#selbuvotter

[fossilizednewt]

I finished the arctic animals mittens!

I am very pleased. They are a bit on the large side which is perfect, with wear they will shrink and felt down to fit my friend’s hands.

Here’s the pattern charts if anyone wants to use them. I might try to adapt this pattern into a hat as well.

[denervallobster]

I'm so very normal about folk knitting

[pricklypearknits]

I’m very excited to share these! I was super motivated and somehow knocked them out in a little over two weeks / about 20 hours. These are adapted from the pattern ‘Selbu mittens with six-petal roses’ from the book Mittens From Around Norway which is one of my favorites on my shelf. I shortened both the mitten and thumb by a few rows, added a few rows between the cuff and thumb increases to cover my palm better. I improvised the cuff design, including the braids, knitting some stockinette first & sewing it in to make a lining. I really enjoy this mishmash of Latvian and Norwegian styles and a little bit of my own thing. If I had to nitpick I’d knock a few more rows off the top and pick a design that fits on a narrower cuff.

I used Holst Garn Uld in nougat and crocus. I was starting to worry about my tension, as I like to do colorwork with one color in each hand and my continental knitting has never been great. But the yarn bloomed beautifully, got a lot softer and the little uneven bits blocked out for the most part. I LOVE the depth of color this yarn. The subtle flecks of blue, gold, orange are beautiful, I didn’t alter the close-up at all. Very happy with these and I hope you like them too.

[stitch-in-thyme]

International women's day shout-out to Marit Gulsethbrua Emstad.

At just age 16 she popularized the selbu rose(yes, that 8 point snowflake design is actually a flower) design, and turned her little norwegian home into a popular tourist destination. And it all started with 3 pairs of mittens, 164 years ago.(mitten for reference. Chart is one of her patterns from later in life.)

[deepintheglen]

Norwegian knitting pattern called "selbu"

[alialsim]

Selbu Gloves

Download

Credit for the mesh : elliesimple

For male and female, teen to elder.

[bloghansonplace]

Via Instagram @benedicteesk #selbuvotter #selbumittens for #hanson! @zachanson and @isaachanson got theirs in Ålesund. @taylorhanson will get his in #bergen 😉

[jillthemenace]

Nea mittens complete! #skeindeerknits #skeindeerknitsselbumittens #knitting #selbuvotter (at Burnaby, British Columbia)