Icewear Nordkapp Lined Pullover Sweater - Wool, Half Zip (For Men)

Great looking lined sweater. Warm and windproof. Powder skit and fleece lining in the zip-up neck are nice. An unexpected feature that I like is the hand liners with a thumb hole and cover half the palm (and are attached to the sweater lining, making it easy to pull down the sleeves,). With no aerobic activities done with sweater, I am unsure on breatheability. I wear medium. Sweater fits snug so not much room for layers underneath. Overall construction seems solid with one exception, the drawstring anchors in the neck. The left drawstring arrived unattached where it is anchored into the sweater. Because I liked the sweater overall, and Sierra Trading Post didn't have another sweater in stock, I reattached the drawstring with some stitches. The repaired side is now better attached than the original anchor (on the right). I did e-mail the manufacturer directly about the issue and they offered to send a replacement.

My husband has worn this sweater skiing for the past several years and like it so much he asked for another.

I really like the sweater even though I ordered grey and received red. It's classic and I like nordic wool for skiing. However, I think the sweater was a previously returned item since it contained flaws in the neck seem, white threads interwoven in the black wool threads and was not in the correctly labeled bag. I have fixed all of the flaws which would have made this item a second but apparently made it through quality control. Also I feel the cut across the chest and the underarm are somewhat snug and restrictive and so I sized up and it was still tight. Something the manufacturer should know. Perhaps it was large but marked XL.

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!!!)

AN outstanding sweater. The only issue was the cuffs had some loose stitching, but overall an excellent sweater - I bought 2!

Very warm, blocks wind well. Great for sledding or any winter activity. My only complaint is that the sleeves are a bit tight which limits layering.

This sweater is almost too warm to wear for any type of indoor activity. But, outside, this sweater fits the bill. The pocket are very usable and appreciated. The quality for the price is incredible. I only wished they would have had small sizes available for my wife.

[...] The zippers are difficult to operate. One Sweater sleeve patch is only partially sewn to garment and hangs loose. The color is not as advertized. It is dark olive-green rather than the advertized brownI have been a Sierra good customer for six years. Over that period of time I have made innumerable purchases This is the first time that I have ever received an unsatisfactory item from Sierra. I am disappointed

Sleeve legnth to short

I use this product for skiing. It comes from a Scandinavian company and has enough length in the body, sleeves and collar to actually work in winter conditions, unlike sweaters designed in the US or Asia. It also has drawstrings at the neck and waist, along with thumbhole sleeve gaiters. Although the description describes it as all wool, it has a very breathable polyester or nylon lining and powder skirt.