Use 4 claw weights for the first 4" or so of the tube cranking, then switch to a 9" (across) glass cooking pot lid after you get enough of a tube on the machine. (at about 4" of a tube... pull the tube downward or upward to narrow the tube opening while it is on the machine then gently lay the 9" glass pot lid in the center of the machine. The claw weights typically are not needed once you can switch to the pot lid. Just make sure the pot lid is never below the bottom of the round frame of the knitter. You will notice when the pot lid gets too low in the round frame and when it does remove pot lid and donut roll your tube and reset the pot lid on top of the rolled tube. A 9" glass pot lid works best for the 48 needle knitter. (glass will weigh more than a metal lid and you can see through the glass lid. My 9" glass lid weighs slightly over 1lb.) Glass pot lids can be bought cheap at a thrift store. Just take a tape measure with you and go for a 9" across one. (8.5" to 9.5" across will work but the 9" is size is perfect for the 48 needle.)

You MUST hold a firm tension 😊 on a #4 to #5. Weight yarn

This yarn works fine in the Sentro. It’s user error on your part. You need to roll your project into a donut when it reaches the table,to add a bit of weight and tension around the barrel because it’s pushing your stitches up off the needles.Also just letting the yarn come out of the ball without any tension, has added to the problems. The yarn is not the issue

Thanks for the information. I love using my Sentro. I love my Addi too. They both are picky about the yarns they prefer. My Addi loves Velvet the best. And my Sentro loves Caron Simply Soft.

In my mind, you have the thread through the wrong tension. It needs to come through the middle hole. It is far too loose going through the biggest hole.

Aooowwwccccch. What a great display Millie

Hi Millie. Nice to come across your channel today. It is about 7:48am my time (Tuesday), I am sitting here finishing up my coffee and watching some fun crocheting channels and came across your video just now. I do not have a Centro but I really will love to have one and I also was interested to know what yarn "failed" your test. Awesome, I am your 399 Subscriber! Hope you have a super happy rest of this week and up coming weekend ahead.

Hi. For yarns that split easy, you've got to use hand tension letting it slide through the fingers instead of using the guide. I use a yarn similar to that and the first try was ridiculous. It took 6 days to do 31 rows then another 5 hours just for row 32.. In the end I took it off the machine and started again. It worked perfectly with or without the guide, but without using the tension bar and just hand tension. You also have to keep the speed down, but not slow. Also keep pushing the yarn Under the separators so it doesn't pop off. I actually removed the tension bar off each of my machines, they're useless

The suction cups work well on glass. My machine stays put!!

Thank you for sharing this information on the Canon Cake yarn. What brand was the white yarn you finished the product off with, may I ask? I have all the Sentro knitting machines. Still trying to figure out what yarns work with them. Each one of the machines can be picky lol.

You could add some weights and it would work better. Thanks.

Can we make clothes with a smaller knitting machine too?

Did you try it on the Addi?

Your machine is slipping it should not be clicking on a cast on

no it came out a hot mess - never have used a knitting machine