Spinning at the Winery

Last Saturday was the annual Spinning at the Winery event at Retzlaff Winery,  also known as Fleeces, Fiber and Yarn.  I'm not a spinner, but they allow knitters to join in the fun and I went with a couple of friends to knit, wine taste and enjoy the beautiful day.

                                                                         

There is always alot to see, namely, fleece, fiber and yarn:

                                                                         

Bought some yarn from Shaggy Bear Farms;  perhaps this will be a cute scarf?  It's called Wensleydale Yarn and there's about 300 yards here:

                                                                         

There's always a great potluck lunch, a glass of Retzlaff wine to go with it, if you are in the mood,  and lots of raffle tickets to buy for all the nice prizes provided by the vendors and other folks.  This year I won something!  It's a set of coffee mugs depicting the whole process of making yarn from the sheep in the fields to the  process of creating yarn and ending with a happy lady sitting and knitting.  Each cup has a short phrase on the inside.  One says, ...wear wool, knit wool, live wool... love wool

                                                                           

                                                                       

 Here's my progress on my first sock;  hope to finish them up this coming week.

                                                                         

                                                                       

Happy Fiber Arts Friday!  Head over to Andrea's blog to see what others are working on. If you are interested in knowing more about this spinning event, go to the Treadles to Threads Spinner's Guild site.