Selburose
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A selburose or is a knitted rose pattern from Selbu
in Norway
in the shape of a regular octagram
. It is a traditional pattern used for winter clothing. Perhaps the most typical garment is the Selbu mitten, selbuvott. It may also be used as a design on lusekofte
(sweaters).
The Municipal Coat of Selbu municipality, which was approved in 1991, shows three Selbu roses, defined as 24 sharp, black diamond collected in three rosettes, two of one against a silver background.
Selburoses is probably the most commonly used knitting pattern in Norway, and also used outside the country as a symbol of Norway and Norwegian folk art. The selbu rose can in English knitting terms, also known be known as a Selbu star or Norwegian star. Oil and gas company Statoil's new star logo from 2009 is reminiscent of a Selbu rose. Also the Norwegian Husfliden has a colorful Selbu rose as their brand.
Selbu
Selbu is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mebonden. Other villages in Selbu include Flora, Fossan, Hyttbakken, Innbygda, Selbustrand, Tømra, and Vikvarvet.-General information:...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
in the shape of a regular octagram
Octagram
In geometry, an octagram is an eight-sided star polygon.- Geometry :In general, an octagram is any self-intersecting octagon ....
. It is a traditional pattern used for winter clothing. Perhaps the most typical garment is the Selbu mitten, selbuvott. It may also be used as a design on lusekofte
Lusekofte
The lusekofte is a traditional Norwegian sweater, dating from the 19th century.The lusekofte features a black and white design, and the name means "lice jacket", after the isolated black stitches. It is more formally called a setesdalsgenser . They may also feature selburose designs...
(sweaters).
History
Marit Guldsetbrua Emstad (born 1841) from Selbu has been nicknamed "the mother of Selbustrikk" because she may have been the first who provided mitten Selburoses to Husfliden in Trondheim in 1897. She may have taken inspiration from old knitting patterns, wood carving and other crafts. Similar patterns are also found in older knitting pattern books from Italy, France, Switzerland and Germany in the 16th-18th century.The Municipal Coat of Selbu municipality, which was approved in 1991, shows three Selbu roses, defined as 24 sharp, black diamond collected in three rosettes, two of one against a silver background.
Selburoses is probably the most commonly used knitting pattern in Norway, and also used outside the country as a symbol of Norway and Norwegian folk art. The selbu rose can in English knitting terms, also known be known as a Selbu star or Norwegian star. Oil and gas company Statoil's new star logo from 2009 is reminiscent of a Selbu rose. Also the Norwegian Husfliden has a colorful Selbu rose as their brand.