Swing Out Sister . . .

I'm scouring the net for a baby swing to hang from the roof of our barn. I've always wanted a swing in the barn for myself, but I've never got round to putting one up. As the barn is next to my studio, I now think that I need a swing for C  first. She can swing and  I will push her whilst dreaming up new and stunning work. Then, when she's old enough, we will swing together.
I will of course make sure they are both very secure, so avoiding the fate of my namesake Katy. If you haven't read What Katy Did then you will not know (shame upon you) that she disobeys her aunt and swings on a broken swing, has some non-specific back injury and loses all her feistiness and becomes wise, good and, well, a bit prissy.

Anyway, back to my search. It seems that lovely swings are few and far between compared to all the other great baby stuff out there.
So far we have this from Johannes Mohr:

Also made in grey  at Enfant Terrible. . .

Which, although it's very chic, minimalist and everything, seems somehow inadequate. I'm imagining that if you pushed too zealously you'd flip 'em right over. Also, it's pricey.

Then we have something more traditional, and cheaper, from our local toy shop, Tickety Boo.

and this . . .

I have to say I'm liking the look of the deckchair striped one.

If anyone else has any great ideas, please do let me know.

And, have a good Sunday.

Comments

[Ali]

I know what you mean about the look of those felt-y ones safety-wise. But we had a similar design in rubber at our park and actually it was really stable and because it comes high up the chest, it gives teeny ones a bit more support. Try one out. because how cool do they look?!

[Amy]

I vote for that last one! It reminds me a bit of 1940s/50s wooden baby toys, in a way.

[Julia]

For a nice contrast to Katy's disasterous swinging, there is that great scene in Charlotte's Web about the swing rope in the barn above Wilbur's cellar home. It fortifies me when I take Caroline to the playground and she swings as high as she can go.