The palm side of the hand and the inside of the thumb are covered entirely by a pattern, often referred to as inimønster(inside pattern) . This is a typical small patterned endløsmønster(infinite pattern). To not confuse it with the purl side inside the mitten I have chosen to call these grip patterns. Throughout this project more than a hundred different grip patterns have been discovered. See pattern placards in the chapter «Patterns used in Selbu».
The informants have several notes on how the grip side should be knitted: The number of stitches on the grip side should be as close to to the number of stiches on the outside as possible, max two stitches difference when usind needles of width 2.5 mm. If a web pattern is knitted, then the stitches in the web should be complete against the sides of the mitten. A great emphasis us put on making sure the mittens' edges end the same way(see example patterns under «Stælpa»). Some knitters make it a point to keep the pattern symmetrical at the tip.
