Last updated on May 13, 2026
In August 2022 I was able to test another pattern for Pam Knighton-Haener from A Yarn of Serendipity: the Sage Advice Square, another lovely Afghan square.
The pattern
The Sage Advice Square was designed using an Aran / worsted yarn weight (#4). Depending on the hook size it is supposed to be either 11 x 11 inches (using a 4.5 mm hook) or 12 x 12 inches ( using a 5 mm hook). That makes approx. 28 cm respectively 30.5 cm in the square.
The design is full of texture and features a variety of stitch combinations. It was absolutely fun to test it!
The skill level is rated as easy intermediate.
The paid pattern includes round-by-round pictures that show the stitch placement and clarify instructions. It also has an ‘easy navigate’ function that allows you to switch from written instructions to pictures or stitch explanations without any scrolling.
Besides there is a free version – without the additional features – available on Pam’s website.
You’ll find the links at the end of this post.
My yarn choice
My plan to use Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 for all the test pieces I make for Pam (with a view to eventually piecing all the squares together into a beautiful blanket) is slowly fading away. Once again I had the feeling that I didn’t have the right colours in my Rainbow Cotton stash to do justice to this lovely design.
So I used a yarn that I’d actually ordered to try out for a completely different project: Drops Muskat.
Drops Muskat is a mercerised cotton yarn, classified as DK yarn (#3) with a yardage of 100 m per 50 g. It comes in 45 colours and has a lovely shine that gives it a bit a vintage touch (at least in my eyes). It does tend to split a bit, so you have to be careful when crocheting, but I’ve worked with yarns where this was even worse. And in my opinion, the end result is well worth the effort.
Some more details about my version
Yarn
Drops Muskat
100 % cotton, #3
Colours
following colour way 2
A — 81, Clay
B — 61, Light Beige
C — 85, Mustard
D — 24, Taupe
Hook
Clover Amour Hook, 4 mm
Finished Size
approx. 25 x 25 cm (about 10 inches)
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