Tested Pattern Review: Dahlia of Yore Square

Last updated on January 9, 2026

Last week I showed you the new design by Pam Knighton-Haener from A Yarn of Serendipity: the Dahlia of Yore Square.
I had the pleasure of helping to test the pattern. So, today I‘d like to show you my version of this lovely design.

But I have to admit, I wasn’t familiar with the word yore at all. Though, I had to look up the name of the design first.. In case you feel the same way since English is not your native language either, here is the explanation I got from Google:

Yore means “long ago” and is used in the same way as “yesteryear”, “days gone by” and “old times”. Yore has a sentimental or nostalgic undertone and implies that the old times described are in some way superior to the present.

My yarn choice

With my yarn selection I tried to do justice to the name of the design. I decided on Drops Muskat as the slightly muted colours and silky sheen of the yarn emphasise a vintage look for me.

Drops Muskat is a mercerised cotton yarn and has about 100 m / 50 g. It is rated as a Double Knit (DK) / light worsted yarn weight (#3), great to work with a 4 mm hook.

In the past I had used this yarn before for another design of Pam, the Sage Advice square. Therefore, I knew that it is not easy to crochet. The yarn is spun from many thin threads and you have to be very careful not to pull any of these threads. But the result is fantastic, isn’t it?

My colour choice

The colours were a bit hard to capture with my iPhone. So, in  my photos, the Silver Orchid looks a little more silver than it does in reality.

My colour placement corresponds to colourway 1 from the pattern. I replaced
– colour A with Silver Orchid
– colour B with Nutmeg and
– colours C and D with Pomegranate

Only in rounds 15 and 16 I used colour C instead of colour B.

My finished and blocked square measures about 26 cm, that’s about 10 ^1/4 inch.

About the pattern

The Dahlia of Yore pattern is available on Ravelry. The difficulty is rated as mid-intermediate. There are a few special stitches, but all are well explained. Additionally, detailed photos for each round help in case something should be unclear.

And, as always, the size and the final stitch count of the Dahlia of Yore Square match to Pam’s other squares perfectly. So it’s easy to integrate the square into a larger project – perhaps in a blanket or a cushion cover.

It‘s definitely worth trying! I absolutely happy with mine!