Selbu Mittens in my mind mean Norway. I love to imagine my Grandfather’s trunk packed full of knitwear for the new world. I remember that trunk that was in my Grandma Hansen’s summer kitchen. I used to imagine that it was filled with handknit everything. These mittens have symbols of Norway, flowers representing blooming where you are planted (or transplanted), and my grandmother’s flower garden , a compass for the voyage, hearts for love, loss, longing and courage, and stars to represent the North Star, and the sea of stars my great grandfather saw crossing the Atlantic three times.

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SIZES
Women’s S/M, M/L
MATERIALS
YARN: Fingering | Rauma Finullgarn | 100%
Norwegian Wool 2-ply | 191 yards (175 m) per
1.75-ounce (50-g) skein
MAIN COLOR (MC): 401 Natural White | 1 skein
90 (105) yards / 82 ( 96) m
CONTRASTING COLOR (CC): Color 410 Black |
1 skein 90 (105) yards / 82 ( 96) m
NEEDLES: FlexiFlips, double-pointed needles (DPNs),
or needles needed to obtain the correct gauge
SUGGESTED NEEDLE SIZE: US 2 (2.75 mm) for S/M
and US 3 (3.25 mm) for M/L
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
Scissors and tapestry needle
GAUGE AND SWATCH

GAUGE FOR WOMEN’S S/M: 29 stitches and 29 rows

GAUGE FOR WOMEN’S M/L: 27 stitches and 27 rows

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
WOMEN’S S/M: 4 inches (10 cm) wide and
9¼ inches (23.5 cm) long
WOMEN’S M/L: 4¼ inches (10.75 cm) wide and
10 inches (25.5 cm) long

SKILLS YOU’LL PRACTICE
Long-tail cast on
Two-color long-tail cast on
Tvinnarand stitch
Knitting with two colors, left and
right together
Reading a chart
K2tog decrease
Ssk decrease
Backward loop increase
Joining in the round seamlessly
DPN work
Catching floats
Sl1-k2tog-psso decrease
Picking up stitches