“Icewear Nordkapp Sweater Review:”

“I own numerous Norwegian style sweaters from Dale of Norway, Volund, & Disegnia D'Italia. In my humble opinion, this Icewear (formerly Norwear version) sweater although beautiful in design, lacks the Quality, Fit and Finish of its competitors. Several factors indicate this to be true in my case: First, the yarn quality is poor/thin. Even though the sweater was NEW with Tags and sealed in a bag; there were pieces of grass/hay (YES GRASS/HAY!!!) spun into the wool yarn. I guess that gives it a real earthy feel. Second, in various locations on the sweater, you can easily notice where one strand of yard when it ran out was tied in a knot to a new piece of yarn, and the loose ends are sticking out! One of these knots was even loose!!! Third, the liner of this sweater was stretchy. Unlike the Windstopper liner of the Dale of Norway Sport sweaters, this liner seemed to ketch onto my body when taking it off. This doesn't sound bad until you hear the POP and SNAP of the stitching that secures the liner to the interior neck area of the sweater. The sweater and liner began to separate the first time I took it off. Fourth, the zippers were rough and ketchy. Fifth, and MOST detracting from the sweater was the way in which the left sleeve was attached to the left liner/cuff. The interior liner was sewn twisted onto the exterior of the sweater. This made getting my hand through the sleeve almost impossible, and very uncomfortable. Also the patch at the wrist of the left exterior sleeve was sewn in the wrong part/misaligned to the cuff of the wrist. It didn't line up properly as it did on the right sleeve. The Icewear sweaters are made in China. Although Icewear tried to make a good rendition of a Norwegian sweater, the finished product feels like a cheap knockoff! Spend a little more money, let the Norwegians do the knitting, and buy a quality sweater that will last many generations (DALE OF NORWAY, hint, hint!!!)”