SELBUVOTTER
Norway's most famous mittens
They have been used as a symbol of resistance in times of war.
They have been worn by athletes at the Winter Olympics, workers, and pretty much everyone, including people in other countries.
They also provided women a way to earn their own money, playing an important role in women's independence.
The Selbu pattern has a key place in Norwegian history and traditions.
Let's travel to the small town of Selbu in Trøndelag, where it all started.
There are strict rules on how to knit the mittens if you want to call them genuine Selbu mittens.
All Selbu mittens are made with one pattern on the inside, and a different pattern on the outside. The pattern also feature a stolpe, a pole pattern around the edge of the mitten where the front meets the back. The thumb is knitted with a thumb gusset, called kile in Norwegian.
Traditionally, the mittens for men have patterns on the cuff, while women's mittens have variations of stripes.
Although Selbu Husflidscentral encourages people to knit the mittens in whatever colours they want, black and white yarn was used originally. When they first become popular, it was seen as groundbreaking that more than one colour yarn was used to make the beautiful Selbu star pattern.
The yarn was, of course, made from wool from local sheep.
Today, there are two types of yarn the Selbu Husflidscentral approves for Selbu mittens: yarn from local producer Selbu Spinneri and yarn from Rauma Garn.
The former is sold at Selbu Husflidscentral's shop, while Rauma yarn is sold online and at numerous knitting and yarn shops across the country.
Wool
It keeps you warm and never goes out of fashion!