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CHIAOGOO 1098 Amish Design Wooden Yarn Swift
Hangzhou WESTING BRIDGE-ChiaoGoo wooden yarn swiftThis Amish-design yarn swift is something you've just got to have!Four adjustable pegs can easily be moved to accommodate any size hank of yarn
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u/saveferris17 · 6 pointsr/knitting

My husband got me a yarn swift and a yarn winder a few years ago. He had no idea what they were, but heard me muttering under my breath about how awesome they would be and just googled what he heard me say. Yarn swifts are a broad range from here which I would call well made but less expensive: http://www.amazon.com/ChiaoGoo-Amish-Design-Wooden-Yarn-Swift/dp/B0033F0A40 to hand crafted http://www.etsy.com/listing/107541232/windmill-style-sapele-yarn-swift-skein?ref=sr_gallery_3&ga_search_query=yarn+swift&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=all

A swift is used in tandem with a winder http://www.amazon.com/Lacis-Wool-Yarn-Winder-Plastic/dp/B000WV5ZJS to wind the really nice yarn that comes from a local yarn store (you wouldn't need it for your standard acrylics that come from Jo-Ann's). Also, most local yarn stores will wind your yarn for you, but the really lucky ladies have their own at home. He also got me lace blocking wires: http://www.knitpicks.com/accessories/Lace_Blocking_Wires__D80589.html
but lace blocking wires are only a good gift if she likes to knit lace. if she's not into lace, no dice. if you're not sure if she likes to knit lace, think of the finished objects she has created. If you could use like snuggly, chunky, thick, warm to describe them, they're not lace. If you see lots of beautiful intricate stitching and designs with holes and a lacey, airy quality to the fabric, then lace blocking wires might be a great gift.

If she's only using looms and not needles yet, then i would suggest a set of interchangeable circular needles. This would be an awesome next step for a loom knitter and allow her to get started with almost any project direction she wanted. You could get her the full set of interchangeable addi turbo needles http://www.skacelknitting.com/s.nl/it.A/id.5403/.f which are like mercedes caliber and any knitter would drool over receiving these as a gift. OR the ferrari of knitting needles are called Signatures. One pair in one size is $40 so choose wisely. i would recommend getting her a set of circulars which she could use to knit circular or flat her choice in something around 7, 8, 9 size.

Finally, if you're just not sure, get her a gift card to a local yarn store (this is really important - not michael's, joann's, but rather a small business. they have way better quality yarn at the local yarn stores and will allow her to get something she wouldn't necessarily buy for herself). trust me, no knitter would ever turn up their nose at such a gift and would be so excited to get to have unexpected yarn funds.

Hope that helps!

u/trigly · 4 pointsr/knitting

Amish swift and ball winder here. Put 'em on your Christmas/birthday/appropriate-gift-recieveing-holiday list!

u/momneedsatimeout · 3 pointsr/crochet

Generally you put the hank (the term for that pre-wound form of yarn) on a swift (umbrella swifts seem to be the more common ones, but I prefer http://www.amazon.com/ChiaoGoo-Amish-Design-Wooden-Swift/dp/B0033F0A40/ref=pd_sim_201_4). When you put it on a swift, you'll see a couple bits of yarn tied around it to keep it from unraveling, so you clip off those bits of yarn. Then you take an end and pull on it, and it will make the hank spin on the swift and unravel it without tangling to bits. You can either unravel it by hand into a ball, or around a tube, or get a ball winder (http://www.amazon.com/Stanwood-Needlecraft-YBW-A-Hand-Operated-4-Ounce/dp/B004B44PYI/ref=pd_sim_201_1) to wind it up.

u/StyleAndError · 2 pointsr/YarnAddicts

One advantage of the amish style over the umbrella style is that you don't have to clamp it down. I've wound yarn on my bed, at a friend's house, on the floor watching a movie... I think if I had to find a good surface for clamping, I'd be much more limited. I rarely use the clamp on my ball winder, and when I do, I can only use my kitchen chairs, because my table doesn't have a proper edge for it to clamp onto.

Btw, I have the Chiaogoo one (it's actually a littler darker in color than this photo), and I really like it. However, the downside is it's biggest circumference is 62", and every once in awhile, I get a skein with a larger loop than that. I think it's only happened twice in 4 years.

u/Perversia_Rayne · 0 pointsr/whatisthisthing

ChiaoGoo Amish-Design Wooden Yarn Swift, Other, Multicoloured, 2.79 x 11.17 x 64.77 cm https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0033F0A40/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_gts8Cb7MPCXD3