how to knit a checkered blanket knitting machine. sentro, addi, innovations, jammit

[@aletheabushaw8763]

Love this pattern. You explain so well. I made a baby blanket with this braided join. I am starting a lap blanket for a customer and will use the braided join.

[@SuzanneBerardLanglois-tt8sh]

Absolutely beautiful! From your charter pattern, I envision so many more possibilities like choosing color blocks to form quilt patterns. You are teaching this old woman so very many tricks! Thank you!

[@SuzanneBerardLanglois-tt8sh]

'ChartED', not 'charter'.

[@TheAddiQueen]

I would love to see your work. We have a Facebook group called "the addi queens videos and more".

[@sonja1706]

Very nice, i love this pattern and the connection between the rows are genius 👍🏻

[@TheAddiQueen]

Yes! This pattern is one of my favorites

[@kellycarter2497]

Hi. I'm new to the knitting machine. I'm so excited to see all the neat stuff I can make with the knitting machine!! I had to edit. OMG. That braided join is so COOL!!

[@TheAddiQueen]

Welcome to the community! Enjoy!

[@CopenhagenDreaming]

That simple paper sketch is gold! Shows you everything you need - and would even let people change the design to add more or fewer colours if they wanted to! And scale it up and down as they prefer; I'd definitely want a wider and longer blanket for myself, but that's not exactly difficult to add on to your sketch. I could imagine it would also look great as a striped blanket if you just did each tube in a single colour. Or even the whole blanket in one colour if you prefer a very simple look - but the braids would still be a bit of subtle decoration. I prefer simple styles, so I might just go monochrome. Also, I have a different knitting machine - so I'd have to do a sample to work out how many tubes I'll need for my desired width - and how many rows for the length. But that's easy maths - and even when going monochrome it's helpful to think of it as squares in terms of a sample. Very helpful and informative video, so thanks.

[@CopenhagenDreaming]

Also, what were the dimensions of the blanket in the video? Just so I have a general idea of how much I'll need to scale it up... (I'll probably want to at least double the area of the blanket, so if you used 9 skeins in total I should get 18-20 skeins, I guess.)

[@TheAddiQueen]

@@CopenhagenDreaming it fits a twin sized bed which is 75 inches by 39inches

[@mariarw1]

Very cleaver. Now I can do more than hats and scarves. Thank you.

[@mant338]

This is awesome!!! Thank you for sharing!! And showing how it's done ❤

[@FiberFloozieCrafts]

Thank you for showing how to do this! Love the checkered pattern 💕

[@TheAddiQueen]

Thank you so much! Thanks for joining my live as well!

[@downsizingontenacres.5927]

I love the braided joins!!

[@TheAddiQueen]

Same 😍

[@annemariegor2459]

This is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@Therese504]

Did you close up the bottom of the tube before you started crocheting the tubes together?

[@TheAddiQueen]

Honestly, you can do it either way! I like to close the tubes after crocheting them together. That way, I can work the ends from the join into the crochet. Both ways work, it's just a matter of how you want to do it.

[@Therese504]

@@TheAddiQueen Thanks!

[@oohgeeez]

Oh man! This is awesome!!! Thank you!

[@joycepelegrina7525]

You just always make it look so easy. Thanks for all your great instructions

[@TheAddiQueen]

Thank you for watching and for the sweey compliment

Nice video

[@christalee203]

I love this pattern so much and can’t wait to start mine. My question, for skipping to do the braid join, on a 48 machine what would be the needled to skip? 1&2 and 25&26?

[@TheAddiQueen]

Yes ma'am!

[@collettegay1432]

I have the Sentro 48. I’m working on the 1st tube now. Tube 1 & tube 6 I only skip 25&26?

[@jaymielee1110]

Love the colour combos. Hope you had fun making it. Much easier than on the 22 im guessing. Still gotta save up for the sentro 48

[@TheAddiQueen]

Yes, it is a lot less stitching by hand than working with a smaller machiene.

[@vloging_with_amanda]

Looks amazing!!!!! I have just ordered a knitting machine from amazon and can't wait!!! Im new too your channel and i have screen shot the paper if that OK keep up with the great work 😊

[@ashleycromer6526]

Hello, can you tell me which numbers I would skip on a sentro 48 needle for the end and middle tubes? Thanks so much for the great videos!!

[@TheAddiQueen]

1 and 2 and then 24 and 25

[@lesliegreiff6415]

I’d love a video on the cable join. It looks so good and easier than mattress stitch

[@TheAddiQueen]

There is a video on my channel. It should be called "shelby braided join".

[@marciesmith4974]

Did you add waste yarn to both ends of the tubes? And then only do the drop stitches on the cast off waste yarn? I love the look of the braided join.

[@TheAddiQueen]

You got it! I didn't put waste yarn over the stitches thay I would be dropping!

[@nanakate6586]

I have to put this on my to-do list! Its Fabulous!

[@TheAddiQueen]

Thank you so much 💓

[@crochetingaroundnewzealand]

Wow! Love the braiding. Who makes up these awesome ideas lol

[@Uncle_Steve71]

Beautiful

[@lindadwyer1492]

Beautiful as always. So smart

[@TheAddiQueen]

Thank you so much Linda!

[@gerriblanton9207]

Wow, I just love how you connected your tubes. Definitely will try this. I had already made my tubes Just have figure out how to connect them together (I already closed the ends). But next will do this. Thank you so so much.

[@TheAddiQueen]

I suggest a mattress stitch to connect tubes. It is "invisible" and is a nice firm hold.

[@gerriblanton9207]

@@TheAddiQueen thank you so much.

[@mwiingamaila9349]

Nice tutorial . Where can I buy this kind of machine

[@TheAddiQueen]

Amazon has them. I purchased mine from the yarn company "laughing hens"

[@VernaBradshaw]

Love the colors! Great job.

[@HJKelley47]

Well I've started this blanket. However, I settled for making it on my Ultimate Sweater machine so that the panels would be wider, for I am making it for a Queen bed. Width - 78"" wide. Length - 82" Needles: 48, which yields a panel 13" wide (6 panels-78"). Rows: 450. Using the knit-as-you-go method for joining the panels. Requiring--not quite 12 skeins of Red Heart 198 oz., which covers the crochet border (2" wide). Planning on making a standard blanket using my Addi King. Will do the braided connection. Will gift the blanket along with a checkerboard set. Really love this pattern.

[@TheAddiQueen]

I am so glad you like the pattern! I bet your work is so beautiful

[@sumere2001]

I've had the sweater machine for years and never could get it to work. Any tips you can give me would be greatfully appreciated!

[@HJKelley47]

@@sumere2001 : What particular problems have you had with the USM? What Bond/USM knitting machine videos have you watched on Ytube? Am glad to help you if I can. Been knitting with my Sweater Machine, off and on, for over 10 yrs. Have made about 10 large blankets on it (including California Kings); along with sweaters; many scarves; socks; fountain pen caddies and winter hats.

[@bejai1962]

@@HJKelley47 I've had the Singer LK 100 and the Incredible Sweater Machine for more than 20 years but never master how to knit a sweater. In fact, I've never master anything beyond using them to seam sweaters, before I discovered top down knitting. Now I've a condition with my thumb that's preventing me from hand knitting. Maybe in the New Year, it's time to dust them off and give them another try. I'd be very happy for any advice/channels you could point me to.

[@HJKelley47]

@@bejai1962 : Absolutely dust them off and get ready to learn the wonderful hobby of machine knitting. For the Sweater Machine I would recommend: 1, Cynthia Ogden. It has been awhile since she posted a video, but the ones she has on KZbin will help you to learn about your Sweater Machine. When she makes a mistake, she did not edit it out, but showed how to fix that mistake so that we would all learn. Cynthia has over 300 videos on KZbin using the Sweater machine, and also has videos on making her own tools for machine knitting. I learned to master that knitter through Cynthia's vids. 2. Diana Sullivan - A Master Machine Knitter. She also has a few excellent videos on knitting with the Ultimate Sweater Machine. 3. Troubleshooting carriage jams: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4Cle5mEi69lgaM 4. FYI: Kriskrafter.com now sells cast-on combs for the Sweater machine so that you don't have to deal with the plastic hem & rods and/or your own made cast-on rag. Until you are able to purchase the new combs, Diana shows you how to make your own cast-on rag. 5. There is a learning curve in machine knitting, but once you master the Sweater Machine, there will be so many things you can make. 6. The gauge on the sweater machine is 8 mm. (considered a bulky machine) Use Light & Med. worsted weights yarn; some Bulky yarns; DK weight; Vanna's Choice, Red Heart, Hobby Lobby; Lions Brand; Big Twist & Caron. Recommendations for the LK100: 1. For set up: kzbin.info/www/bejne/apSmeX1slpmhe6M 2. Making stripes with the 100: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqSxdIaEnp6hgc0 3. Cast on - Bind off: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZDWd3mXa9SnhKc 4. Making a Picot Hem with the LK100 (also called the Zippy 90): kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2OriZR_mtJ9iJo 5. Can use the same yarns as noted above. 6. Gauge on the LK100 is 9 mm. (considered a bulky machine) 7. Have you checked your sponge strip on your machine? If it has been sitting a long time it probably needs to be changed. You can buy a new sponge strip for the LK100 on Ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/121412792207hash=item1c44c42f8f:g:368AAOSwFtNcUNFS Hope this information is of help to you. If I can answer any other questions let me know.

[@grammyloomer6554]

Thank you so much for your tutorial!! My sentro machine does not like Big Twist or red heart super saver yarn. Do you have any suggestions how I can get these yarns to stop dropping stitches?

[@TheAddiQueen]

Go slow and use a dryer sheet

[@grammyloomer6554]

@@TheAddiQueen Thank You! 🥰

[@onlyrinw9238]

I just did one with rh pound of love from michael's. works up like a charm, not one dropped stitch

[@juliecarmody6773]

Love this , I’m going to make one for my grandson . How many rows & tubes for a queen size bed ?

[@TheAddiQueen]

300 rows, 8 tubes

[@nancylangellier6318]

Very nice

[@sunnydaisy5906]

Love the design and color combination. Do you do the rows with or without tension?

[@TheAddiQueen]

Depends on what I am making, but I always maintain the same tension throughout my projects

[@sunnydaisy5906]

@@TheAddiQueen was the checkerboard made without tension?

[@TheAddiQueen]

@@sunnydaisy5906 it did have tension

[@sunnydaisy5906]

@@TheAddiQueen would 4 tubes be sufficient to make an adult lap quilt or would it take 5 and 270 rows?

[@TheAddiQueen]

@@sunnydaisy5906 i would do 5, 4 isn't very wide

[@gildafriedman2559]

Why do you use tubes rather than a flat panel? Yes I am newer than new at this. Thx.

[@TheAddiQueen]

I love tubes, they are thick and warm. Winter can hit hard here, so it is nice to have a thicker blanket. I also think it makes them more durable.

[@Julietaescasan]

Can you do a video much slower specialty at the end to join the tube together?

[@Klubnika678]

Ты можешь в настройках видео поставить скорость медленнее

[@LocdnessMomster]

Small note, I think what you’re doing to close the tube would be a slip stitching .

[@sunnydaisy5906]

Really enjoy watching your videos of the different types of blankets you do. Have you ever attempted a temperature blanket on the addi?

[@TheAddiQueen]

I have not. Honestly, I am not patient enough to make a temperature blanket!

[@sunnydaisy5906]

@@TheAddiQueen I don’t either to sit an crochet but I love working with the Addi and thought Id be more apt to finish it than I would crocheting. Im thinking I would have signify a year I’d be doing 365 rows and each tube would then be alike. You have any pattern design ideas on this?🤔

[@autumnoliver7518]

How would you find out how many rows and panels for a twin size?

[@TheAddiQueen]

I do a tension swatch and go from there. I have been doing 8 tubes at 300 rows for twin

[@briannasaenz6235]

About how many rows would I need to do a baby size blanket with a 40-46 needle sentro

[@TheAddiQueen]

I do 150 or 200 to make it nice and long

[@nellie5194]

😍🔥😍🤯❤️

[@RobinSueWho]

How many skeins of yarn did this take? I never buy enough skeins.

[@TheAddiQueen]

4 of each color

[@billienuhfer447]

How many skeins of each color did you go through??? & how long did it take you???

[@TheAddiQueen]

2.5 skeens of each color. Took 4/5 hours

[@billienuhfer447]

@@TheAddiQueen 👏👍💞 well done!

[@andreakovach6974]

That is turning out so nice! How did your craft show go? Did you sell a lot of pumpkins? Hope so.

[@TheAddiQueen]

Craft show didn't go well. Sold 4 pumpkins and only about $30 worth of stuff total

[@andreakovach6974]

@@TheAddiQueen Oh! So sorry to hear that. I know you put a lot of work prepping for that. Maybe less people are out because if covid. Not sure which state you are in . On the bright side, your inventory will be all set for the next show. 🍁

[@TheAddiQueen]

@@andreakovach6974 it is still early to be selling fall and winter stuff. Just glad to be able to set up and meet new people!

[@dianafelix8686]

How large of a blanket you get with the 270 rows?

[@annewild1740]

This is soooo awesome thank you for sharing....can I ask what you charge or how you charge for customs? Also how many skeins? Love that you share your graph! I started using graph paper because of you. 😊

[@TheAddiQueen]

It took 3 skeins of each, I charged $150

[@barbarakramer2744]

Working on a.baby blanket with a braided join. Perfect timing.

[@karengoode8673]

H New to this how much wool do I need. X

[@TheAddiQueen]

I used three skeens of each color for this blanket. The skeens were 380 yards each

[@johnmay5341]

I found out when my clock fell and the glass was the perfect size to stick my sentry to.It works perfect. All you need to hold one finger on the glass while holding the yarn. No drop stitches.plus I can carry the machine with it stuck to the glass.You guys need to try it. Makes it a lot easier.

[@TheAddiQueen]

I have also seen people use the glass lids that come with pots

[@laverngordon]

This i wont try until i master this sentro thing lol cute though

[@ravery1023]

Do you know how much yarn (total yards) I would need to make a Queen sized blanket?

[@TheAddiQueen]

I usually buy about 10 skeens just to be safe (averaging 300 yards or so a piece)

[@Momtastic03]

Has anyone done this type of closure with the Addi 22? Curious as to what it looks like and what numbers to skip when casting off.

[@ayomidesonoiki2453]

About how many rows would I need to do a queen size blanket with a 48 needle sentro

[@TheAddiQueen]

I do five stitches for every desired inch of work. Measure how long you want your blanket to be (in inches) and then multiply it by five.

[@raewynfoster4183]

Where the colours join you have a knot, so when joining the tubes how do you avoid the knots pulling through please?

[@TheAddiQueen]

I keep a tight tension when I tie the knots and it prevents them from pulling through

[@ghazalrafique4012]

Is this a 40 pin machine?

[@pattyrdh1987]

I forgot to drop stitches for the braid join. I have already casted off with waste yarn. What can I do? Please help. Thanks

[@TheAddiQueen]

You can unravel the waste yarn above that stitch or cut it and crochet the other stitches together

[@pattyrdh1987]

@@TheAddiQueen thank you!!!!

[@darakhim3215]

Is this addi 48 needle ?

[@TheAddiQueen]

There is no such thing as a addi 48. They come in 22 pins and 46 pins.

[@silviadossantosbrito4717]

Sieht echt klasse aus 👍💯👏

[@jennifersweeney9372]

How many skins did you use? I'm so bad at math. Just making sure I have enough. Thank you so many

[@TheAddiQueen]

For blankets this size, i usually get 4 of each color. Then, I have some left over at the end

[@jennifersweeney9372]

@@TheAddiQueen thank you so much. I have learn so much from you.

[@gabrieldominguez4559]

do these machines have different stitches?

[@TheAddiQueen]

No, but you can manipulate them to make it look "braided" by unraveling some stitches and going back in with a crochet hook

[@yarnworksbylydianannen3396]

Love it what size is that blanket? How was craft sale you had did you make a lot of money?

[@TheAddiQueen]

It is a "couch sized" blanket. I haven't finished it yet, so I can't tell you for surem would fit nicely on a twin sized bed if you did 300 rows. The craft fair was decent, got invited to a few more later on in the year!

[@margheritadipaola8084]

Bella posso sapere la misura della coperta graxie

[@melpoly81]

I forgot to skip the stitches at the end. Will it matter? I used a marker on the waste yarn to try and mark where they should have been dropped

[@TheAddiQueen]

Yes, because you use the droped stitches to do the braided join.

[@Kitty-JuneOhSixJanTwentyFour]

I don't understand why everyone making a blanket with these machines are showing it in tubes and tube sewing. These machines, can, flat knit too? Do you want 2 layered thicker blankets? Is that the reason?

[@TheAddiQueen]

Personally I like the tube blankets. A lot of people struggle with the panel knitting on these machines. It is also harder to join the panels together. Just a preference thing. You could make blankets the other way, tubes are just easier (in my opinion).

[@Teresakloeppel]

You could make a checkerboard and pieces for the kids

[@TheAddiQueen]

That's acute idea

[@Teresakloeppel]

@@TheAddiQueen you should try this, think I will make one for the grandkids

[@TheAddiQueen]

You could easily make checkers by knitting about 70 rows, closing both ends, and sewing together.

[@jean-claudelemire9011]

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