Some of the photos are a bit blurry and grainy but I did notice one interesting thing. The photographs from most Dale patterns I've seen look machine knit as in this sleeve detail from the Lake Louise pattern.
Check this out - this detail from the Le Massif sleeve almost looks hand knit, doesn't it? Or perhaps that is what Falk looks like machine knit? All the patterns are in either Heilo or Falk.
As I predicted, DH has requested I make him the Whistler sweater. I prefer the Le Massif pattern so I am at least going to make the Le Massif hat for him as my next project. Here's the Whistler in one colorway - it is all about the maple leaves.
In this colorway of Whistler you can't really tell that it is knit in both navy and black. I am admiring the fancy Dale zipper but haven't yet checked out how much that will cost. When I knit the Dale Sirdal cardigan the beautiful traditional Dale braiding and buttons cost more than the yarn I used.
I'm planning to knit this sweater for December although I will probably have many modifications. DH insists on ribbing so I'll add that at the cuffs and I'm also going to use the maple leaf motif there as well.
I think I'm going to knit this in Peruvian Highland Sport to cut down on the warmth - I've used sport weight before as an alternative to Heilo (DK weight) and I can usually get away with it by going up a needle size. I'd prefer knitting with Heilo but unfortunately he'll never wear it if I make it too heavy. I knit him the Dale SLC Olympic sweater in Heilo and so far he's only worn it once. sigh
The main color will probably be Tapestry Blue. I'm also going to add a few more colors than the original four to the cuffs, shoulders, and collar . I was thinking about adding a lice stitch to the boring plain stockinette portion of the sweater but unfortunately I don't think DH would like the effect.
