Month: January 2023

New Colourway

Mere Curiosity

I have spent the last days with translating the Mere Curiosity pattern into German. Oh dear! Since German is my mother tongue I actually thought this was a good idea. Well … I hadn’t considered how long it had been since I had worked with a German pattern! In some places it was really difficult for me to find the right terms. I hope I have done it well! Any feedback is welcome!

However … To check the German instructions I made a new square. Originally I had planned to use four colours. After 10 rounds it looked too much like 70s for me, so I decided to add another colour. So now there is a new colourway available using 5 colours!

I used yarn from my stash, the brands are a bit mixed.

Schachenmayr Catania
# 206 – Honig
# 254 – Taupe
#+392 – Lime

Scheepjes Catona
# 520 – Lavender

Uschi Wolle Superglanz
# 63 – ?

Uschi Wolle is a German brand and unfortunately I only have the colour number and no name. I’d call it ‘Lachs’ which means ‘salmon’ in English. It is a little bit lighter than # 427 Scampi from Catania.

If you are interested you can download the new colour chart here.

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Please also see my other posts about Mere Curiosity and

Have a nice weekend 💕

Mere Curiosity

Mere Curiosity is Live

Mere Curiosity is live

Phew, I finally managed to set up the Ravelry store and Mere Curiosity is uploaded! I am really excited!

The pattern is now available here.
As already mentioned, we will donate the proceeds for the Ukraine aid to Unicef.

You will find some more details about the Mere Curiosity Square either on Ravelry or in my previous post.

Although all special stitches used are explained in the pattern: if you are not familiar with some stitches or e.g. the technique of working in the 3rd loop, have a look at the ‘Good to know’ section. I have put together some explanations there in the last few days.

Have fun crocheting Mere Curiosity!

Mere Curiosity

Last updated on May 14, 2026

What was your biggest crochet adventure last year? Apart from testing all these lovely patterns shown here on my blog, mine was simply ‘Mere Curiosity’!

Last year, Pam Knighton-Haener from ‘A Yarn of Serendipity’ set up a design group within her testing group. Towards the end of last summer, I finally began working with her to create a design. The result was ‘Mere Curiosity’.

What an adventure and what fun!
Each of us designed a few rounds and then passed the pattern on to the other so she could continue it.
The bulk of the work – as I already knew – involved writing up the pattern with all its details, such as abbreviations, the types of stitches used, and so on. Finally, the pattern was tested by Pam’s test group in December. I’m currently making the final minor changes, and then the pattern will be available in my Ravelry shop – stay tuned!
We’re donating the proceeds from the sales to Unicef.

The finished square has 39 stitches per side, making it a perfect match for Pam’s other Afghan squares. The final size will, of course, depend on the yarn weight and crochet hook size used.

We obtained the following results regarding the size of our samples

Pam’s sample, shown in the pattern

Aran / Worsted Weight / #4

4.5 mm hook

24 cm / 11”

My sample, shown in the pattern (the blue one)

DK / Light worsted / #3

3.5 mm hook

24 cm / 9,5”

The two samples shown below

Sport weight / #2

3 mm hook

21 cm / 8,5”

Fingering weight / #1

2,75 mm hook

20,5 cm / 8”

Mere Curiosity in Colourway 1

is made with Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4, a 2.75 mm hook and measures about 20.5 cm / about 8”.

Colour A – Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 – # 64 Dark Powder Rose
Colour B – Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 – # 50 Light Coral
Colour C – Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 – # 02 Natural White

Mere Curiosity in Colourway 2

Is made with Schachenmayr Catania, a 3 mm hook and measures about 21 cm / 8.5”.

Colour A – Schachenmayr Catania – # 427, Scampi
Colour B – Schachenmayr Catania – # 263, Soft Apricot
Colour C – Schachenmayr Catania – # 437, Sunkissed
Colour D – Schachenmayr Catania – # 402, Reseda

For this square I followed Pam’s colourway and only swapped colours C and D for rounds 7 and 8.

I hope you like Mere Curiosity as much as we do!

Edit May 2026:

Pattern Link

Mere Curiosity on Ravelry