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Yarn swift

I'm sure most of you reading this blog will be asking yourselves, "what is a yarn swift?" Well, if you know someone who knits, it's a really handy tool used to wind yarn.

I wasn't sure whether I wanted to shoot a video of this because it is a project that appeals to a very specialized audience. After listening to feedback on Twitter and Facebook, I realized that quite a few people knew about yarn swifts.

A few months ago my wife asked me to make a yarn swift. I looked online and discovered plenty of designs; some I liked, and some I didn't. Kathy didn't want it to take up a lot of space; it's not something she uses every day, and by its nature a yarn swift has a fairly large footprint. So I got to work figuring out ways I could make it both functional and collapsible.

This project was as an exercise in problem solving. One morning I spent over an hour at the hardware store just looking at all sorts of parts, gizmos and gadgets trying to figure out an efficient method to get something to spin on an axis and yet have a hole through that axis that would allow for a tightening mechanism. As always, the solution was simple.

The answer lay in the plumbing department.

 
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Steve as usual your video's are informative, fun and need I say practical I always enjoy them
keep up the good work
Happy Knitting
 
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Steve, I don't care what the subject mater is, your videos are just plain fun to watch, and I often learn something about woodworking(or knitting) too. Thanks for sharing.
 
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Very educational video Steve. I didn't know what a yarn swift was. Now I realize I used to be one, on occasion anyway. I remember mom telling me "put your hands up like this", and then she would drape the yarn over my hands and I'd have to sit there until she had rolled the yarn into a ball.

I can add Yarn Swift to my list of skills on my resume. :) ~ Dan
 
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Will: Not a pasta drying rack, but you are close! I'm making a coat rack this weekend. Although, pasta is sounding a lot better than coats right now.

Oh, and yeah…I know I showed my belt sander and called it a biscuit jointer. Yep. I am a MASTER WOODWORKER.

 
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Good for you! Homeschooling has been a long strange road. Now that Wyatt's in school, I still homeschool him. School only covers so much. Wyatt is in "honors" classes, yet finds them simple. Actually any parent who is deeply involved with his kids (and especially their homework) is a homeschooler. It ain't rocket science.
 
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haha NOOOO not Thomas the tank! If I have to hear Welcome to the Island of Sodor one more time I'm shutting down mentally! haha

Agree, homeschooling while in school enriches learning even more. Congrats to Wyatt for being in the advanced classes. He sounds quite intelligent from his cameos in your vids. :)
 
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