SENTRO Knitting Machine 48 Needles with Row Counter, Crochet Knitting Loom Machine for Beginners

This has been great!!! Written instructions were a lil hard for me to fully understand as i am a visual learner, but just watched a youtube video, and since then ive made scarves, cowls, leg warmers, beanies and even working on a pair of pants.I Suggest attaching to a base for stability. I just attached with screws to a slightly heavy wooden cutting board and i dont really even have to hold in place/stabilize by hand. Works best with thinner yarns as thicker yarns can slip a stitch quite often if spinning quickly. Definetly worth it! Im now wanting to buy the 22 hook one next!

I have been interested in getting a knitting machine for a while now and heard a lot of positive things about the sentro one. Assembly was easy, getting the suction cups on at the bottom was the hardest part and I just pushed them in with my screwdriver. I watched a quick YouTube video on how to thread and start your projects and once that happened I had no issue!I’ve used it in tube mode and panel mode.Tube mode is the easiest and I recommend you just make a tube to start with spare yarn to get the hang of it. I did not use the yarn provided in the kit but I did use a thinner one than provided and it turned out great. It can get confusing if a stitch becomes dropped, mostly in panel mode. But I found if I create a ledge with tape where I want my yarn to stop, and wrap an elastic band around the peg I need to stop on, it greatly helped with accidentally missing that last row in panel mode.I used the Caron latte cakes yarn and not even a full cake created a sweater!I made a tube for the body of the sweater, two long panels individually sewn shut for the sleeves. And two thin panels to create a square neckline to connect the sleeves and body!

Purchased for my 9 year old and after many, many tears and dropped stitches, I think she’s finally close to making a hat. I think it will eventually work, but it takes a lot of time and patience and YouTube videos

The information in this listing has not been entirely accurate. Also, I noticed immediately the day following my purchase this listing disappeared from amazon. Now it's back up with a higher price.The machine I ordered was supposed to be a sentro machine with 48 pins and a row counter. Instead I received a 48 pin 'santro' machine that has what is supposed to be a row counter but does not work at all. The sentro machine is already the cheap off brand version of the addi machine, so I am very disappointed to have recieved the off brand version of the off brand version item I was attempting to purchase.But despite not receiving the correct brand, let's talk about my actual review of the machine. This knitting machine I bought as a stand in, until I can afford an addi king size knitting machine. I am experienced in working with yarn; knitting, crocheting, weaving, loom knitting, etc. I've done it all. I watched a lot of YouTube videos on the sentro before making this purchase so I knew exactly what I should expect from the machine, and despite not actually being a sentro the machine I received works almost exactly the same.Let's start with the cons:-My row counter doesnt work. At all. Extremely frustrating. I can't make things exactly uniform and instead have to measure my pieces with my tape measure, which means pieces vary by a few rows.-Turning the machine manually begins to hurt your hand after a while, but this machine is definitely not good enough to handle one of those drill attachments that will turn it for you, so you just have to deal with the hand pain or take excessive amounts of breaks. (I am 21 and I dont have arthritis, this thing is just uncomfortable.)- You have to have this secured or suction cupped onto a flat surface. It will drop stitches like crazy if it's at even a slight angle or a tiny bit wobbly.Pros:-I can actually use it to make hats relatively quickly, I've made about 10 hats and 3 scarves on itSome additional things to note:- This machine is extremely picky about the yarn it will work with. I personally have found Caron Simply Soft and Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn to work best. I am going to try Lion Brand Mandala Baby soon.- Don't buy this machine if you have no experience with yarn crafts. It will be a huge pain in the behind to figure out everything from scratch on a machine that barely works.- If you do want to buy a Sentro definitely do not buy one from this listing, because you might get a broken Santro instead.

Works great

I am very new to the knitting world and this is my first time knitting anything. The machine worked great the first few time I knitted a hat. I also bought a Knitting Machines Adapter - Circular Knotting Loom Crank Handle Adapter for Sentro 22 40 48 to go with it. Nothing in the instruction for either the machine or adapter gave me any indication to either not to using the adapter or to what speed to go. So I used a variable speed cordless drill that I have and figured if I didn't crank it to fast that I would be fine as I realize that these are plastic parts. I don't know if it was me using the adapter and it went to fast or the machine itself, but the machine jams a lot like something is in the gears. I took a look and didn't find anything but perhaps the gears are worn. So could be my fault but also could be the machine. I would like to buy replacement parts, but see no where to buy them, especially parts that may wear out or break.

First, the tiny suction cups are a waste. Find a lap desk, a plank of wood, etc and use the screws to permanently affix the Sentro to it. I use a 2 foot shelf and double sided foam tape and it works well.All knitting machines have a learning curve. Some machines work well with cheap yarn and some do not. MOST problems with yarn are due to tension and static. Every new yarn should be tested prior to starting a project. Learn the tension that each yarn needs, find a fine spray spray bottle to lightly spray the yarn already knit as well as your hands to keep static down. Find a good hand lotion to keep your hands hydrated.As an owner of 5 knitting machines (3 Addi, 2 Sentro) I feel I have a decent handle on using both. If you buy a Sentro, keep at it. It's a good machineLastly, if you buy a Sentro, also buy a back up row counter (the purple one that works with magnets is excellent). The row counter on the 48 pin has a known defect of breaking, but that should not be a deterrent for purchase.Good luck, happy cranking!!