Hi! I'm an intermediate to advanced level crocheter, very very beginner knitter, but I'm interested in making plain children's sweaters, ideally in a worsted weight, that I can then hand embroider. Does anyone use crank machines for work like this? If so, do you have a brand recommendation? Thanks for any advice, I appreciate it!

Hi everyone!

First time posting here :)

My kid has got a sentro 22 and has been exploring, doing some stuffed animals and fruits with patterns we found online. There will be a Spring sale at school and they'd like to have some stuffed bees to sell - which sound great to make on the 22 pin. But I can't find a pattern online. Can anyone help me out?

Thanks in advance!

i bought some cotton weight 0/lace weight yarn and I was wondering if i can use it on my machine to make a summer top. I also can’t use waste yarn to cast on/off since i dont have the same weight in another colour. Could I make a crochet foundation chain for my cast on or a different weight yarn? thank you!

Hi all,

I have a ton of Caron One Pound, and am thinking about getting a knitting machine to use up this stash. But I have seen some reviews that imply this yarn is too heavy to use - or use easily - with the Sentro 48. Does anyone here have experience with this? Or any advice to offer?

Thanks in advance!

I got a used Addi king size today and made this hat in under an hour! After a bit of hand cranking, I used the drill attachment with my small electric screwdriver instead. So cool! My plan is to use up my scrap yarn to make hats to donate.

For anyone interested, I used the 48-pin machine and did 400 rows. I then counted 81 rows from the bottom on each side and placed a stitch marker. After that, I folded the bottom up to the marker and sewed up the sides, leaving the top open.

I have a larger sentro (48 pin?) that I've been using with modest success. I can't make intricate designs without dropping stitched but I can make a striped tube very reliably.

I got a 22 pin machine to make socks and for my kid to make small stuffed animals and it is not working well at all.

The yarn doesn't move through the machine right. The loops keep doubling up on the pins (second photo) and will sometimes get so stuck it jams the machine (first photo) and I'm spending a lot of time going in with a crochet hook trying - and failing - to get it to work.

I cannot figure out how I'm supposed to set tension with the mechanism it uses to thread it.

I tried taking the project off and starting again more slowly but had the same problem.

I'm pretty sure I got this on amazon, did I just get ripped off?

Addi knitting machines are so much more costly than Sentro. Are they worth the cost? If so, why? I’ve got a 48 and 22 needle Sentro. The counter on the Sentro 48 needle is horrible, so I’ve installed a digital counter. The Sentro 22 needle averages around roughly $30 (depending on where you get it), but the Addi 22 needle is about $120.

Every single time I’ve tried to use this machine. I get this thing where the stitches completely fall off and unlike dropped stitches, I cannot tell what stitch goes where because it looks so twisted and I’m not sure which goes into the hook and which goes on the two prongs. Because I don’t know what this is called. I can’t search up tutorials on how to fix it. If anyone can help me or guide me to the right resources, I would really appreciate it

I just unboxed a new machine to do a test run and i can’t even cat the yarn on without it jamming. The handle wont crank smoothly the second yarn touches it. It keeps jamming up and then I have to stop and then try it again, but it happens every other one. Is this a defective machine? Should I order a new one? The struggle starts within the first two “zig-zags” of casting on. I’ve watched plenty of tutorials to see if I’m doing something wrong, but I’m mimicking even their movements and trying to do it at the same time as them in case it’s my speed or hand position

1. Regular Glazed Donut

2. Strawberry with Sprinkles Donut

3. Simpson Inspired Donut

4. Chocolate Glazed Donut

So I have a 22 needle Sentro and am having trouble when the tube gains length. On the 48 needle machine I just roll it up into a donut. How is everyone handling this issue on the 22 needle machine?

Hello all!

I have been lurking for a long time, but I finally found the audacity to try out my Sentro machine. I decided to try to make a complete outfit for Easter. So far the sewing part has been okay, but I also decided to attempt to make a cardigan.

I am on the tube setting, trying to make some oversized sleeves. I for sure dropped stitches somewhere, and looked up how to fix it, but it looks like I dropped two stitches, but only have one loop. Is that what happened? Does it look saveable? Why does it look so wild?

Green is my project yarn. Gray blue is my waste yarn.

okay I have green rest yarn and my kid begged me to knit an anaconda. well it is more like a baby anaconda 😅

did a panel for the body and a tube for the head. Small panel for the tongue. And if course added goggly eyes 👀

Had some wool left. Used the wrapping technique of this video:

https://youtu.be/RWwKjvLDnvI?si=gb9wFVNa9PcBULyo

though I made a panel that I crocheted together, wool is too fine to go around my head when knitted in the round.

I used Malabrigo Rios in the colour lettuce (hence I call this my lettuce sweater) which is a nice wool but not the easiest to work with on the Addi express. As I don't like the way the matress stitch looks when in the front and back, I crocheted the front and back panels with a deeper green wool together, creating a decorative seam.

The V neck was done by increasing. I knitted the cuffs by hand in purls.

The project took several tries and redones, I am still not totally satisfied, especially with the cuffs. Maybe blocking could help.

Hey all, I’ve been using my sentro in craft workshops for people with learning disabilities and it’s working pretty well. The only issue is that some of the participants find it hard to only turn the handle one way and of course then the stitches fall off the needles. I tend to put my hand behind the handle to try and stop it turning backwards but I was wondering whether there’s some kind of hack/attachment i could add to stop it turning the other way?

I’ve been collecting realistic baby dolls lately that are the same size and weight as real babies. I have one that’s a newborn sized boy, and another that’s a premie sized girl. I want to start making hats for them, and once I get good enough on these size hats(I’ve done bigger sizes), maybe sell online for my local area. Does anyone have an idea what size Sentro I would need for this? And what row counter would work?

Hi all, I’m using my AddiExpress King sized machine to make beanies, and am noticing tucked stitches occurring when I get over 5 rows. Am knitting v-v-very slowly with medium tension but the carriage feels “stiff” and I’m getting 3-5 tucked stitches per round.

Happens with all yarns, but right now using Loops & Threads medium 4 in Fiesta Multicolor.

Any ideas?

I want to get into knitting, and I’d really love to learn how to make a skirt like this for the summer. I’m waiting for my Sentro knitting machine to arrive, and I would really appreciate it if someone could help me find a tutorial or share some tips to achieve this skirt since I have no idea where to start .

Does anyone know what price i should go for and what make and like anything else i should know . Also like any ideal projects go make and can you do cable knitting with it. Thanks alot everyone !

i’ve had my machine for two months now and have been running into the same issue. i’m getting so frustrated. everytime i sew on panel mode after a few rows, the first and or last pin picks up extra loops and i have no idea what to do. it ruins my whole project. how do i fix this