Thank you so much for your clear instructions. I have watched dozens of CZcams videos on this technique, and yours is the easiest 👏🏻Working on a baby hat right now and it’s turning out excellent. I love that you don’t slip 3 stitches. You just drop the color and start with the next color. Genius 🥳
Someone just recommended this technique not for striping but for alternating hand dyed skeins of yarn in garments. I think it's a brilliant application of the technique. It saves you from having to twist the yarns and you don't get a seam.
I LOVE helix knitting! So glad you did a video on it. Remember that pattern you did for round dishcloths? I used one as the top of a hat and picked up the edge stitches to helix knit around it. My grandson loved it. One thing I would mention is the colors twisting up. I line up the colors in order and when I get to the next color I’d move it to the back of the line. ❤️
I love this - thank you, Staci! I couldn't have grasped this concept from written instructions, and my one-row stripes always had a terrible jog. This was a great tutorial on a good solution .
Not near as complicated as someone explained it to me. With their explanation I was like what in the world? This cleared it all up so next up for me is a hat or pair of helix mitts! Thank you, Staci, you’re always great at educating us. ❤
I like it how the balls or skeins or yarn are messy and just there on the table. 😆 I actually discovered this technique by accident when I was knitting a hat using 4 colors and I lost count of my stitces and kept on knitting and knitting then noticed that the jog is missing at the starting row. Very good instructional videos. I've been watching all of these and gaining new techniques and styles propely. Than you!
I contacted you about this a year ago when I discovered helix knitting. I'm so glad that you made a video! I've ordered a set of Addi Flex needles because the pattern was easy until I tried to decrease. Combining helix and DPNs was too much for my uncoordinated hands (and brain) to take. My son has been waiting for me to finish that hat for a year!
Thank you for this tutorial. I had never heard of helix knitting. I had to try this right away and it is fun with good results. I just grabbed 3 balls of yarn and i rather like the colors even w/o planning a scheme..
I love your channel. You make everything seem so easy. I figured this out on my own a few years ago- just laziness really. I’m glad to see it being shared around.
I love this too! I was going to give up until I just watched your tutorial. I couldn’t enjoy knitting when having to slip the 3 stitches UGH😮 Thank you so much. Your tutorials are always concise. I should have looked for your video first.
Thank you for this tutorial on Helix Knitting. I have been holding onto a pattern by Purl Soho of a one-round stripped hat (Rochefort Chapeau) forever. It only uses two colors, but I'm now going to give it a try.
Fantastic! Desperate to learn something new - but easy - all my big blankets, etc. too hot to knit. Thought - ok - do some charity hats...found this and it's new to me and fun - the math so easy. Really appreciate your great work!!! Think I'll do one with 3 colors - then one with 4 - getting rid of yarn - bags of it to donate in trunk of car - resolving to stop keeping so many leftovers - I heard you say you don't do this - and boy did it feel great to purge about 3/4 of my yarn. This helix thing is so cool! Thanks!
Btw i like your hold technique. I've been trying different techniques because I've gotten into color work and i remembered yours but couldn't figure it out. Now i see you hold the yarn going the opposite direction on your index finger. Ill have to try that! Ty!
Thanks so much! Can you please give some tips on what to do (I’m knitting socks) when it’s time to decrease and slip stitches for the color change at the same time?
I think it is important to mention that when you switch colors, at least the first few rows, you need to pay attention to the tension of the last stitch in the color to which you are changing. Some people think you need to pull it tighter, but it's actually the opposite. You want to make sure the stitch in the row below matches the size of the other stitches. If you do this on the first few rows, I believe it will solve the issue of having the first few rows looking wonky.
What you said is probably true, but I think the "wonkiness" of the first few rows is just the nature of working with multiple colors in the spiral. Keeping good tension is always important, but the rows always look straighter after you've worked a little bit in the fabric.
wow this is the first time I know about helix knitting, it's so interesting < i like it and going to cast on something with stripes just to try this, thanks.
Thank you for letting us know the first few rounds will look wonky. That's about the time I'd tear it all out and try again. Would this method work with only two colors or do we need at least 3?
I love this technique! Is there any reason NOT to divide the number of total stitches by ONE LESS than the number of colors (e.g., for 4 colors, divide total number of stitches by 3)? You would end up changing color at the beginning of the round, but all sections would be the same length (or almost the same, if not evenly divisible). It's what you're doing for 2 colors. I've only done it the way you showed and wondered if I was missing something (or maybe I'm just a math nerd). Thanks!
I haven't tried it, but in thinking through it, I don't think it will work. To work garter stitch in the round, you have to alternate knit and purl rounds. I don't think the color trade-offs will look as seamless as they do in stockinette.
I love this technique. I'm having issues with the tension of the last stitch of the colour below. Have you got any tips on how to keep the stitch the right size? Mine alternate between being far too tight to too loose. I can't seam to get it even to the other stitches.
If you wanted to have stripes that were 2 rounds deep would you just use 2 balls of each colour and treat them as though they were separate colours? EG if you wanted 2 rounds red and 2 rounds blue, could you divide the round into 4 sections add a 2nd ball of red at the 1st marker, add the 2 blue balls at markers 2 and 3 and then continue as per the video?
Can you helix knit with 2 colors? I wanted to use black and a multi color yarn called Polo Stripe from Red Heart. So the colors will change as as the multi color yarn changes. What would you suggest?
Does anyone know what to do if you’ve done a helical section and then want to go back to single colour for the last section? Do you just keep knitting with that single colour once you get back round to it or would that look uneven? I love this technique - I plan on using it for all my stripes in the round, just for the lack of ends alone!
my problem is not the jog. I learned how to fix that. My problem is that when I change color at the end of the row, that place where I change colors whether it is after one row or every two or three rows, is always a loose mess. How do I keep the tension even with the color change row. And the looseness is there even when I do not change color at the end of the row.
Thank you for doing a video on this! I was frustrated with this very problem a month ago and couldn't get my stripes to look right doing the normal jogless correction. I'm excited to try helix knitting. I do have one question. If you want to have the top of the hat be a solid color to match the brim, how do you finish off the stripe parts and begin the solid part? Thanks! You're amazing!❤
Just switch to your solid color at the beginning of the round, and on the second round of the top of the hat, work this color-jog correction technique: czcams.com/video/jrVP129BnRg/video.html (This link is to the traditional color-jog correction technique, when the stripes are 2 or more rounds.)
So cool! BUT what if I have to do a 4 MC stripes + 1 CC color stripe pattern? I see you only talk about an "alternating colour each row" effect.. can you please help?
I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I've come up with two mistakes it appears. One is at the place with the color changes it looks like a purl stitch; and secondly I'm doing magic loop with this in the place where the color changes keeps moving over to the right is that normal? Like it started halfway between the rabbit ears of the magic loop and then next thing I know the color changes 1/4 of the way in from one rabbit ear instead of halfway in.
How do you structure the colours of you want each alternate row to be the same? I want to use up all my scraps for a hat but have a navy blue every other row to keep it concise
Thank you for this tutorial, it's very clear and makes this technique seem very simple. I don't suppose it can be used for wider stripes? I recently completed a sweater with random stripes, all different widths, and I ended up with a lots of jogs at the end of the round.
Thank you so much for your clear instructions. I have watched dozens of CZcams videos on this technique, and yours is the easiest 👏🏻Working on a baby hat right now and it’s turning out excellent. I love that you don’t slip 3 stitches. You just drop the color and start with the next color. Genius 🥳
Someone just recommended this technique not for striping but for alternating hand dyed skeins of yarn in garments. I think it's a brilliant application of the technique. It saves you from having to twist the yarns and you don't get a seam.
Thank you for that - I'd have never thunk of it - brilliant is the word! :-)
This is why I want to do helical knitting! So intriguing
Best helix knitting tutorial on the 'net. Thanks Staci! 🇬🇧
As always, your tutorials are the best and always where I look first when I need to learn a new technique. Thank you!
I LOVE helix knitting! So glad you did a video on it. Remember that pattern you did for round dishcloths? I used one as the top of a hat and picked up the edge stitches to helix knit around it. My grandson loved it. One thing I would mention is the colors twisting up. I line up the colors in order and when I get to the next color I’d move it to the back of the line. ❤️
I love this - thank you, Staci! I couldn't have grasped this concept from written instructions, and my one-row stripes always had a terrible jog. This was a great tutorial on a good solution .
OMG! Where have you been my whole knitting life? What a wonderful solution?
Not near as complicated as someone explained it to me. With their explanation I was like what in the world? This cleared it all up so next up for me is a hat or pair of helix mitts! Thank you, Staci, you’re always great at educating us. ❤
I like it how the balls or skeins or yarn are messy and just there on the table. 😆 I actually discovered this technique by accident when I was knitting a hat using 4 colors and I lost count of my stitces and kept on knitting and knitting then noticed that the jog is missing at the starting row. Very good instructional videos. I've been watching all of these and gaining new techniques and styles propely. Than you!
I contacted you about this a year ago when I discovered helix knitting. I'm so glad that you made a video! I've ordered a set of Addi Flex needles because the pattern was easy until I tried to decrease. Combining helix and DPNs was too much for my uncoordinated hands (and brain) to take. My son has been waiting for me to finish that hat for a year!
Your tutorials made my knitting so much better and myself more confident in knitting. Thank you so much!
Thank you for this tutorial. I had never heard of helix knitting. I had to try this right away and it is fun with good results. I just grabbed 3 balls of yarn and i rather like the colors even w/o planning a scheme..
I love your channel. You make everything seem so easy. I figured this out on my own a few years ago- just laziness really. I’m glad to see it being shared around.
I love this too! I was going to give up until I just watched your tutorial. I couldn’t enjoy knitting when having to slip the 3 stitches UGH😮 Thank you so much. Your tutorials are always concise. I should have looked for your video first.
Wow! Gobsmacked! I didn't see that coming! Thanks Stacie! I thought of socks right away too!
Helix knitting is new to me. It looks so interesting. Thanks for the tutorial, Staci!
The amazing teacher ever 💖💖✨
Thank you for this tutorial on Helix Knitting. I have been holding onto a pattern by Purl Soho of a one-round stripped hat (Rochefort Chapeau) forever. It only uses two colors, but I'm now going to give it a try.
I love your videos! I save all of them.
I love helix knitting, great way to use scraps yarn.
This makes color change in the round so much nicer, thank you !
Another excellent clear and concise video. Thank you.
I've been wanting a visit on this and am so glad to see it! Fabulous job Staci.
Was anyone else shocked when she called that "white" yarn pink? Hahaha.. super helpful video. Thanks 😊
Chirpy it is pale pink yarn.
It did look like awhite yarn until she moved the skein and then I saw pale pink
I didn’t as it is pink and not white.
Thank you so much Staci for this video I've always wanted to knit single stripes and now I can !!
Anyone else remember "Clippy" - the little paperclip helper in MS Word?
lol yes! I loved clippy. Sorry I’m 2 years late
Fantastic! Desperate to learn something new - but easy - all my big blankets, etc. too hot to knit. Thought - ok - do some charity hats...found this and it's new to me and fun - the math so easy. Really appreciate your great work!!! Think I'll do one with 3 colors - then one with 4 - getting rid of yarn - bags of it to donate in trunk of car - resolving to stop keeping so many leftovers - I heard you say you don't do this - and boy did it feel great to purge about 3/4 of my yarn. This helix thing is so cool! Thanks!
This is knitting magic! Thank you for this video.
I recently made some hats for newborns using helix knitting. They turned out so cute!
Thanks. Thanks a lot. Inspired by you I tried it and successfully done it. Thanks again.
Genius! Thank you for a wonderful tutorial!
Very cool and totally new technique for me. Thanks for that.
Btw i like your hold technique. I've been trying different techniques because I've gotten into color work and i remembered yours but couldn't figure it out. Now i see you hold the yarn going the opposite direction on your index finger. Ill have to try that! Ty!
Thanks Stacie, will have to try this out! Cool
Thank you, Staci!
This looks very interesting... I must give it a try! 😉
Great tutorial, as always. 💜 ~Melanie
Wonderfully clear, succinct, complete instructions. Thank you!
Thanks for you videos!!! Love
Thank you for sharing all your knowledge!!
Yah for VERY PINK KNITS!!!! THANKS FOR THIS :-)
this reminds me of basket weaving that I saw done in a 3-rod wale... it chases the next level around...
Wow!!! Thanks for this video! Very clever
Thanks so much!
Can you please give some tips on what to do (I’m knitting socks) when it’s time to decrease and slip stitches for the color change at the same time?
Very clever - love it!
Awesome! Very helpful 👍 can't wait to try it!
You are the best! Thank you xxx
Thank you, good video! you explained it really well. I sure will use this technique.
You are a great teacher. Thank you!
I think it is important to mention that when you switch colors, at least the first few rows, you need to pay attention to the tension of the last stitch in the color to which you are changing. Some people think you need to pull it tighter, but it's actually the opposite. You want to make sure the stitch in the row below matches the size of the other stitches. If you do this on the first few rows, I believe it will solve the issue of having the first few rows looking wonky.
What you said is probably true, but I think the "wonkiness" of the first few rows is just the nature of working with multiple colors in the spiral. Keeping good tension is always important, but the rows always look straighter after you've worked a little bit in the fabric.
You are amazing ty again I'm starting my 1st sweater
That is just too cool!
Excellent and clear instructions.
Thank you for making this video it’s going to really help ❤
wow this is the first time I know about helix knitting, it's so interesting < i like it and going to cast on something with stripes just to try this, thanks.
This kind of hurts my brain a little but it’s SO AWESOME! Thank you so much for making this video! I kinda want to re-knit my stripey hat now 😜
Thank you for letting us know the first few rounds will look wonky. That's about the time I'd tear it all out and try again.
Would this method work with only two colors or do we need at least 3?
It works with two colors, too.
Does it work with stitch types? like if I wanted to do a "garter stitch" hat in the round?
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Wow, incredible. Thanks
Love it, but any knowledge on how to incorporate short rows in this style of knitting? like in jumper knitting on both sides.....
Fascinating. Thank you so much for explaining. 😻
Great tutorial, thank you.
Thank you
Brilliant!
Why does this work? It really doesn't make any sense to me at all lol!
Love the Basenji necklace!
What is helix knitting
What a fantastic idea.
I love this technique! Is there any reason NOT to divide the number of total stitches by ONE LESS than the number of colors (e.g., for 4 colors, divide total number of stitches by 3)? You would end up changing color at the beginning of the round, but all sections would be the same length (or almost the same, if not evenly divisible). It's what you're doing for 2 colors. I've only done it the way you showed and wondered if I was missing something (or maybe I'm just a math nerd). Thanks!
THANK YOU for THIS!
Could this technique be used to create a jogless one color garter stitch in the round?
I haven't tried it, but in thinking through it, I don't think it will work. To work garter stitch in the round, you have to alternate knit and purl rounds. I don't think the color trade-offs will look as seamless as they do in stockinette.
I love this technique. I'm having issues with the tension of the last stitch of the colour below. Have you got any tips on how to keep the stitch the right size? Mine alternate between being far too tight to too loose. I can't seam to get it even to the other stitches.
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing
Hey - In your video you show how to knit with three colors, but your video also shows knitwear with 2 colors. Are it still parts in number of colors ?
Like magic.
If you wanted to have stripes that were 2 rounds deep would you just use 2 balls of each colour and treat them as though they were separate colours? EG if you wanted 2 rounds red and 2 rounds blue, could you divide the round into 4 sections add a 2nd ball of red at the 1st marker, add the 2 blue balls at markers 2 and 3 and then continue as per the video?
This is terrific to see. Thank you for a great demo!
Yes!
Can you helix knit with 2 colors? I wanted to use black and a multi color yarn called Polo Stripe from Red Heart. So the colors will change as as the multi color yarn changes. What would you suggest?
Does anyone know what to do if you’ve done a helical section and then want to go back to single colour for the last section? Do you just keep knitting with that single colour once you get back round to it or would that look uneven?
I love this technique - I plan on using it for all my stripes in the round, just for the lack of ends alone!
How would you go back to a single color? You just go passed all the changes?
Brilliant! Who comes up with this stuff?
I miss you on TV!!!
Sorry, I don't understand...I've always been on CZcams, never on tv, as such.
Thank you so much for this. Is there a special way to bind off when working in this method with multiple skeins?
Stash busting socks!!!
That's a great idea! Or stash-busting hats!
Do you have a simple hat pattern that would be great for this?
I just did a stash busting pair socks and they look amazing! I knit them confidently after watching this video. Go on make some too!
would love to win these needles!
Is it possible to use two row stripes using the helix technique?
But in the yellow and white sample it shows two rounds of quite? Or is that just eyes playing tricks?
They are close in color, but they are different colors.
I can’t even begin to get my head round how or why this works, so I’m not going to try, I’m just going to do it - thanks!
GREAT video...thank you.
Would helix knitting be recommended with only 2 colors of yarn?
my problem is not the jog. I learned how to fix that. My problem is that when I change color at the end of the row, that place where I change colors whether it is after one row or every two or three rows, is always a loose mess. How do I keep the tension even with the color change row. And the looseness is there even when I do not change color at the end of the row.
Is it possible to do it with magic loop too?
How would you handle yarn overs in hellical knitting?
Thank you. 🌸
How did you know I’d been catching the yarn at the meeting of each Color?
This is so spooky! Hugs WAH
Thank you for doing a video on this! I was frustrated with this very problem a month ago and couldn't get my stripes to look right doing the normal jogless correction. I'm excited to try helix knitting. I do have one question. If you want to have the top of the hat be a solid color to match the brim, how do you finish off the stripe parts and begin the solid part? Thanks! You're amazing!❤
Just switch to your solid color at the beginning of the round, and on the second round of the top of the hat, work this color-jog correction technique: czcams.com/video/jrVP129BnRg/video.html (This link is to the traditional color-jog correction technique, when the stripes are 2 or more rounds.)
VeryPink Knits Thankyou!
U r so clever and infotmative
So cool! BUT what if I have to do a 4 MC stripes + 1 CC color stripe pattern? I see you only talk about an "alternating colour each row" effect.. can you please help?
Thank you for this video! Clear and easy to understand. When you get to the decreases, do you work them as usual continuing with the helix knitting?
Yes - the stitches between the markers will be fewer as you decrease, but continue the helix technique as you have been.
Genious!
I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I've come up with two mistakes it appears. One is at the place with the color changes it looks like a purl stitch; and secondly I'm doing magic loop with this in the place where the color changes keeps moving over to the right is that normal? Like it started halfway between the rabbit ears of the magic loop and then next thing I know the color changes 1/4 of the way in from one rabbit ear instead of halfway in.
How do you structure the colours of you want each alternate row to be the same? I want to use up all my scraps for a hat but have a navy blue every other row to keep it concise
Wow! This is awesome. Thank you so much 🙋
One question though - what if I need to increase or decrease stitches? 🤔
You work the increases and decreases as you normally would, it doesn't change how you work this technique.
VeryPink Knits Thank you!
Thank you for this tutorial, it's very clear and makes this technique seem very simple. I don't suppose it can be used for wider stripes? I recently completed a sweater with random stripes, all different widths, and I ended up with a lots of jogs at the end of the round.