AlphaKIT Planning Thread

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AlphaKIT Planning Thread

1majkia
Bewerkt: nov 13, 2021, 7:55 am

2rabbitprincess
okt 18, 2020, 5:56 pm

Link is up on the main group page :)

3majkia
okt 18, 2020, 6:29 pm

Thanks, RP!

4cyderry
okt 20, 2020, 12:59 pm

Here are our letters!

January..............P M
February............T K
March.................U R
April....................A W
May.....................I N
June....................C D
July......................S O
August................V J
September.........F L
October..............H E
November.........B Y
December..........G Q

5dudes22
okt 20, 2020, 3:25 pm

Yeah! Now I can set my reading up! Thank you..... :) (oooo....xxxx)

6Helenliz
okt 20, 2020, 3:27 pm

I will upload the images of letters I've already done. And get working on the rest in order of priority!

7majkia
okt 20, 2020, 3:56 pm

Thanks Cheli and Helen!

8mnleona
okt 21, 2020, 7:43 am

Thanks.

9LadyoftheLodge
okt 21, 2020, 1:34 pm

Thanks! Of course my brain is working on the letter combinations again:
PM=Noon til midnight (post meridian)
AW=A & W rootbeer
IN=Indiana
CD=compact disc
VJ=Victory in Japan day
FL=Florida
HE=helium
GQ=Gentleman's Quarterly
etc etc

11Kristelh
okt 23, 2020, 8:00 am

CD certificate of deposit
GQ, saw Gentlemen's Quarterly when I saw that combo.

12sallylou61
okt 23, 2020, 1:23 pm

SO standing order in addition to those mentioned in >9 LadyoftheLodge: and >11 Kristelh:

13VivienneR
okt 25, 2020, 1:45 am

My initials are VJ

14LibraryCin
okt 25, 2020, 1:45 pm

>9 LadyoftheLodge: I thought of that, too! Wish I'd done more with it this year, as they almost all worked for something.

also PM = private message (i.e. social media?)

15Robertgreaves
Bewerkt: okt 27, 2020, 10:57 am

>12 sallylou61: I was thinking of significant other for SO

Aslo RU is the country code for Russia

16cyderry
Bewerkt: nov 13, 2020, 1:49 pm

So glad the letter combos are a hit!
I saw TK as a Technical Knockout!
CD are my initials, BY for so long.

17majkia
nov 13, 2020, 1:50 pm

I'll be interested in seeing if anyone uses the letters that way!

18LittleTaiko
nov 13, 2020, 2:14 pm

SO were my initials before getting married, so I chuckled at that one.

19Helenliz
Bewerkt: jan 1, 2021, 12:51 pm

Sorry for the delay, took a little while to get the technology all talking to each other. I have uploaded the letters in bold to my member gallery, let me know if you can't access them.
http://www.librarything.com/gallery/member/Helenliz

Yearlong: X and Z
January..............P M
February............T K
March.................U R
April....................A W
May.....................I N
June....................C D
July......................S O
August................V J
September.........F L
October..............H E
November.........B Y
December..........G Q

So that's the first 6 months done and I aim to deliver this long before June, so the remainder should all follow in due course.

15Dec added O
19Dec added F
21Dec added L
29Dec added E&G
01Jan added Q

20majkia
dec 8, 2020, 4:42 pm

I can see them all. Thanks Helen!

21clue
dec 8, 2020, 9:15 pm

And they are beautiful!

22Helenliz
dec 9, 2020, 2:55 am

>21 clue: thank you! I will post a finished picture when I do finally complete all the squares.

23dudes22
dec 9, 2020, 7:23 am

>19 Helenliz: - Those are great! I used to do a lot of counted cross stitch but have given it up as my eyes got worse and my mistakes more frequent. How big are the squares?

24Helenliz
dec 9, 2020, 8:05 am

>23 dudes22: They are 90 threads across, although I'm stitching over 2 each time, so I get 44 to 45 stitches across each side. They measure almost 5 inches square. These stitches are quite large! But that makes it perfect for TV stitching.

25dudes22
dec 10, 2020, 5:10 am

And what will you do with them? Sampler? Bookmarks?

26Helenliz
dec 10, 2020, 5:59 am

>25 dudes22: its an afghan, so they are one piece of fabric. Its for a baby blanket. Picture when I've finished. >:-)

27majkia
dec 10, 2020, 6:22 am

The x and z yearlong thread is up: https://www.librarything.com/topic/327092

28dudes22
dec 10, 2020, 5:02 pm

29Kristelh
dec 10, 2020, 7:04 pm

I really like our letters for 2021, very nice!

30LittleTaiko
dec 11, 2020, 10:21 am

They are quite pretty and cozy.

31fuzzi
dec 11, 2020, 8:33 pm

>19 Helenliz: love your work!

32majkia
dec 12, 2020, 6:36 am

January thread is up: https://www.librarything.com/topic/327171

Everyone's eager to get to the new year.

33Robertgreaves
Bewerkt: dec 12, 2020, 7:27 am

>19 Helenliz: Oh, they are pretty, Helen. Thank you for the work you've put into them.

34DeltaQueen50
dec 12, 2020, 4:32 pm

>19 Helenliz: I've been admiring your letters, Helen, they are lovely.

35Helenliz
dec 12, 2020, 4:36 pm

36LibraryCin
dec 27, 2020, 2:50 pm

Just a note - I'm not sure who did the links from the group's home page, but the link to the wiki is not going to the wiki. It's simply reloading the group page. I'm not sure who was updating that. Thanks!

37rabbitprincess
Bewerkt: dec 27, 2020, 4:56 pm

>36 LibraryCin: Darn it! I'll check the HTML again. The trouble with the group home page is that the text box for editing is tiny, so I can't always tell when something's worked.

edit to say that this has been fixed.

38majkia
dec 27, 2020, 5:03 pm

>37 rabbitprincess: Thanks RP! You're awesome.

39rabbitprincess
dec 27, 2020, 5:15 pm

>37 rabbitprincess: Turns out there was no URL in the HTML tag! No wonder the link wasn't going anywhere :D

40LibraryCin
Bewerkt: dec 27, 2020, 10:48 pm

41genealogy_nana
dec 30, 2020, 11:28 pm

would you be so kind as to explain the letters and the general rules, for those who are new.

42majkia
dec 31, 2020, 5:58 am

>41 genealogy_nana: Welcome! There are two letters for every month. And x and Z are to use all year long. You can use the letters any way you like. Some folks stick with Author initials, some first letter in a title, others any word in the title that fits the letters. It is open to you to use the letters however you like!

43majkia
Bewerkt: jan 14, 2021, 6:28 am

44Helenliz
jan 27, 2021, 5:11 pm

Finally finished all the letters and uploaded images to my gallery.
The finished article (although I still needed to fray the edges at this point).



It's an alphabet of concepts as follows (some of them get a bit tenuous!)
A - Alphabet
B - Blue Blocks
C - Charcoal Chequers
D - Diamonds
E - Earth Tones
F - Flowers (in a style of mille fleur)
G - Green
H - Horizontal Lines
I - Inclined lines
J - Jigsaw pieces
K - celtic Knot
L - Links & Loops
M - Maze (although technically it's a labyrinth)
N - Numbers
O - Octagons
P - Pinks & Purples
Q - Quadrangles
R - Red
S - Spirals
T - Triangles
U - Undulating lines
V - Vertical lines
W - Woven
X - eXpanding
Y - Yellow (and orange)
Z - ZigZags.

45christina_reads
jan 27, 2021, 5:24 pm

>44 Helenliz: Wow, that looks amazing!

46dudes22
jan 27, 2021, 7:03 pm

That is fabulous!

47beebeereads
jan 27, 2021, 8:27 pm

>44 Helenliz: You do beautiful work!

48majkia
jan 27, 2021, 9:10 pm

Oh lovely!

49clue
jan 27, 2021, 10:12 pm

What a treasure it is!

50Helenliz
jan 28, 2021, 3:16 am

Thank you all. It keeps my hands busy while watching TV, so serves a purpose. >:-)

51MissBrangwen
jan 28, 2021, 3:23 am

It looks stunning and I love how much thought you have put into the design!

52Kristelh
jan 28, 2021, 5:25 am

Love it!

53Helenliz
jan 28, 2021, 6:02 am

>51 MissBrangwen: I've done a couple now, so it has evolved to the current state. It started out with I for "invisible" and just a pattern in white! And each one turns out different, just based on colour choice and mood.
>52 Kristelh: thanks.

54dudes22
Bewerkt: jan 28, 2021, 7:26 am

Besides being fabulous, I'm curious - what size does it end up being? What count linen are you using? I see up above that you told me the size of the squares and the # of threads your using. So is my math right that it's about 18 count? You should publish this pattern. I think a lot of people would like it.

55rabbitprincess
jan 28, 2021, 10:33 am

Beautiful!!

56Helenliz
jan 28, 2021, 4:23 pm

>54 dudes22: it ends up as 28 x 44 inches (including fringing).
Each square is 5 inches, and the threads are 18 count, but I have been sewing over 2 each time, so an effective 9 count.

57NinieB
jan 28, 2021, 7:07 pm

>44 Helenliz: Beautiful--thank you for sharing!

58majkia
feb 14, 2021, 7:33 am

59fuzzi
feb 14, 2021, 12:24 pm

>58 majkia: noted, thanks!

60majkia
mrt 14, 2021, 8:50 am

61majkia
apr 14, 2021, 1:33 pm

62fuzzi
apr 14, 2021, 1:34 pm

Thank you for your faithfulness!

63majkia
mei 14, 2021, 4:20 pm

64majkia
jun 14, 2021, 6:47 am

65fuzzi
jun 20, 2021, 7:38 am

>64 majkia: thank you!

66majkia
jul 13, 2021, 7:39 am

August is up a bit early as we'll be traveling the next few days.

https://www.librarything.com/topic/333649

67majkia
aug 14, 2021, 6:14 pm

68fuzzi
sep 12, 2021, 2:12 pm

Thank you!

69majkia
sep 14, 2021, 7:40 am

70majkia
okt 15, 2021, 6:56 am

71majkia
okt 26, 2021, 11:49 am

So 2022 letters have been chosen. See the list here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/336242

72fuzzi
okt 26, 2021, 12:53 pm

>71 majkia: yippee! Another year of AlphaKIT!

73majkia
Bewerkt: nov 13, 2021, 7:56 am

December thread is up: https://www.librarything.com/topic/336716

Thanks for all the AlphaKIT participation. See you next year!

74Robertgreaves
nov 13, 2021, 9:16 am

Thank you for all your work each year organising this, Jean. Here's to another round next year.

75fuzzi
Bewerkt: nov 13, 2021, 4:20 pm

>74 Robertgreaves: hear, hear!

or is it here, here?

>73 majkia: thanks for all you do. AlpkaKIT is my favorite challenge!

76majkia
dec 12, 2021, 6:57 pm

2022 threads are up:

January thread is up: https://www.librarything.com/topic/337453

Yearlong X and Z thread is up: https://www.librarything.com/topic/337452

77fuzzi
dec 13, 2021, 12:41 pm

>76 majkia: thank you SO MUCH for all you do.

AlphaKIT is my favorite challenge!

78cyderry
dec 13, 2021, 3:53 pm

>76 majkia: wouldn't know how to pick my next read without the ALPHAKIT!

79majkia
dec 13, 2021, 5:26 pm

>77 fuzzi: >78 cyderry: Thanks! You are both most welcome.