I Knit a Cute Sweater on a Sentro 48 Knitting Machine

Let’s knit a super Cute and Actually wearable Coffee Break Cardigan (My Own Pattern!).
I designed this sweater with just 2 panels and 2 sleeves and it was knitted in under 8 hours on One Sentro 48 pin circular knitting machine!
I did ALL THE RIBBiNG on the knitting machine and I show you how to do the ribbing slowly step by step.
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This sweater was made with just 3 skeins of Red Heart Super Saver Yarn! I would really recommend buying at least 4 skeins I was tying all my little strands together to finish the bottom edge of the ribbing.
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[@christa6048]

I can't decide which I like more: the sweater or your giggle! I have been trying to work out how to put together a sweater on my knitting machine that my husband got me for Christmas, so now I have a plan. Thank you StephanieB!

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Thank you Christa!! I hope your plan goes super smoothly! You can do it! Thank you for watching! lol I have heard that before about my giggle- you know I’m really having fun when that shows up!

[@Big_Saint5]

The sweater the giggle the talking everything is well done , i love it❤❤

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Lol! Thank you so much for watching and your kind comments!

[@Helens.crochet389]

You are so cute. Love your giggles and your enthusiasm. Great sweater for only having it for a week and a half! Now you have had it for a year + . And look how much you have accomplished! I’m still trying to make one!

[@StephanieBCreativity]

You are such a great cheerleader! I appreciate you and your positive comments and support. You may not have finished a sweater but you have made the knitted caplets!!

[@Helens.crochet389]

@@StephanieBCreativity thanks to you, sweet lady🤗🥰

[@reneeadrian190]

Absolutely adorable! You caught on so quickly! Looking forward to more of your tutorials. TYSM! Happy Knitting! 🧶🧶🧶

[@StephanieBCreativity]

I love that it really is an accessible tool to use! I have been hand knitting and crocheting for most of my life and I’m a very visual person. These knitting machines just seem to make sense to my brain.

[@ambergibbs2606]

such a cute cardigan and the tutorial for the ribbing was so helpful, thank you!!

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Thank you! I’m so happy you found it a useful lesson! Ribbing is really so much fun to do when you have a couple tricks at hand to make it less stressful.

[@monalcreates]

Wow a sweater in under 8 hours!! That is just amazing!! It look awesome and so comfortable!! Can tell you are enjoying this machine so much!! I have fun watching you create all these wonderful knitted things! Thanks for sharing Stephanie! Stay safe and healthy!!

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Yea I’m so happy you found this one. Yes, the sweater is so comfortable and cozy. This is so fun and I’m having an Amazing time designing more projects. Happy weekend to you and stay safe and cozy!

[@infinitelyzero]

Cute sweater, I love how this yarn looks in a cardigan, I will try it. I've had major issues trying to use RHSS yarn on the Sentro machine, so much so I had to wash the yarn ahead of time just to use it... lots of dropped stitches or missed stitches. I don't bother using that yarn with my machine anymore. I even tried dryer sheets to try to reduce the static.

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Thank you so much for watching and your lovely comments! I have been finding that every one of theses machines has a personality with likes and dislikes when it comes to how they handle yarn- it’s all part of experimenting and findings what works best for you and your machines- Remember this is a tool and learning the quirks is part of the process. Have fun!!

[@SerendipitySoulFluidArt]

An entire sweater!? In ONE day! Wow it’s gorgeous, I love cardigans and I LOVE that yarn! This is such a cool pattern and I think you’re going to love the knitting machine!! WoooHoooo. ❤❤❤❤ You look adorable Steph!

[@StephanieBCreativity]

I have been wearing this cardigan every day! I really love it too. Thank you for being such a lovely part of this new journey!

[@arymarilyn3002]

Thank you! Very well explained 😊

[@StephanieBCreativity]

So happy you enjoyed it! I hope you will share it with your knitting friends!!

[@gidelilah8027]

Absolutely gorgeous! I would like to have a go myself but I don't know what will happen as I am only a beginner. I would also like a longer cardigan. Thanks for all the wonderful information! 💕

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Yea!! I was a beginner when I made this one! It was my first project after a couple hats. Just take it slow and easy- you can certainly make it longer just make both long sides the same length and you’ll be set!

[@gidelilah8027]

​@@StephanieBCreativity Thanks so much Stephanie. I will certainly have a go. Wishing you a very Happy New Year! 🥀🦋🌷🕊️ 💕

[@StephanieBCreativity]

@@gidelilah8027 happy new year to you too! Have fun being creative

[@kyliebrown3448]

Yep, you are super stinkin cute! I love your excitement, your pride, your joy. :) New subscriber!

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Awe Kylie! Thank you so much for coming along on this creative journey with us. I appreciate you watching and sharing your positivity!

[@frans3474]

I would use some waste yarn to start and end each panel. The rib can be done the same way you do, with the waste yarn still on but with the knitted panel taken off the machine. When the ribbing is done, remove the waste yarn and finish the edge with crochet hook of the size stipulated on the skein band, using a slip stitch. It makes for a nice even and tidy edge. I do love the style of your cardigan though and I think you did rather fantastic considering how long you’ve had your machine for! 👍❣️🌹

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Thank you! I appreciate your comments and suggestions. I’ll be making another cardigan and I will be using waste yarn - I have been learning so many techniques that I want to put together in a new summer weight cardigan!

[@frans3474]

Practice makes perfect… right? 😂 The day we stop learning, they might as well put the lid on the box 😂😂😂😂😂

[@frans3474]

Have you tried cables yet? 😘

[@StephanieBCreativity]

@@frans3474 not yet but they are on my list. I can do them with hand knitting. Cables on the machine appear to be a bit more involved. Lol

[@Helens.crochet389]

@@frans3474 do you have a video on how to do the ribbing off machine?

[@theedorbs]

Thanks for sharing!

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Kennedyzoo]

I know this is a year old and I’m going to look at your other videos but I love your approach and info. I’m dismayed how few videos there are for Addi sweaters but yours gives me confidence to try one. I just realized that I could crochet the cuffs as I’ve been crocheting for over 50 years I just don’t have the focus to crochet a whole sweater anymore. Thanks for your upbeat video!

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Yes! Crochet the bits you enjoy crocheting and knit the big boring parts! Lol thank you for watching and yes I have a couple other sweaters here on my channel!

[@scottydog6539]

I love your sweater. The style and color are beautiful. You did a great job.

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Oh thank you so much! It is really comfortable

[@misspotential]

I love tweed yarn so much

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Thank you! Yes it is such a lovely texture in the yarn

[@amiefrasier5654]

love it...i just finished all my pieces...going to block them before I sew them together....so excited...wish it was done already ....thank you so much for this video

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Yea!! I hope you get lots of warm cozy hours in your new sweater! Thank you for keeping me posted on your progress!

[@gaylebyron4494]

What fun and fast knitting. ❤

[@StephanieBCreativity]

So happy you enjoyed this video!

[@homemadecreationsbyluzciou7106]

Lovely sweater i really enjoyed watching this video New sub here thumps up

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Whoohoo! Welcome to our creative community! Thank you for watching. I’m excited to share all the fun projects I have been playing with!

[@Samm.A]

Love love love

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Whoohoo! I’m working on one that’s a little different hoping to have it recorded soon.

[@KC-nb3st]

Brilliant. Looks so nice.

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Yea! Thank you for watching and commenting

[@aislinngraves4291]

Hi Stephanie!!! I just found you! 🤗 LOVE your new sweater!!!! I so want a knitting machine. I knit slowly and when I have the spoons to do anything so my projects are few and far between.

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Hey Ace!! So happy you found me! Thank you so much! I have been wearing that sweater every day since I made it! Slow knitting is good too! I like hand knitting socks but I get really bogged down with sweaters so this knitting machine is a great way to get lots of knitting done quickly-

[@Mira-fj8wy]

thank you so much for sharing! can't wait to try this when I buy my sentro machine~

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Thank you for watching! I hope you have fun and enjoy more of the videos here on my channel.

[@crochet1knit180]

I LOVE IT!! Thank you for sharing!

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Thank you! Happy creating!

[@miriammartinez345]

Lindo trabajo lo aprendí muy bien gracias bendiciones

[@normawilches6314]

Que bueno que enseñas como coger los puntos ,gracias por compartir 👍👍👍👍👍👋👋👋

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Gracias!❤️

[@janetdw]

It looks like as usual, the fiddly bits that aren’t as much fun (ribbing, lifeline, seams) take up as much time as the knitting. 🤷🏼‍♀️. But how amazing to get all that knitting done so quickly! For someone with arthritis, this would make knitting possible again! It’s just so funny that the panels can be done so quickly and so evenly! I’ve subscribed even though I don’t have a machine yet. Sometimes I just craft vicariously!

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Oh I know what you mean about crafting vicariously! Lol- there’s only so much time in a day. Yes! The knitting machine really does make it easier to knit quickly in many ways. It is limited in the size of the stitches though because of the needle size. So, there are trade offs to be worked with. I’m a bit weird I guess- the fiddly bits are still kind of fun- ☺️ thank you so much for watching and subscribing! I really appreciate you being here.

[@margaretswann6805]

I totally loved your video and your personality is wonderful. You teach very well not too fast not too slow. I do wish you showed me how to Mattress stitch the shoulders sleeves on because I’m new at that and I would’ve loved to have been taught by you. I have subscribed and I look forward to more videos.

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Thank you so much for watching! I appreciate your support and comments. I will be doing an owl stuffy and I’ll show the mattresses stitch up close and step by step. Thank you for subscribing!

[@Momzie808]

I would be excited as well if I figured out how to make a sweater on that machine!

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Thank you! It was so fun figuring it out.

[@hildebt7988]

I just saw I wrote you before + 😊😊😊

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Hi again!! Happy you are here!

[@miriammartinez345]

Excelente explicación gracias

[@waltons-crochet]

Hi Stephanie. 😹😹there’s that “Dag-nab-it”!! Love it! Red heart sticks in my Sentro and the Addi. So DK 3 weight is only yarn I can use. Maybe you have advice on that. But I am totally enjoying all of your instructions on 🙀 ribbing and life-line and making the sweater. You certainly make it look easy!! Thank you so much for taking time and your effort in doing this video. Will definitely be looking for more😻 wow you are so creative!!

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Hi there! I am so happy you are here! Ribbing and lifeline set just skills- you can do them too. Just go slow and stay focused on what you’re doing at the moment. I really am enjoying all the projects that I’m coming up with- today is the last day of my 2 week no buy! So tomorrow is yarn restocking day. On my little 22 pin Sentro I’m having that same problem of only light weight yarns running smoothly with tension. I can’t run any thing bigger than a 3. My big machine seems to much more accommodating right now. I do see getting an Addi 22 pin in my future though. On my 48 pin Sentro it really seems to be learning the dance of tension control to run the heavier 4s. The Red Heart Super Saver seems to be working with very few tucked stitches or dropped stitches. I’m still really new with knitting machines but I have been knitting and crocheting for most of my life. I look forward to your next comment! Cheers

[@waltons-crochet]

@@StephanieBCreativityhappy restocking… always a joyful time. I just made a man’s scarf with Premier Basix DK 🎉so soft and machine loved it.

[@waltons-crochet]

@@StephanieBCreativitylove love love your tutorials… will be reviewing several times while I attempt to make it. Thank you so much! ❤

[@waltons-crochet]

5’2” and eyes of blue? 😂 I am just opposite 🤪 so many adjustments needed.🤣🤣

[@DeliberatelyCreative]

@@waltons-crochet lol! 5’2” but my eyes are green! I really am having a great time with these machines!!

[@lifewithhollyt]

I absolutely love this cardigan!! New subscriber here!

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Yea!! Thank you Dolly!! So happy to have you as part of our awesome creative community!

[@normawilches6314]

Gracias, gracias 👋👋👋👋

[@StephanieBCreativity]

You are so welcome!

[@sharleanebailey2795]

Just found your channel. Please let us know if you figure out how to not make drop sleeves. Love your video! Im definitely going to check out your other videos! God bless

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Yea! I’m working on a Raglan Sweater! I’m recording the finishing up details this week. I’m so excited to share it- I wanted something that was easy to wear with jeans or shorts for the summer. Keep an eye out for the video and sneak peeks of the design on Facebook!

[@sharleanebailey2795]

@@StephanieBCreativity I made one one out of red heart. Do you get pilling when washed in washing machine? It’s starting to pull. 😢. Right now I’ve started a sweater with two panels for the front and two in the back. That’s how I came across your video!

[@StephanieBCreativity]

@@sharleanebailey2795 Yes, there’s a bit of Pilling with the Red Heart Super Saver yarns but the Aran Fleck color seems to be holding up pretty well so far. Whoohoo! I’m so happy to hear that you are enjoying my videos. I love sharing my new obsession!

[@hildebt7988]

I didn’t see how you cast off, and what is a mattress stitch? ,,, please, what do you think of the “ authentic board multi knitting board”? Hope, you’ll or somebody answers me, Thank you, ,,your sweater is beautiful

[@StephanieBCreativity]

I used Waste yarn to knit several rows and the just ran the machine with out any new yarn and the panels fall off. Using waste yarn keep the cast on and cast off stitches neater. I have a shorts video with the mattress stitch up close and easy to see. Look at the shorts tab here on my channel. I haven’t heard of the Authentic Knitting Board so I hope someone here can answer that part of you question! Thank you for watching and I hope you find my channel helpful.

[@kcfield601]

Great sweater design. I am an actual knitter. I keep wondering how to make the ribbing neater, like it was actually knitted with knitting needles. Every video I have seen, all look the same. Ribbing is suppose to be tighter than the actual knitted fabric. At least in actual knitting from needles. Do you have any ideas to tighten the ribbing? Thank you for your sharing.

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Thank you! I appreciate you watching and you comment. Yup! I’m a hand knitter first too. The ribbing being done by hand would be the best method to get a tighter rib. This was the first project I did after a hat on the knitting machine so I was challenging myself big time to complete a sweater on the machine from start to finish. I still love it but I’m thinking of frogging the ribbing and doing it over by hand to tidy it up.

[@winnieleung6982]

Hi Stephanie, how do you make the body of the sweater wider on the machine (for a larger size)? Great tutorial!

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Oh my, this is totally off the top of my head and I have NOT done any of these modifications. First get your measurements and add how much ease you need - then make a 12 “ long full width panel as a swatch and measure it to figure out how many panels you would need. If you need 2 more panels I think I would make 1 for the back between the 2 panels from the neck down and then make 2 panels that are 1/2 the width of the full panel and then put a half panel on the sides under the arm to make the arm hole bigger. And add a 1/2 width panel to the sleeves to add more width. Good luck!!

[@brendafagg7878]

Love the sweater. Just one question??? When you finished the back panel and was starting the front do you do the rubbing near the top or the bottom?

[@StephanieBCreativity]

The ribbing is all on the bottom edge- hope that helps! Thank you for watching

[@brendafagg7878]

@@StephanieBCreativity yes thank you

[@ashefongugu5697]

Hi Steph, is it possible to do the ridding after and add it to the sweater?

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Sure! You can pick up the edges and put them on needles to do the ribbing afterwards.

[@jolandavandelaar8461]

Great Stephanie! i like it very match! Pleace can you tell me the sizes of the panels ?

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Hi! I appreciate you watching! The panels were 45 stitches wide the ribbing was 16 rows deep )4 inches (10cm)) on each end and the plain knit was 40 inches (102cm) making the total length 48 inches long. I am 5 foot 2 inches (157cm) tall and the finished sweater hits me just below my waist. The sleeves were in the round 18 rows for the cuff ribbing and 50 rounds for the sleeve. I love that we can adjust the panels and sleeves to fit us! Have fun.

[@jolandavandelaar8461]

@@StephanieBCreativity thank you very much for your response

[@patshipp9195]

💖💖👍👍💖💖

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Thank you so much! I need to figure out my way to do another easy sweater! I appreciate you watching!

[@acxxxxx]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@DeliberatelyCreative]

Thank you!!

[@StephanieBCreativity]

@DeliberatelyCreative haha! I didn’t realize I was logged in as my other channel. Thank you!

[@Painter931]

I watched video few times. I would like to know how many inches long are the side panels. You do mention rows but I work with inches because I didn't use a counter when doing my sample.

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Hi there my measurement on the body panels is 44” from cast on edge to cast off edge- I am only 5’2” tall and this cardigan hits me 6” below my natural waist. Make sure to do your own measurements to make it fit your body. Have fun!!

[@Painter931]

@@StephanieBCreativity thank you for responding to my question. I am also 5"2'. I did take my measurements and that's what I came up with also 22" front and 22"back. I draft my own sewing patterns and I have to take measurements also for fabric sewing.

[@StephanieBCreativity]

@@Painter931 excellent!! So glad the measurements worked out for you too!

[@kcfield601]

I wasn't meaning anything negative. How can we tighten it up via the knitting machine? I would really like to know how to do it. When using a sock loom and ribbing, it looks like it was hand knit. I wonder why the machine looks different.

[@StephanieBCreativity]

I didn’t take it as negative at all. 😊 I think it looks different on the loom because we can more easily adjust the tension and we can knit and pearl as we go just like regular knitting. On the machine we have to go back and reverse the columns to the opposite so working on it he machine knitted fabric we are loosing the tension. There may be tricks that others know but I haven’t figured out how to keep the ribbing tighter.

[@suzannemortimer9752]

Would this work with a finer yarn? 4ply or DK?

[@StephanieBCreativity]

Great question! Yes, it does but the knitted fabric will be looser- you might try putting a touch more tension on the yarn as you are knitting. Experiment and have fun!

[@Bnesi97]

Thank you so much for this tutorial!! I have a question though. I want to make a sweater dress size 3X .. is there a way to connect two panels without it having a harsh blunt line? The first panel I made isn’t wide enough for the front

[@StephanieBCreativity]

I’m thinking out loud here- I haven’t tried this - maybe making the seams a design feature would be best- knitting the front and back with 3 panels - so you can have 2 vertical seams balanced so you aren’t running one seam down the middle from the neck to hem. Maybe making the middle panel full width and the side panels a bit narrower(to equal the size of the 2 back panels) to make the front of the dress. You could do 2 panels in the back with a single seam. Hope that helps get you thinking of ways to make it work.

[@Bnesi97]

@@StephanieBCreativity Thank you!! I appreciate your suggestion. I’m determined to figure this out lol. 😭 I’ve even tried attaching the sides of the panel loops back onto the machine in attempts to make it wider. It worked but not as neat as I wanted.

[@StephanieBCreativity]

@@Bnesi97 you will figure it out for sure!

[@twngrl1625]

Can a person make this on a 22 count machine

[@StephanieBCreativity]

It would take making panels and stitching them together but I think you could do it.

[@hildebt7988]

Have no idea how you take the sweater off the machine

[@StephanieBCreativity]

The sweater is made in panels you can use waste yarn or just pick up the stitches with a long tail of yarn on a yarn needle. Thank you for watching!!

[@hildebt7988]

Thanks for answering, what is a mattress stitch,,,

[@hildebt7988]

BTW, I love your sweater

[@StephanieBCreativity]

@@hildebt7988 perfect question! I have a 1 minute lesson kzbin.infofcpcDxfCoko?feature=share it is an invisible seam when stitching together knit or crochet items.

[@hildebt7988]

Wow, that mattress stitch is awesome, thank you 😊

[@deborahway8636]

So what you expect us to praise you for machine knitting a vanilla sweater try some real knitting

[@StephanieBCreativity]

It is a vanilla sweater and totally customizable. A knitting machine is a tool that many people have been using ing for years. I just got this 2 weeks ago and I am proud of myself for figuring out how to knit and assemble a whole sweater in under 8 hours. I hope you enjoy your own projects with your chosen tools as much as I did with this project.

[@keelylol7851]

damn Deborah who shat in your cereal?

[@AmieDeLalla]

Damn Debbie is your middle name Karen? This is a video about knitting machines. Where did you get confused?

[@waltons-crochet]

I can’t knit but can do this! Sounds like you want to deprive those of being able to do this? I am 79 and now I can make scarves and beanies for my great grandchildren. You really owe Stephanie an apology for your rude attitude. To each their own, to their own capabilities.

[@waltons-crochet]

@@StephanieBCreativityI apologize Stephanie, I don’t ever respond to negative comments, but I took this personally as you are only trying to help us do something that I, ** and I’m sure many of us older ones too ** , wouldn’t be able to do without you! “Dat-nab-it” ! 🙀😻