Homemade, wooden, collapsible yarn swift

I got this wonderful free pattern for a homemade wooden, collapsible yarn swift from the brilliant woman behind crafty diversions. Although it's a "crafty girls guide" I had my husband make it for me. It would have just taken me a long, long time and my latest dye job is finally ready to wind and photograph so I was in a bit of a hurry. I'm sure I could have done it since I'm fairly intelligent, and quite crafty, so don't be afraid to try it yourself.

This really beats the lego swift I previously posted about hands down!

It works like a dream and the instructions are perfect.

Some extra photos:

Take some beautiful linen/silk/rayon blend yarn, taken from a sweater:



Plop it in your new wooden yarn swift:



Start rolling:



And you have a beautiful, ready to knit ball of yarn!




Thanks again to Crafty Diversions for these awesome instructions. She's got and awesome blog and tons of free patterns!