![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDxy6_mwUedxv0dTBvJAYEFy1zGNIOwsP68vPNxOFn9cztAHS2tpGzGNUg2BDwuD7VtJLseT5LclvHsfyu44rtI_z1XUHYjLsTEr6Fe4qBMG2yKIbp7SVttP887qXgIzHdWTckUU4Bg0/s320/20170102_152604286_iOS.jpg)
![]() |
Albert |
These are both machine knitting projects made on my LK 150, a mid-gauge machine.
I made the cat (Ravelry link) for a friend, who sadly lost her black and white friend very suddenly in early December. I used a free hand knitting pattern found on Ravelry (The Window Cat). "Using" the pattern means figuring out the shaping and adapting it for my gauge.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHffRkvQ9xOchOrN2Fw7l78qs90xwYsui6w_Sj3bYSPEwN469-bzcj0m1rYmDk7QUx45N4WkGVbFdbk4oNaCZ1r2RqK6QxbXr1SD2hr2FfeNfGuVnJ-Oy-kbpoEpC9CtMQvBCj4ICJyl8/s320/20161224_014539131_iOS.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippsnR7bK0pyC7hY-thvhYBG3nIDTCGTqz1EmkqD7wS-0g_RBAgD6MK9v9pDnoQjuHD9GY-Rw58dZXDkORU0bTSo9pixR3jrDoEFnPv0C-zzT9YHGiyzDQVnWdzt2f2DlthebVyKhphkE/s320/20161223_200528527_iOS.jpg)
My friend was able to find a real kitten to fill the hole left by Albert. He was not very curious about his knitted predecessor, but did consent to be photographed with him.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXUw_qIF911tYVSBuUH5O_5QfeGctjvIz0nuiT2x5UY5xX5DnycRbhZ2YzFM0hd3PKdXOudUN2e4UmmCPgs3tbTyweNFPIViQRPmWgoMDliDrnrt1V8a-Gh9xRm-WE7gB8ZcOXEh6muk/s320/20161231_211043370_iOS.jpg)
My first attempt, I used the hem and patterning dimensions from the pattern. Too much white. I decided to knit a narrower band of white and start the stranded pattern inside the doubled hem (which is knitted on every other needle).
My second attempt was going swimmingly until I managed to drop 75% of the stitches in a single pass. Oops. (This sort of thing happens fairly regularly in maching knitting.)
Third time was the charm.
I still finished by bedtime, having purchased the white yarn that afternoon.
The consensus among my skiing buddies is that I should make tassels and attach them to the corners (which want to turn down anyway). So it is still technically a WIP even though I have already worn it twice. It's lovely and warm and looks pretty good with my jacket.