This is the first pattern from A Year of Techniques - a collection of 12 patterns to teach you new knitting skills.

These light, spring fingerless mittens are perfect for those March days when the sun doesn’t quite manage to take the chill off. Perfect for wearing indoors and out, they feature the clever helical stripe technique. The pattern includes a full tutorial on working helical stripes.

Knitalong
The knitalong thread for all your queries can be found here: March knitalong

Size
Armwarmer circumference: 19cm [7½in]
Length: 21.5cm [8½in]

Yarn
Schoppel Wolle Zauberball (4ply weight; 75% wool, 25% nylon; 420m per 100g ball)
Snickelway (2310); 1 x 100g ball

Needles and Notions
2.5mm needles of your preferred type for working small circumferences in the round
Stitch marker
Waste yarn

Tutorial Video
Helical Stripes