Get Your Hands On a Little Bit of Norwegian Knitting History Inside you'll find a delightful collection of traditional Norwegian mitten and glove patterns, including animal motifs, figures, and border patterns, plus easy ways to translate them all into designs for hats, sweaters, and pillow covers. One day in 1983, Annemor Sundbø of Kristiansand, Norway, became the owner of a "shoddy' (rag or recycled material) mill, where she immersed herself in the patterns she found inside on almost 1,000 different mittens, in addition to a warehouse full of other knitted castaways. This was the start of a life-long search for examples of classic Norwegian traditional knitting. Since the onset of her "obsession" with Norwegian hand-knitting history, Sundbø has won several prizes for her contributions to Norwegian culture, and has become the author of multiple knitting books.