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.