Lately, I have been looking through all of my yarn stash and I am finding all kinds of Dalegarn patterns. I remember the days when a new Olympic Commemorative pattern would come out every winter Olympics. My online friends and I would get our pattern and yarn ordered and we would cast on while watching the opening ceremonies. I really miss those days. Dale of Norway put out the best designs. They discontinued Heilo yarn, used in these designs, and they have discontinued selling the yarn or patterns to the U.S. I could probably get it mailed from Norway but it somehow all feels different.
So, naturally, my attention went elsewhere - to fair isles, socks, mittens, hats... but I will never forget Dale of Norway. Probably 30+ years ago I saw my first Dale of Norway design, Kongle, in a yarn shop and I purchased the pattern hoping some day I could knit it. I have knit just about everything but this design. The original yarn for this has been discontinued but I will substitute Rauma Strikkegarn. One way or another, I will knit this. My first Dale of Norway Love. The one that got me hooked. :sigh:
