Afghan square back in July 2022.
Although I had originally planned to use Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 for all of Pam’s tests, this time I felt I didn’t have the right colours for this design. So I went back to Stylecraft Special DK after all.
I really like using this yarn for mosaic crochet, but when it comes to traditional crochet, I often find that the stitch definition could be better. Especially with the variety of different stitches Pam uses in her designs. So, instead of the 4 mm crochet hook I normally use for this yarn, I opted for a 4.5 mm hook this time. I’m still not entirely happy, but the result is better.
I love the colours though. I wanted to try this combination for a long time
Cream, Apricot, Pistachio, Silver and Graphite.
For my test square I followed Pam‘s colour way 2 with some slight changes for two rounds.
While hooking the square, I was absolutely fascinated by the centre part. This made me wonder how it would look in a different colour arrangement. So I made a second square using the same colours, but this time following my own ideas about how to arrange the colours. I am not sure which one I like better…
I’ve been thinking about applying one of the squares to a cushion cover. Unfortunately the only plain cover I have is in a dark grey. Not a perfect combination. So I’m thinking about getting another cover or making a third square in slightly brighter colours, hm … Well, we will see!
Here some details
Pattern
Head Over Heels Square
available on Ravelry (link below)
Designer
Pam Knighton-Haener from A Yarn of Serendipity
Technique
traditional crochet
Yarn
Stylecraft Special DK
Colours Square I
Following Pam’s colour way 2
A – Cream
B – Graphite
C- Pistachio
D – Apricot
E – Silver
Changes:
round 7 – colour A
round 8 – colour E
Colours Square II
Round 1 – Cream
Round 2 – Pistachio
Round 3 – Cream
Round 4 – Cream
Round 5 – Graphite
Round 6 – Silver
Round 7 – Apricot
Round 8 – Cream
Round 9 – Silver
Round 10 – Pistachio
Round 11 – Apricot
Round 12 – Graphite
Round 13 – Pistachio
Round 14 – Cream
Round 15 – Graphite
Hook
Clover Amour hook, 4.5 mm
Pattern link
Head Over Heels Square on Ravelry
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I like your second square best with cream, pistachio in the center. The four pink stitches around center look as if they are pulling back the edges to reveal a picture.
Thank you so much 💕
I think you are right! When I was working on them I liked the first one better. Today, despite the bad weather, I took a few more photos and became unsure … 🙃