minute mysteries

I learned about this super fun "game" (I suppose you could call it) from my friend! The name, "minute mysteries," is very misleading because some take a second and some take, like, an HOUR!

Just type in "minute mysteries" on your computer (but be warned, some can be rather...violent). You wanna do one?

First, you read off of whatever website you're using the mystery. (NOTE: This involves two people.)

I'll be the person reading it, and you be the "detective."

MYSTERY:

Joe leaves his house, wearing a mask and carrying an empty sack. An hour later, he returns. The sack is now full. He goes into a room and turns out the lights.

The "detective" now asks yes or no questions. The reader, who is the only one who has read will answer the questions, often with the response: It is irrelevant. 

How about you start asking questions?

YOU: Is something dangerous inside the sack?

ME: Nope.

YOU: Is Joe bad? [Most of the mysteries are pretty violent, so don't be surprised by the questions.]

ME: Nope.

YOU: Is the "an hour later" part important?

ME: No, but it can lead you to the answer slightly. Slightly.

YOU: Why is he wearing a mask?

ME: Yes or no questions.

YOU: Uh...

ME: Want a clue?

YOU: Yeah, sure!

ME: The day is important.

YOU: Is it a Sunday?

ME: That is irrelevant.

YOU: Is it a holiday?

ME: Yes!

YOU: Is it an important or widely celebrated holiday?

ME: Yes!

YOU: Is it Christmas?

ME: No...

YOU: Thanksgiving?

ME: No...

YOU: Halloween?

ME: YES!

YOU: Is Joe a kid who is trick-or-treating? 

ME: You got it!

THE ACTUAL ANSWER, WHICH I SAW BEFOREHAND:

Joe is a kid who goes trick-or-treating.

Fun, right?! You can also play with a big group, everyone guessing and one reader answering all the questions. 

Once I found one that said:

MYSTERY:

A woman walks up to a door and knocks. Another woman inside answers the door. The woman outside kills the woman inside.

MYSTERY SOLVED:

The woman outside is a psychotic librarian. The woman inside has an extremely overdue book. 

Weird, huh? Some are super detailed and tell a full-on story about two guys on an island...

A minute-mystery expert,

-Avamae 

The Back Stitch/Pekinese Stitch

The back stitch is an EXTREMELY commonly used stitch. It is perfect for letters, borders, anything! The back stitch also creates a thin line great for details. The Pekinese stitch is a back stitch with a supplement.

To begin the back stitch, make a stitch about 1/4 inch long (sorry about the shadows - the lighting was pretty terrible).

Enter 1/4 inches away from the end of the first stitch.

Exit at the end of the previous stitch.

Reenter at the end of the last stitch, and redo the last four steps.

This is the completed back stitch.

Now for the Pekinese Stitch - a surface stitch.

First, enter either right under or right over the first back stitch.

Slide under the second stitch and tighten ever so slightly.

Enter from the top through the first stitch, under the floss, and tighten slightly.

Next, slide the needle under the third stitch. 

Enter through the second stitch, to the right of the last loop and under the floss. Continue doing this until your line is finished!

(I will upload the picture of the completed project later.)

-Ava......MAE!!!