Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Spinning and Knitting at the Winery

Fleece, Food and Fun was the event that was advertised at The Ratzlaff Winery in Livermore, Ca. and so I headed over there last Saturday with Barb and Tracie from 2 KnitLitChicks to join in.  What a beautiful spot, sitting there with the vineyards behind us:



                                                                                     

                                                                                 
It was warm and sunny, but with a nice breeze and you couldn't ask for nicer weather.  This was a Pot Luck lunch and we all bought something to share and then headed over to the Ratzlaff  Tasting Area for a glass of wine or to do a little wine tasting.  Here's Barb and Tracie with our little group:






This was primarily a spinning event and for those who spin, there was lots to see and buy.  Lots of beautiful spinning wheels, fleece and supplies.  Here's a sampling of what was there:


                                                                                       





                                                                                 

A couple of ladies with their wheels:

        
                                                                                 

 Here's Jasmine from the podcast The Knitmore Girls with her sweet little girl who was an incredibly good sport:

   

And now for the knitting portion of the program.  There were some nice vendors selling yarn as well.  Black Diamond Creations was selling alpaca and they had a very popular booth.  Here's the fingering weight yarn I bought:


                                                                                                                                                           
More yarn at another table.  Lots of beautiful hand dyed yarns to be seen.

                                                                               

Here's a few other things that caught my eye.  Here's Debbie (deedlelu on Ravelry) wearing this great skirt she made.  The pattern is Sasha:



                                                                                   

Here's a beautiful shawl called Frost Flower from A Gathering of Lace:




                                                                             




What a great day and I hope to get a chance to come back next year.  Check out Andrea's blog on Fiber Arts Friday to see more talented spinners and knitters.

11 comments:

  1. It sounds like it was a terrific event. :-)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It was - bet they have a similar event at Estes Park, don't they?

      Delete
  2. This looked like an absolute blast! My favorite two pictures are of the forest of drop spindles and the awesome knitted skirt!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Wish I had the figure to wear that skirt!

      Delete
  3. Beautiful pictures, Carol! You really captured this fun even beautifully!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Yarn. Wine. Shopping. Knitting. It's like the perfect day.

    ReplyDelete
  5. I didn't know about this at all! Some beautiful pictures, love the skirt and the shawl.

    ReplyDelete
  6. I don't know where to begin ... so much wow! I loved the spindles, and the fibers ... and holy cow I'm going to look that skirt up NOW. I want one!

    ReplyDelete
  7. ooooh, that day looks wonderful. Knitting and spinning at a vineyard is always the best!

    I love that knitted skirt. I've been looking at some patterns that I might possibly knit. I just wish my body would cooperate with my weight ;-)

    ReplyDelete
  8. Fabulous photos. Looks heavenly. Thank you for sharing, especially the Sasha tip...I want to make that skirt. An the wheels...oh, to dream.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Boy, this looks like such a fun event!! Looks so peaceful, just spinning and chatting with friends :o)

    ReplyDelete