Strikkeprøven viser for øvrig riktig strikkefasthet.

Strikkeprøven is a compound noun:

• strikke = knit / knitting
• prøve = sample / test

So strikkeprøve means knitting sample or gauge swatch.

The ending -en is the definite singular ending, so:

• en strikkeprøve = a knitting sample / a swatch
• strikkeprøven = the knitting sample / the swatch

A useful Norwegian rule: in compounds, the last part is the part that gets the grammatical ending.

Because the sentence is talking about a specific swatch, not just any swatch.

Norwegian often uses the definite form when the thing is already known from the context, just like English uses the:

• strikkeprøven = the swatch
• en strikkeprøve = a swatch

So the sentence assumes that this swatch has already been introduced or is otherwise clear from the situation.

Viser is the present tense of å vise.

In this sentence, it means shows, indicates, or reveals. It does not necessarily mean physically showing something with your hand or displaying it on a screen. It can also mean that something demonstrates a result.

So here, the idea is that the swatch shows/indicates that the gauge is correct.

For øvrig is a fixed expression. Depending on context, it can mean things like:

• by the way
• incidentally
• besides
• moreover

In this sentence, the most natural sense is probably by the way or incidentally.

So the speaker is adding an extra comment: the swatch, by the way, shows the correct gauge.

A good thing to know: the meaning of for øvrig is somewhat idiomatic. You usually learn it as a whole phrase rather than translating each part separately every time.

Because Norwegian main clauses normally follow the V2 rule: the finite verb comes in the second position.

Here the order is:

• Strikkeprøven = first position
• viser = second position
• for øvrig = after the verb
• riktig strikkefasthet = object

So the sentence structure is perfectly normal Norwegian word order.

If you move for øvrig to the front, the verb still has to stay second:

• For øvrig viser strikkeprøven riktig strikkefasthet.

That inversion is very typical in Norwegian.

Strikkefasthet is another compound noun:

• strikke = knit / knitting
• fasthet = firmness / fixedness / tightness, depending on context

In knitting vocabulary, strikkefasthet means gauge or tension: how many stitches and rows you get within a certain measurement.

So it is a technical knitting term, not something you would usually guess from everyday Norwegian alone unless you know the hobby vocabulary.

Because strikkefasthet is being used here as a more general/abstract noun, similar to correct gauge in English.

Norwegian often omits an article with abstract or general nouns in cases like this. So:

• riktig strikkefasthet = correct gauge
• den riktige strikkefastheten = the correct gauge / that correct gauge

Using en riktig strikkefasthet here would sound unnatural in most contexts.

So the sentence is not talking about one countable gauge, but about the quality/state of having the correct gauge.

Because riktig is the basic adjective form used before an indefinite singular noun here.

Compare:

• riktig strikkefasthet = indefinite singular
• den riktige strikkefastheten = definite singular
• riktige mål = plural

So riktige would be used for definite forms or plural nouns, not here.

Also, adjectives ending in -ig often keep the same written form in places where learners might expect an extra ending, so riktig is a form you will see very often.

Because strikkeprøven and strikkefasthet are compound nouns, and Norwegian normally writes compounds as one word.

But for øvrig is not a compound noun. It is a fixed phrase, so it stays as two words.

This is a very common difference between Norwegian and English:

• Norwegian often joins noun combinations into one word
• fixed expressions like for øvrig stay separate

So:

• strikkeprøve ✔
• strikkefasthet ✔
• for øvrig ✔

Writing forøvrig is common in older or less careful writing, but standard modern spelling is for øvrig.

It sounds natural, but it is clearly tied to a knitting context because of the words strikkeprøven and strikkefasthet.

The grammar and word order are completely normal everyday Norwegian. What makes it feel specialized is the vocabulary:

• strikkeprøve = a knitting-specific item
• strikkefasthet = a knitting-specific concept

So a Norwegian speaker would understand the structure easily, even if they are not a knitter, but the exact meaning of the terms may feel technical if they do not know knitting vocabulary.