[A Fred Classic from 6/25/2009]

I'm happy today because I have a new lunchbox. Dizzy gave it to me and claims it's a gift for all of the lunches he stole, but I have a feeling it's really from a kind individual and a certain package.

Of course now that I have this fabulous lunchbox, I don't know where Dizzy will get the brown paper bags for Bags of Knit. So you all might be out of luck there.

I'm also going to add a little extra security to protect my lunches, in the form of 20,000 volts. That's right, when I'm done, if that bottomless stomached sheep comes within 5 feet of this thing, that fuzzy white wool coat will be a charred smoking frizzy mess!

So thank you mysterious package sender, I love it!

Classic Elite Portland Tweed

This yarn is a beautiful, soft, warm tweed with flecks of color; a wonderful choice for hats, scarves, and sweaters.

• 50% Virgin Wool, 25% Alpaca, 25% Viscose
• 50 grams / 120 yards
• 4.5 stitches/inch on size US 7 (4.5 mm) needles
• Handwash cold, dry flat
• Made in Italy

Reasons to knit with Portland Tweed:

• Great colors
• Soft hand
• Classic tweed appeal

Looking for a great pattern for your Classic Elite Portland Tweed?  How about:

Amur by Susan Mills -  a lovely two color Fair Isle hat done with 1 ball each of 5048 New Denim and 5003 Gull Gray from Classic Elite #9161 October and also available for download purchase on Ravelry.

 OR


Fern Leaf by Susan Mills - a pretty short row shaped wrap done with 6 balls of Portland Tweed from Classic Elite #9161 October and also available for download purchase on Ravelry

Regular Retail Price: $11.00 per gram ball