Norwegian sweater

Sweater from Setesdal, Norsk Folkemuseum, before 1911

Norwegian sweaters (Norwegian: Lusekofte ) are knitted sweaters that have a certain type of multi-colored pattern originating from Norway .

The tradition of the Norwegian knitting pattern comes from the Setesdal in southern Norway and goes back at least to the middle of the 19th century. The thread used has to be rather thin in order to show off the delicate patterns. The selburose , an eight-pointed star, is particularly typical .

While the original patterns were mostly two-tone black and white, red was soon added as a third color. Today Norwegian sweaters are made in many different colors, but rarely with more than three different colors in one sweater. Patterns with reindeer and other figurative representations are modern and do not follow the tradition of the Norwegian Lusekofte.

Web links

• Production of a Setedalsgen
• The Martius Sweater. A Norwegian Icon. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014 ; accessed on February 11, 2018 (English, History of the Mariusgenser). 
• "Mariusgenser" in the DigitaltMuseum
• "Lusekofte" in the DigitaltMuseum