Selbuvott

[1] 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 (born 1841) first knitted the pattern into a pair of mittens in 1857,[2] and sold it through Husfliden in Trondheim in 1897.

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.

[3] 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.