Helix Spiral Pillow by Leslie Gonzalez

Helix Spiral Pillow

Knitting
February 2016
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Helix Spiral
US 7 - 4.5 mm
3.5 mm (E)
1100 yards (1006 m)
6" Diameter, 12" Long
English

This bolster pillow is worked from cast on to bind off in one spiral. The flat ends are worked in the main color using Elizabeth Zimmermann’s pi formula for increasing to keep the end flat. Once the diameter of the pillow is reached, the work is long long increased and begins to form a tube. The helix pattern is worked over the tubular section of the pillow. There is a wide stripe and a narrow accent stripe. The wide stripe is really three one-round spirals worked in the main color creating the illusion of a wide stripe. The accent stripe is worked by holding two yarns together and purling th estitches to further emphasize the stripe. Once the tubular section is finished, the pillow form is inserted and the final side is made by working the pi formula in reverse. This pattern is part of the Fashion Framework series.