Let’s Knit Čiurlionis: a fashion homage to Lithuania’s artistic soul

Let’s Knit Čiurlionis: a fashion homage to Lithuania’s artistic soul

Three years ago, on 6 July 2022, Gintarė Murauskienė from Marijampolė found herself at a football stadium watching the “Sūduva” team play. At 9 p.m., the crowd stood together to sing Lithuania’s national anthem. “It was beautiful, and for some reason, I felt the urge to knit a jumper with a portrait of Vincas Kudirka,” she told LRT.lt. That moment sparked an idea – now joined by knitters across Lithuania – to craft jumpers featuring the face of …