Skirt for this crazy weather

It's been ugly here - either drizzling, about to start drizzling, or just stopped drizzling. One way or another, the streets are almost constantly wet. This is really not cool when I have to walk anywhere because I end up with drops of water (which I can live with) and mud (which I can't stand) on the back of my pant legs, in the ankle and calf area. I'm not a fan of carrying a clothes brush with me everywhere I go - I like my handbags small. So I had this idea: I'll wear a skirt with opaque tights and knee-high boots. Then I can just wipe the dirt off the boots with a damp paper towel :-)

I went through my trusty collection of Burda magazines and found an old favorite in issue 3/98 (model 114). I made that wrap skirt back when the magazine was current and loved wearing it. Back then, I also made it as short as the magazine suggested - 15". This time I've lengthened it to a more adult 19" and cut it out of a black wool crepe from my fabric collection. I've fused interfacing to the zipper area and serged the side seam allowances. And then I looked for a 9" black invisible zipper. No luck. I have black zippers but not 9" long. I have 9" zippers but not black. So tomorrow I'll have to make a trip to the local independent fiber craft store. (With the current exchange rate, this may well be the most expensive zipper I'll ever buy.) Until then, the pieces are languishing on my cutting table.

On a different note, the semester is over and I have a month to relax, sew, knit, and generally do whatever strikes my fancy. It feels good. I'll finish the ribbing on the Sunshine-inspired top tonight and get started on the sleeves. On Saturday, I'm going to the local knitters' (military wives) meeting and I'm really looking forward to finally meeting some like-minded people. After that, I'll stop at the local Bernina dealer because they'll be demonstrating the new MyLabel software. That will make for a nice fiberly day.