Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
We have created two new helical knitting videos which show the technique in more detail.
Basic 1x1 helical stripes (for any needle type) can be found here: youtu.be/IXsItKHmmNk
1x1 Helical stripes on double-pointed needles can be found here: youtu.be/aaUrQ4P_efA
This video is the first A Year of Techniques tutorial. It explains how to work helical stripes - the technique used in Jen Arnall-Culliford's Hyacinthus Armwarmers.
You can purchase A Year of Techniques from the following shops:
Purlescence (UK): purlescence.co.uk/Brochure/Patterns/Arnall-Culliford-Knitwear/A-Year-of-Techniques-PATT-AC-YEAR
Modern Daily Knitting (USA): moderndailyknitting.com/shop/a-year-of-techniques
Strickmich (EU): strickmich-shop.de/en/Books/?manufacturer=bb92ee57ee5f4b9b8dfb06e1129cb884&order=topseller&p=1
0:00 Introduction
0:17 Explanation of Helical Stripes
1:53 Starting Helical Stripes
4:40 Ignoring Start of Round Marker
5:05 Working Helical Rounds on DPNs
We have created two new helical knitting videos which show the technique in more detail.
Basic 1x1 helical stripes (for any needle type) can be found here: youtu.be/IXsItKHmmNk
1x1 Helical stripes on double-pointed needles can be found here: youtu.be/aaUrQ4P_efA
This video is the first A Year of Techniques tutorial. It explains how to work helical stripes - the technique used in Jen Arnall-Culliford's Hyacinthus Armwarmers.
You can purchase A Year of Techniques from the following shops:
Purlescence (UK): purlescence.co.uk/Brochure/Patterns/Arnall-Culliford-Knitwear/A-Year-of-Techniques-PATT-AC-YEAR
Modern Daily Knitting (USA): moderndailyknitting.com/shop/a-year-of-techniques
Strickmich (EU): strickmich-shop.de/en/Books/?manufacturer=bb92ee57ee5f4b9b8dfb06e1129cb884&order=topseller&p=1
0:00 Introduction
0:17 Explanation of Helical Stripes
1:53 Starting Helical Stripes
4:40 Ignoring Start of Round Marker
5:05 Working Helical Rounds on DPNs
