Still No Woolgathering
Still haven't received Woolgathering. Sigh . . . maybe before Saturday, certainly. It looks like The Opinionated Knitter is available now, for a decent price. I'm a big fan of Elizabeth Zimmermann and I have all of her books, except for Knitting Without Tears, which seems to have gone missing, along with Simply Socks by PG-R.
Tomorrow I leave work early so I can get ready for the Maslenitsa event. Usually, I'm rushing around until the last minute to make additions to my wardrobe, since I don't usually get dressed up as I rarely go to fancy events like this one. But this time I had a lot of luck on my side - I was able to find a nice long dressy coat with fake fur trimmings, and I even found two pair of shoes that fit my feet nicely. Hubby was able to find a nice wool/cashmere suit (it's really amazing how quickly you can detect the quality of the suit fabric . . . there was another one that was a lot cheaper but also looked it - stiff, shiny, with a tacky feel to it), white shirt that fits him along with a nice red tie with small patterns.
Wish I could take my sock knitting with me, but I'll be too busy gawking and taking pictures. And trying to remember what little Russian I know and keeping my mouth shut so I don't cause an international diplomatic mess . . .
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Sounds like you're in for a lovely time! Your coat sounds fabulous, but you didn't mention what you're wearing under the coat. You will take the coat off at some point -- right?
Take lots of photos and share with us.
Hmm . . . Hubby would love this, wouldn't he? (grin) However, I'm afraid Father would tell me to come to church the next day for a long confession.
So, since it's going to be chilly tonite, I'm going to be wearing my shalwar kameez outfit that has nice embroidery around the neck and on the edge. Knocking on wood, piccies to go up tomorrow . . .