#dominknitrix

Hide this! The houseplant people will try to bring it inside! No variegation is safe!!

Consider this: panettone french toast

@dominknitrix replied to your photo “Guess who finally finished her stays from the American Duchess...”

Did you add the strap?

The shoulder strap? It is part of the original pattern (Simplicity 8162).

If you’re working with the new American Duchess patterns (Simplicity 8579), the stays do not have an actual strap piece (they have a “strap” made with twill tape).

But, you can draw the strap if you prefer to add one! You might need help because the best is to draw it while you’re wearing the stays or mock up stays.

In my stays tutorial (part 4) I explain how, it’ll look something like this:

I was tagged by imma-geek (great blog for anime stuff) and decided to go with it. 

I will answer 11 questions, then I will ask 11 questions at the end that you can choose to answer.

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Rule 1: Always post the rules

Rule 2: Answer the questions asked

Rule 3: Tag 11 people

Rule 4: Tell them you tagged them

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Questions:

1. Who is your favorite superhero and why?

-Sailor Moon (if she's considered a superhero, but I think she is) because she's part of the best fictional girl gang I know of.

2. If you could spend the day with any fictional character in their world, who would it be?

-Sarah Manning from Orphan Black so I could find some answers about the Clone Club

3. What is your current favorite TV show?

-It's a tie between Orphan Black, American Horror Story, and Adventure Time

4. What is the last book you read?

-"Veronika Decides to Die" by Paulo Coehlo

5. Who is your fictional character crush?

-At the moment, Ichabod Crane from Sleepy Hollow

6. What is your current OTP?

-Marceline and Princess Bubblegum <3

7. What are 5 of your favorite movies?

-Jurassic Park, To Catch a Thief, Heathers, The Virgin Suicides, and Natural Born Killers

8. If money wasn't a factor, where would you live and why?

-St. Malo, France because part of it feels like I'm living in a castle, the weather is beautiful, and it's very near to many of my favorite landmarks in France

9. What is your favorite song?

-I can't really just choose one but the first one that came to mind was "Because the Night" by Patti Smith

10. What do you do in your spare time (besides Tumblr)?

-Catch up on TV and books

11. If you were about to die and were allowed a last meal, what would that meal be?

-A pepperoni, onion and black olive pizza, cheese fries, and a ginormous root beer float.

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Here's a list of blogs I'm tagging:

the-donner-after-party

fogandfreckles

dominknitrix

radishrabbit

hella-kitty6669

lovesoulsmuse

myworldisspinning

mellyannsavelly

I-2I

maileeeee

mixbehave

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Now here are the questions you will answer:

1. What are 3 of your favorite books?

2. What was the last comic book/graphic novel you read?

3. Which celebrity would play you in a movie?

4. What band/singer/group/comedian would you really like to see live?

5. What is your go-to comfort food?

6. What songs/artists do you listen to when you're sad?

7. If you were going to a Comic-Con, who would you cosplay as and why?

8. If you were giving your best friend a mix, what are 5 songs that would have to go on it?

9. What TV show do you marathon on rainy days?

10. What is one of your favorite book-to-movie adaptations and why?

11. What is one of your fondest memories?

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Rules: In a text post, list 10 books that have stayed with you some way. Don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard—they don’t have to be the right or great works, just the ones that have touched you.

I'm feel like I live for serials so be prepared for a handful of these.

In no particular order...

The Sword of Truth (series)

The Dresden Files (series)

American Gods

1984

A Song of Ice and Fire (series)

Identity Crisis (DC Graphic Novel)

My Name Is Asher Lev

Go the Fuck to Sleep

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Various Bible stories

Thank you, dear. I'll raise a glass as well-- It's bad etiquette to let a guest drink alone.

I have not heard of that book, and it sounds hysterical, but I'm afraid I've always been rubbish at knitting and sewing. When I was younger I proved to my parents that it was a fruitless venture when I accidentally injured my second nanny with knitting needles. 

But I think Mrs. Hudson would love it. She's far more impressive than people think, you know. Thank you, for that and for rhyming.