Knitting Tools
Knitting tools for winding and measuring
A skein looks lovely in the shop and tangles the moment you knit from it. These are the tools that turn it into a tidy center-pull ball and tell you how much yarn you actually have.
Ball winders come from Ashford, including an electric model for when you have a lot to get through, plus Louet, Knitpicks and Lykke. Pair one with an umbrella swift from Ashford or Glimakra to hold the skein open while it feeds.
For the other direction, the Ashford Skeiner 2 and Louet skein winder turn yarn back into neat skeins, and the Glimakra yarn balance works out your yardage by weight, handy when you're knitting from handspun.
Unsure which winder and swift pair well? Ask us and we'll suggest a combination.
