Best Yarns for a Circular Knitting Machine | Sentro Addi Tutorial 

I'm so excited to use wool on the Sento this has been a cold winter. Glad it works looks tight enough for my needs

Just got my machine this morning, did a few tests, mine HATES cotton, dropped stitches galore. Thank you for doing all these tests, you saved me a load of money on yarns that may not work so well. ❤

For the fisherman's wool you can use a softer yarn to act as a liner inside of hats and arm/leg warmers, then sell them. Just so it doesn't go to waste. You can try some of the other yarns double and with the different tensions. I find that difficult yarns turn into great yarns with proper tension on my machines. The yarns that dropped a lot of stitches could probably be remedied with some weights or heavy clips to help pull the yarn down into place, or just slow down when cranking. It's slower than the better yarns, but still faster than hand knitting. As for the fuzzy alpaca focusing the fluff to the inside... I have the same problem with non-wool furry and textured yarns. It's great when a ball has a lot of connection knots (and I'm too lazy to cut them out), but sticking to smoother yarn is better so you don't feel like you're wasting that beautiful halo from your alpacas and merinos. Hope this helps.

I love wool! looks awesome! most people wear stuff under wool that is not itchy so the gauge is not such a big deal.

Fisherman’s Wool felts beautifully. 😊

This video was SO useful! Thank you! 😊

Oh, thank you. I'll definitely pick up some Drops Nepal, it sounds fabulous. I've been getting Yarn Bee because I live incredibly close to Hoby Loby. I tried making socks on my 22 needle Singer machines and no go. It kept dropping stitches, but I put it on my 48 Sentro today and it's looking lovely. I finished a shrug yesterday using Sugarwheel Cotton, and it is wonderful. I made a wool sweater out of CHLOE wool and viscose, and it's super soft and beautiful. I just started knitting and crocheting a couple of months ago, and you have helped me more than you could ever know. I'm glad that you are getting some payout from RU-vid. You will definitely always get my viewtime and likes ❤️

Have you tried blocking or even just washing your wool yarn projects? I feel like that helps to soften the fabric somewhat. Also the manufacturer's recommended gauge is only a recommendation, and is based on using a specific size needle. You will probably never find a yarn that matches the recommendation, whether you are knitting by hand or by machine. Thank you so much for the video!

I found " Yarnart silky royal" - rayon and wool blend worked well. This got me thinking about rayon being a good yarn to try for Summer yarns Yarn art is a Turkish manufactured brand.

For any wool type yarn you need to wash them to tell the true feel of the yarn. Also, you will never get true gauge as specified on the label when done on a machine as there are too many issues with tension with machines.

Thanks for this study on the behaviour of these yarns. Very useful, you have helped me a lot. I love wool in my yarn and, yes, the Alpaca would make it much softer. However I must point out that the gauge suggested on the ball band is for a washed and blocked sample. Wool, unless it has been treated, will shrink a little and bloom so maybe your tensions may have been better than they appeared. It is lovely to come across your video as all the ones I have seen up until now have been tests on yarns we can't get here in UK. Thinking about cotton there have been many saying it does not knit well on the Sentro machine but really does well on an Addi. I have an Addi. Also, to me, turning the handle (I hate the word 'cranking'!) seems to be very fast. Watching makes my arm ache!! Cotton has no elasticity so would not cope well with the machine being driven at such a lick! Mind you, maybe some but not all have sped up the video to save time but I have seen them turned so fast the poor little machine does not have time to react! I have so many cones of yarn which I use for weaving so may try these as I don't do as much weaving now. I can't get down on the floor to tie up the treadles now so my floor loom is sitting there looking very lonely and unloved! I knit (hand) sew and crochet mainly now.

Maybe for cotton you could oil the yarn and then wash it with dish soap after

Very informative, thank you! ❣️🌹

Really interesting video , thank you 🙏

Thank you. Big help!

I wonder if you held a fingering weight yarn alongside your choices, if that would give you a more dense fabric with better gauge? As for the fisherman’s knit yarn, it felts beautifully! Make some felted mittens or slippers? Just a thought….

Thank you so much this video is very helpful! I literally just saw a video before yours. A lady used her technique to make it tighter, which is put a little bit weight on the tail when casting on (she used a clip). I don’t know if you knew this already or you have found a way to fixed it. If not hope it helps!

🤔 i have lots of milk cotton (literally more acrylic)..some skeins are soft on the sentro, some makes the sentro sound like its close to dying ahahaha

I'm so disappointed that cotton doesn't work on the knitting machines. It's my favourite fibre.

Can I use mohair on the machine?

I'm curious as to which slot you used on the tensioner & if a tighter tension would work on some of these yarns.

So the plant-based yarn (cotton/linen )can’t be used on the Sentro?

Can someone please post instructions on "Beyond beanies and blankets" I spent a fortune on a circular knitting machine, I really don't want endless beanies or scarves piling up. Help! Please, can someone do something exciting???

this is so helpful thanks emily

Hi! Where did you buy your knitting machine?

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