{"id":1856,"date":"2011-06-27T10:32:44","date_gmt":"2011-06-27T07:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mielitty.com\/blogi\/?page_id=1856"},"modified":"2025-06-12T20:32:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T17:32:02","slug":"kuka","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mielitty.com\/blogi\/kuka\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuka ja mit\u00e4? Who and what?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>In English \/ <\/em>in Finnish below:<\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;m Elina Urmas, a woman behind this page and the ancient Mielitty blog. Making my own clothes is at the same time a way to express myself, dress sustainably and also the only way I can find clothes that fit for my almost 6ft. (182cm) frame.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I live and work in Helsinki, Finland. I&#8217;m interested in textiles in general (techniques, history, social aspects as well as sustainability), city culture, city gardening, hiking, cooking and I never say no to good food &amp; drinks.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I have been using the name Mielitty online from 2005 when I started this blog. Mielitty is one of the oldest known Finnish names. While it&#8217;s not at all common anymore, it&#8217;s a beautiful gender neutral name and it&#8217;s meaning is &#8220;wanted&#8221; or &#8220;hoped&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You can find my knitting patterns <a href=\"https:\/\/mielitty.com\/blogi\/knittingpatterns\/\">on my knitting pattern page<\/a> ja <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/designers\/elina-urmas\">on Ravelry<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mielitty.com\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PXL_20250308_1438259302-scaled.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[1856]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2961\" src=\"https:\/\/mielitty.com\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PXL_20250308_1438259302-470x626.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mielitty.com\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PXL_20250308_1438259302-470x626.jpg 470w, https:\/\/mielitty.com\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PXL_20250308_1438259302-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mielitty.com\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PXL_20250308_1438259302-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mielitty.com\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PXL_20250308_1438259302-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/mielitty.com\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PXL_20250308_1438259302-1538x2048.jpg 1538w, https:\/\/mielitty.com\/blogi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PXL_20250308_1438259302-scaled.jpg 1923w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hei, olen Elina Urmas, nainen Mielityn ja alunperin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mielitty.com\/blogi\/\">Viini\u00e4 ja villasukkia<\/a> -nimisen blogin takana. Bloginpito loppui kuin vahingossa vuonna 2017, mutta neulomista ja ompelua en ole lopettanut, vaan valmistan nyky\u00e4\u00e4n suurimman osan vaatteistani edelleenkin itse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Olen kiinnostunut neulomisesta, ompelemisesta, tekstiili-, kulttuuri- ja sosiaalihistoriasta, kaupunkikulttuurista, palstaviljelyst\u00e4, p\u00e4iv\u00e4vaelluksista, kokkaamistesta ja hyv\u00e4st\u00e4 ruuasta ja juomasta.<\/p>\n<p>Mielitty-nimimerkin otin k\u00e4ytt\u00f6\u00f6n, kun perustin t\u00e4m\u00e4n blogin vuonna 2005. \u00a0Olen aina ollut kiinnostunut sanojen alkuper\u00e4st\u00e4 ja lapsena yksi lempikirjoistani oli Kustaa Vilkunan Suuri suomalainen nimikirja, josta Mielitty-nimenkin l\u00f6ysin. Se on\u00a0vanha muinaissuomalainen niin miehen kuin naisenkin etunimi ja tarkoittaa\u00a0<em>toivottua<\/em> tai <em>haluttua.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/people\/Mielitty\">Ravelryssa<\/a>\u00a0olen nimell\u00e4 Mielitty<\/li>\n<li>Joukko neuleohjeitani <a href=\"https:\/\/mielitty.com\/blogi\/knittingpatterns\/\">ohjesivulla<\/a> ja <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/designers\/elina-urmas\">Ravelryss\u00e4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/mielitty\/\">Instagramissa<\/a>\u00a0on n\u00e4ps\u00e4isyj\u00e4 arjestani<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yhteydenotot: <em>mielitty (at) iki.fi<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In English \/ in Finnish below: I&#8217;m Elina Urmas, a woman behind this page and the ancient Mielitty blog. Making my own clothes is at the same time a way to express myself, dress sustainably and also the only way I can find clothes that fit for my almost 6ft. (182cm) frame. 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