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Truly Inspirational!
I have a fairly substantial knitting book collection, and this has got to be one of the most inspiring books ever! The patterns are marvelous and very clearly explained. An entertaining history of the Selbu mitten/glove tradition is also included. I had never made mittens before, and I've made two pairs from this book so far without a problem. Another reviewer mentioned having trouble. Please note that full errata is available for the first editions of this book. If you have an earlier version, please don't forget to check the errata on the publisher's website (something you should do with ANY knitting book). A corrected edition was published in Jan 2008, too, so if you buy now through Amazon, you'll get the new one. For Ravelry members, Selbuvotter has its own group, and the author often posts with suggestions and help for knitters. This is just amazing book that makes me want to knit every single project (a first for me, as far as knitting books go).
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I have a fairly substantial knitting book collection, and this has got to be one of the most inspiring books ever! The patterns are marvelous and very clearly explained. An entertaining history of the Selbu mitten/glove tradition is also included. I had never made mittens before, and I've made two pairs from this book so far without a problem. Another reviewer mentioned having trouble. Please note that full errata is available for the first editions of this book. If you have an earlier version, please don't forget to check the errata on the publisher's website (something you should do with ANY knitting book). A corrected edition was published in Jan 2008, too, so if you buy now through Amazon, you'll get the new one. For Ravelry members, Selbuvotter has its own group, and the author often posts with suggestions and help for knitters. This is just amazing book that makes me want to knit every single project (a first for me, as far as knitting books go).
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A superb piece of practical research
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2013Thomas
Selbuvotter: Biography of a Knitting Tradition
Reviewed in Germany on March 21, 2013Sue
Lovely patterns based on historical mittens & gloves
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2023
Sue
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2023
This book has a bit of general history of norway (about a page) before focusing on how the Selbu knitted mittens came about, beginning the story in 1856.
This is not a book for beginners. Although there is a Techniques chapter, this is not about teaching the reader how to knit increases and decreases, for example (you'll need a technique book or refer to online videos), but is for general techniques that are used in Selbu mittens. For example, the cuff of a mitten can be crafted in dozens of different ways, but Selbu mittens use only a few ways.
The patterns have very clear black & white charts with extra written information for certain aspects, such as how the cuff and the thumb should be worked. For each pattern, there is a black and white photograph, with some general comments, such as "the knitter who mad these used three different shades of brown for the pattern colour". It is not possible to say where or how these colours were used, as this particular patten has directions for only two colours. (Nothing to stop you using whatever number of colours you want for your pair, of course!)
The only colour you will see in the book is what is on the cover, and the mittens there are nearly all in just black and white.
This is a very nice, self-published, book and I recommend it to anybody who wants to knit Selbu-style mittens, although you will be unable to sell any made from these patterns, as you can see.
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