Last updated on January 11, 2026
Some weeks ago I had the pleasure of testing another design by Pam Knighton-Haener from A Yarn of Serendipity:
The Around the World Square – The Pattern
With the Around the World Square Pam designed another lovely Afghan square.
The pattern offers two colour schemes, one with 5 colours and one with 7.
It is designed with worsted weight / Aran (#4) yarn and will have a finished size of about 28 cm (11 in) or 30 cm (12 in) depending on wether you work with a 4.5 or 5 mm crochet hook. The size and the number of stitches per side, of course, fit perfectly with all her other 11 / 12 inch squares.
The pattern is rated with an intermediate skill level. As almost always in Pam’s patterns, there are also a few special stitches here. But – also as always – everything is well explained. Besides, there are plenty of detailed pictures to help. Therefore, I think that even an ambitious beginner can crochet this square.
The pattern is available on Ravelry, and if you hurry, you can still get a 30% discount until the end of July 2025. The discount also applies to all other patterns by Pam. It’s worth a look!
Around the World Square – My Version
Yarn and colours I used
For my test-version I used Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/6 from my stash.
Rainbow Cotton 8/6 is a 100 % cotton yarns and has 105 m / 50 g (115 yards / 1.76 ounces).
Hobbii classifies it as a fine/sport weight yarn. Personally, I find that it is one of the thicker types, almost a DK weight. I therefore mostly use a 3.75 or 4.0 mm hook to work with it. For the Around the World Square I decided on my 4.0 mm Clover Amour hook. And, looking at the result, this was the correct choice.
Here my colour choice…
Unfortunately, by now, some of them are discontinued in the 8/6 quality.
My colour placement
I decided on a version with 5 colours. At first, however, I wasn’t sure whether my colours would really go together. That’s why I didn’t simply replace the colours of the five-colour version with my own. Instead, I once again created my individual colour placement. Even though I had doubts at first, I think the colours match quite well.
I have listed my colour placement here.
My square came out with about 26 cm (10.5 in) and I’m absolutely happy with the result!
Hooked on Häkelmaschen 