I wrote a post a few weeks ago about the new HBC Olympic Wear and I (mistakenly) made reference to the “Cowichan” sweaters that I thought were so nice. Turns out they weren’t actual sweaters sourced from Cowichan Knitters. Too bad. That post got the most reads ever in one day for my little blog (80) and some interesting comments.
Dianne Hinkley shows off a genuine Cowichan Tribes sweater. (CBC)
The HBC verison of Cowichan Sweater
In the comments section I offered this advice: If I had been HBC I definetely would have ensured real Cowichan Sweaters were available in store as well as the less expensive, more readily available knock-off version. Thankfully the brains at HBC/VANOC were thinking along the same lines and now VANOC has announced that a license has been granted to Cowichan knitters and that exclusive product will be available through HBC and presumably some other retail locations. Well done. Do they come in 2XL? For a fuller story on the Cowichan Olympic license see the Vancouver Sun coverage here.