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Saturday, 26 April 2025

Chookshed Challenge April and the last week

 Happy to say that my Chookshed Challenge is finished and I have enjoyed working on this one in April.

This is the Wild Strawberry Scissor Point Cover, kit by Sue Hawkins



I already had the magnet needle holder which I made last year and they are going to live together in my hand quilting kit bag. Sue is always very generous with thread and I am hoping I may have enough left overs from both kits to make a matching thimble holder. Watch this space.
While working on this at Quilt group I was offered another of Sue's kits by a lady who had purchased it but didn't feel up to making it. Of course I said Yes Please!


This could be one for next years Chookshed list!

Also finished this week are the Winwick Mum Trailblazer socks which I started back in April.



I made these using West Yorkshire Spinners Passion Fruit Cooler 4ply sock yarn.

I think that is enough finishes for one week! I have of course been working on my Stitch Journal every day - here is my progress since my Easter post.


Happy stitching everyone.

17 comments:

  1. Love the little scissor keep, the new kit looks interesting too.

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  2. Oh, those look like super fun socks. And I really like how you extended that R on your embroidery around & around!

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  3. Your scissor keep is lovely - hopefully you can make one more little project! Love the new one too....I will go look at her things - I do not need more projects...LOL...so will only look...

    Obvious choice of name for the sock yarn..its perfect!

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  4. Thats a beautiful scissor keep and a lovely new project to do.... Love the socks! and your journal is looking so fun.... it will be one of those things there is always something new to see...
    Hugz

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  5. Your scissor keep is adorable Lin & that new kit looks wonderful. Such pretty colours in the socks. xx

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  6. Lovely scissors keep and good to have completed the challenge for April.
    You'll enjoy stitching the new kit.
    Pretty socks you finished too.

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  7. I love them all. Cute strawberries and your sock are so fun in those colours.

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  8. Isn't it great when you can tick a few things off your WIP list and enjoy the finished product? They all look fabulous! :) xx

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  9. You've done a great job on your challenge this month your embroidered item plus a new pair of socks. Your header photo made me smile, a clothesline full of hand knitted socks!

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  10. Well done on your April challenge finish, the scissor keep looks sweet and very handy.

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  11. Is the square embroidery your needle keeper. It looks very interesting. Good job getting your challenge finished

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  12. Your scissors holder is beautiful, I'm absolutely thrilled with it, dear Lin.
    Have fun with your next project.
    The Passion Fruit Cooler socks are great, I like the long version...
    and have fun stitching, too.
    I sewed a pair of summer pants for myself and am working on two tops with turned seams... coming in the next post...
    best wishes... happy spring.
    Viola

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  13. Well done on the finishes and for completing your April Chookshed Challenge.... the strawberry set is lovely and a thimble keep will be a perfect addition to the set. And the socks look so cosy - another set to add to your fabulous blog header photo!!

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  14. Yey, I finally got in! Love that kit with the scissors. The embroidery is gorgeous. I wish I was game enough to try knitting socks. You make so many beautiful things.

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  15. The scissor cover is so cute. The socks are nice and I love the name of the yarn.

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