Selbuvott
{{Short description|Norwegian knitted mittens}}
Selbuvott ({{Translation|selbu mitten}}) is a knitted woolen mitten, based on a pattern from Selbu Municipality in Norway.{{cite web|title=The Story of the Selbu Mitten – Selbuvotten|url=https://thornews.com/2012/09/06/the-story-of-the-selbu-mitten-selbuvotten/|publisher=Thor News|accessdate=14 February 2017}} Like all mittens, the purpose of selbuvott is to keep hands warm during winter, with one large space for fingers and a separate smaller section for the thumb. The pattern is a Selburose, which is a traditional rose from the Selbu area, shaped like an octagram. Marit Guldsetbrua Emstad first knitted the pattern into a pair of mittens in 1857,{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/11/origins-famous-norwegian-knitting-pattern/576502/|title=The Star of Norwegian Knitwear|last=Sarappo|first=Emma|date=2018-11-25|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-31}} and sold mittens through Husfliden in Trondheim in 1897. Selbuvott is possibly the most-worn knitted pattern in Norway.
Marriage tradition
Although traditionally only worked with two colors, patterns for these mittens could often be very intricate. Because of this, Selbuvott was used as a form of a dowry for young girls since selbuvott required an intense amount of time, care, and skilled practice in order to perfect the technique and get the desired look.{{Cite news|date=1938|title=Romantic Story in Knit Mittens|work=Democrat and Chronicle|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38714553/selbu-mittens-1938/|access-date=December 2, 2021}} A girl would start knitting these mittens from a very young age so that she could present them to her future husband and wedding guests.
See also
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Further reading
- {{cite book|title=Selbuvotter: Biography of a Knitting Tradition| last=Shea | first=Terri | date=2007 | publisher= Spinningwheel LLC | isbn=978-0979312601}}
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