OK, to the 10 steps...

1) Fireup blender, delete the default cube (right-click, X key, ENTER)
2) Add a mesh circle (SPACE key, mesh, circle)
3) Change to edit mode (TAB key)

4) Press A key twice to deselect all vertices

5) Hold Ctrl, left click on the middle of the screen to add a vertice, keep holding Ctrl key, click above three squares.

6) Press A key twice to select all vertices

7) Now go to the Editing Menu (F9)
8) Ajust the settings as you like: - Steps is the number of iterations inside the turn - Turns its the total of turns around the center

9) Choose a place to the cursor, the turns will be around it

10) Press the screw button, and click on the middle of the screen and that's it!