Machine knitter tries the Sentro

I have had one for about 18 months. I love it! I’ve cranked out a load of hats for charity (homeless, preemies, Turkey earthquake victims etc). Would have done so much by hand. When knitting with DK weight, you get a closer knit fabric by putting the yarn through smallest then middle tension holes. It also depends on the yarn. Making a swatch is essential. I’ve made a flat panel cardigan. Weights and water help to avoid tucked and dropped stitches. Spray the yarn skein or cake with water before it goes into the machine. This reduces static which is the main cause of dropped & tucked stitches.

I bought a sentro for my 88 yr old grandmother. She was frustrated at not being able to craft anymore. I have to do the first row and get it set up, but she can crank out a hat or scarf, and then I take it off. We call it occupational therapy.

It's so nice to hear someone else talking to their stitches as if they have a will of their own, which of course, they do!

I started with a sentro and moved up to an LK150. It's a low budget way to figure out if you like machine knitting.

When finishing a beanie hat, hand knitted, flat bed knitted or circular, run the thread/yarn end through the open stitches using alternate stitches on the first pass, then circle around picking up the missed stitches and pull to close. The top of the hat will have less bulk and a neater finish using this method. This also applies to fingers on knitted gloves Taught by a Japanese tutor from Brother many moons ago.

I love your hating energy, its very real. (I mean this so positively, as a fellow hater, it’s good to see others out in the field)

I have a friend who is a very old dude. He uses his Sentro to make hats and scarves to sell for extra money. He enjoys it a lot.

If you start with waste yarn in the same way as you finish with waste yarn, you avoid the floppy starting edge :)

I started with a sentro and I use it for beanies when I get asked by friends. I purchased a flatbed machine this year and have produced more wearables than I had on the circular machine

I know I’m blessed that I do not depend on selling knitted items to pay my bills. For decades I have wanted a “metal flatbed” knitting machine, but have never been able to afford one. Sooo … I crocheted & sewed & quilted more than I knitted. About 10 yrs ago I bought a Embellish Knitting Machine for doing I-cords & I loved it! Then I bought a Bond Ultimate Sweater Machine, and used it so much that I bought a second one and 2 extension kits. Putting them together into one knitter allowed me to knit anything from tiny preemie caps and booties to single panels wide enough for a double bed. (I couldn’t have done that with a home metal flatbed knitting machine! ) Last Christmas I got a Sentro 48-needle “toy”. But I love it, too! It takes up very little space, it’s lightweight and quickly makes tubular knitted items for family and friends and charities. Of course I do miss not having all the bells and whistles of the fancy metal electronic knitters, but for now I’ll just continue to do cables & lace stitches & slip-knitting & purling & intarsia by converting and manipulating the stitches! 👍🏻

I had a smaller version of that in the 70’s it was a lot of fun. I found your video due to searching how to knit. My daughter-in-law knits, she does a great job. They live in Nashville I live in Central Texas. So a little far for her to teach me. Blessings and Peace ✝️❤️

I have 4 circular knitting machines, 3 Addi's and the Sentro. They've been put to very good use making hats and tube socks for charity. (They get handed out at soup kitchens, never sold at charity shops) I prefer using the Addi but the Sentro, having more needles, makes slightly larger hats for men. On the Addi I've made a few cardigans for myself that are reasonably fast to make. Using a 4 weight yarn makes for tighter stitches, therefore a warmer garment. One just has to go a little slower so as not to overwork the machine. :) I'm wearing one of these cardigans atm. :) I recently experimented with short rows on the smaller Addi and was happy with the resulting bed socks. But it only made me yearn for a proper sock machine. Did you know there are kits for 3D printing your own sock machine!!!

I can’t describe it properly but I like your kinda more grumpy but still clear attitude so much. I started following you and are curious about the videos you will offer in the future. Stay the way you are. It’s very unique.

It seems like you were unhappy with it before you even opened the box. People have lots of positive reviews but I don’t think it’s meant for a hand knitter. It’s great for donation hats and it’s good for kids.

Thanks for video! I first bought knitting needles as a newbie and was working on a scarf and it was taking forever. Then I bought a Ultimate Knitting Machine and made a scarf in a few hours but for frustrated with the carriage jams and dropped stitches.Then I bought a vintage Brother machine directly from Japan and it’s wonderful! I still have a lot to learn. Thank you since was thinking of getting a Sentro but now I won’t after seeing your demo and I’ve spent enough. ☺️

I was thinking how I loved your sweater through the whole video, and then when you said you made it, i was so impressed! Its a very nice sweater, very pretty ivory white. Love it.

I have three different sizes of this machine - and I LOVE them. I have always wanted a knitting machine but the "real" ones are not in my financial or space budget. I do understand your confusion about the knock-off appearance of the box. I was completely flummoxed when I got one. I have made SOOO many hats and fingerless gloves for friends/family and also charity. There are loads of other things I want to try, but these have been my focus.

3 years of Mandarin?! Props! I've had a Sentro for a couple of years. With it I've made some fun projects - mostly scarves. It can be finicky and quirky but overall I'm glad I have it.

I had seen these and wondered if I wanted one. Turns out I don't. I think I will save up for a sock knitting machine instead! Hats are easy enough to hand knit.

I love my Sentro for hats. I have so many other projects that I would rather be working on than making hat after hat for my family and friends by hand. There isn’t a huge difference in quality and especially for the little ones who go through hats so quickly, I am able to replace their hats easily whenever their favorite color changes.