Swift - Amish style
There is so much glorious yarn available now and much of it is supplied in skeins. A Swift is an essential aid for converting a skein of yarn into a usable ball ready for knitting or crocheting.
The swift is crafted by Ferg using recycled and sustainable forest timbers. It is adjustable for various skein sizes up to 1.8m. The timber has natural grain patterns that may include small knots.
- Perfect for holding skeins reading for balling.
- Simple to assemble for use (an instruction sheet is included).
- Simple to disassemble for storage.
- Sturdy fabric bag for storage (fabric pattern may vary from image shown).
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Couldn't do with out this now that I have it.
This is a great tool both for winding from a hank to a cake and for winding frogged wool into a hank prior to washing. I love it.

Love my swift
No more tangled yarn or trying to hold it up on the back of chairs. Beautiful craftmanship and I love the bag that it all packs away in.

So Simple and Absolutely Magnificent!
Well… this yarn enthusiast started a crochet scarf straight out of a skein. I know, I know, but I just couldn’t wait and did not have this Swift at the time. The skein stayed intact for a while, but soon became an unworkable mess so the whole project got put aside. I saw the Swift at the 2022 Bendigo wool show and loved how simple and beautifully made it was. After purchasing one online, it arrived safely in the mail and my lovely daughter has since used it to untangle the aforementioned skein. This took a few days but thanks to the lovely Swift, victory was ours! We then re-spun the yarn back onto the Swift and wound the skein into a ball, using a ball winder inherited from a lovely old friend. The Swift is impressive. So versatile in position options depending on the needs of the tangles and maintained a ‘just right’ spinning pace during the ball winding; not too fast, not too slow and able to keep up without overtaking the ball winder speed. A fantastic, yarn saving piece of engineering that is now a highly valued tool in this yarn fanatics toolbox. Many thanks to Daphne & Ferg at Sip Knit Yarn for their wonderful Swift, cannot recommend it enough! Jenni

Amish Swift
Well made. Easy to put together with straight forward instructions. Packs away in sturdy bag. Easy to use, made winding skeins of wool quick.