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If you’ve gotten a new circular knitting machine (or are thinking about buying one) you might wonder about the kinds of Sentro knitting machine projects you can make. Check out this great collection of circular knitting machine patterns for use on different sizes of Sentro and Addi knitting machines.
Easy Scarf Knitting Machine Patterns
Most people seem to start with hats when they are new to knitting with a circular knitting machine, but loop scarves are my favorite beginner Sentro knitting machine projects because they give you a lot of practice cranking and time to get to know your machine.
You can make them as long as you want, and though there is a little finishing involved it’s good to know how to do it for other projects you’ll want to make in the future.
A basic loop scarf like this one was the first thing I ever made on my first Sentro and then I made a bunch more as a charity knitting project.
Once you’ve got the basics down in a single yarn, you can just as easily add stripes.
Then you can try a dropped stitch scarf on your Addi or Sentro, which uses a lot less yarn than you’d think and is super satisfying to finish.
Patterns to Keep Your Head Warm
I mentioned knit hats as a common first project but I feel like there are lots of ways that hats can go wrong. If your tension is a little different or you work more or fewer rounds than called for (or you just have a different sized head than the person who wrote the pattern you’re using) your hat might not fit the way you’d like.
It’s absolutely no big deal to rip a hat out and try again, but that might not be your idea of fun when you’re first starting out.
The hats I like to make are double thick, which is classic for Sentro knitting machine projects because it makes the hats less open (and thus warmer).
I explain in my post how I came to recommend the number of rounds I used and how to determine your ideal fit (which may require some trial and error) but once you’ve knit one you like, it will be easy to replicate it. This was actually the first project I made on my Addi King knitting machine.
Another great knitting machine pattern to keep your head warm is a twisted headband. These can be more like a turban if you have a big machine, and more like a headband if you have a smaller machine. The wide one is great in place of a hat and you can wear it indoors all day (over your ears or otherwise).
Sentro Knitting Machine Projects for Holidays
Probably my favorite things to make with circular knitting machines are holiday projects. It’s so much faster than knitting or crocheting, so I definitely make a lot more holiday decor since I got my machines than I did before. Here are a few holiday projects to try on your circular knitting machine.
These little Easter baskets are so cute, and somewhat similar to making a hat, just with a flat bottom. To make the handle you need to know how to make a panel, but this is a low-stakes way to learn panel making (and you can use these cute little baskets for storage throughout the year if you leave the handle off.
Speaking of Easter, I also love this little bunny made on my 22-pin Sentro. There are a few variations to get you thinking about how just changing the size and the way you stuff a project makes a difference in the final shape, even when you’re just starting from a tube.
For example this Sentro knit snowman is also just a tube, but stuffing the body more than the head gives it a distinct snowman shape. This was another one of my early projects and I hand knit the hat and scarf, but you could do those on the machine too if you want (or crochet if that’s your thing).
You can also make Christmas balls on a small circular knitting machine, which is a lot of fun because it’s a small-scale way to play with patterns like stripes and easy colorwork. I shared five different ideas in this post but I’m sure you’ll come up with more.
And because knit pumpkins are one of my favorite things, I couldn’t share a list of Sentro knitting machine projects that didn’t include pumpkins. The finishing is really what sets these apart and turns another tube into a pumpkin shape.
Once you see some of the things you can do, I hope your creativity will take over and you’ll explore and experiment with your own ideas of things you can make. Do you have favorite Sentro knitting machine projects I didn’t mention? Let me know and I’ll add them to the list!
