I Made a TikTok

Well, I finally took the plunge and made a TikTok account. I kept seeing lots of fun videos being promoted by some really creative and inspirational yarncrafters on TikTok and decided I might as well make my own account there, even if it was only to hang out there and watch everyone else's videos. 😆

My TikTok tagline says: "I'm just here to watch all y'all's creative videos!" And that's true! I don't think I'll be uploading very many original videos there ... but who knows. Time will tell.

For now, I only have one video on there. I figured I should have at least one video uploaded to give my TikTok account some legitimacy. 😂

As I explained in the brief description of my TikTok post, the very first time I used my brand new Sentro 48 knitting machine, the counter didn't work. I had just unboxed the machine right before shooting this video. I cast on with some Red Heart yarn and had worked five or six rows when I noticed that the counter wasn't incrementing when the white needle passed the yarn feeder, so I grabbed my phone and shot some wobbly footage of the next time the white needle went by, in case I needed to have video evidence I could share with the seller to show them the counter wasn't working. But, wouldn't you know it, on the very next row after that the counter started working, and it has worked fine for me ever since! So I never had to send a complaint to the seller, and I continue to be totally happy with my Sentro 48 to this day. 😍 In my experience, the Sentro 48 actually runs smoother and quieter than either size of the Addis and also the Sentro 40. (I did briefly try to use a Sentro 22, but the gear was stripped on the one I bought, so I returned it right away and bought the Addi 22 instead.)

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My brand new Sentro 48 knitting machine. The very first time I used it the counter didn't work but it has worked fine for me ever since. ##knitting

♬ original sound - Yarncraft by Susan

 

 

Tooty-ta!

I don't remember exactly when was the first time I saw this TV commercial for Cox internet service, but right from the beginning it struck me how much the woman in the video-within-the-commercial resembled yarn and knitting machine guru Margaret Olander. 

I came across Margaret's videos on YouTube. (And here's a link to her blog.) I think if anyone spends any amount of time exploring videos about knitting machines, they will eventually discover Margaret's reviews and tutorials. Have you seen her videos before? Don't you agree that she looks like the woman in the Cox commercial?!

After noting the resemblance, I just had to see if I could find the original version of the Tooty-Ta video that the Cox commercial used. And here it is: 

Personally I think "Dr. Jean" (the woman leading the Tooty Ta singalong) could be a doppelganger for Margaret. 

 

Margaret has a boatload of useful and informative videos. Here's one she made about the Sentro 48 that I found interesting: