Knit My Way Home: Episode 6: Spring in the Yukon

Published: May 2022 A knitting podcast hosted by a mother and daughter, who live in remote northern Canada. Our hope is to share inspiration & build community. Welcome! Instagram: @donnamariasdaughter Ravelry: donnasdaughter Music: Ukrainian folk song used under Creative Commons licensing CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) and with express written permission from the artist. Title: Oy u Luzi Artist: Ukrainian Village Voices Album: Golden Festival 2018 https://www.ukrainianvillagevoices.co... Our very humble gratitude to Ukrainian Village Voices who have generously given us permission to begin the episode with their singing! :: Details on the projects we presented: NB: This podcast is not sponsored and none of the yarns & patterns are paid promotions. Yarns are also described by the country of the company, but this may not be the country of origin of the yarn. Patterns are purchased for personal use. We provide this information for your convenience. Loretta’s purple & white sweater: Pattern: Badger and Bloom Designer: Anne Ventzel Yarn: Nutiden by Höner och Eir (Sweden) & silk/mohair by Isager (Denmark) Loretta’s sage-coloured tuque: Pattern: Toonsmal Hat Designer: Donna Smith Yarn: Roots & Rain Yarns (Canada) Loretta’s brown fingerless mittens: Pattern: Hemma Designer: Inese Sang Yarn: Nutiden by Höner och Eir (Sweden) WIP Loretta’s green fingerless mittens: Pattern: Walnut Wristlets Designer: Jennie Vildskog Yarn: Pure Crux by Crux Fibres (Canada) & silk/mohair by Drops (Norway) WIP Loretta’s grey & cream shawl: Pattern: Half and Half Triangle Wrap Published by: Purl Soho Yarn: Linen Quill by Purl Soho (USA) Loretta’s green sweater: Pattern: Ranunculus Designer: Midori Hirose Yarn: Rustic Sport & Marsh Mohair both by Lichen and Lace (Canada) Loretta’s maroon tuque: Pattern: Fernfrost Designer: Threadsoftly Designs Yarn: Pure Crux by Crux Fibres (Canada) & silk/mohair by Isager (Denmark) Loretta’s blue tuque: Pattern: Skiff hat Designer: Jared Flood Yarn: Wild in the Woods (Canada) Loretta’s navy & brown cowl: Pattern: Halibut Cowl Designer: Caitlin Hunter Yarn: Sunday Morning DK by Sonder Yarn Co (Canada) :: Commercially available project bags we used in this episode are from: Bertie & Poppet ~ Etsy shop BertieAndPoppet Madder Root Maine ~ https://madderroot.com/ :: Links to Yarn Producers & Yarn Shops: 🇨🇦Crux Fibres ~ https://cruxfibres.com/ 🇸🇪Nutiden by Höner och Eir ~ http://www.honerocheir.nu 🇨🇦Lichen and Lace ~ https://lichenandlace.com/ 🇺🇸Purl Soho ~ https://www.purlsoho.com/ 🇨🇦Roots and Rain Yarns ~ Etsy RootsAndRainYarns 🇨🇦Sonder Yarn Co. ~ https://sonderyarnco.com 🇨🇦Wild in the Woods ~ https://www.wildinthewoodsshop.com 🇮🇳 Yarnamour ~ https://www.yarnamour.com :: Podcasts we mentioned: CadyJax Knits ~    / @cadyjaxknits   Fiber Trek ~    / fibertrek   :: Shortbread Birch Bars Ingredients Shortbread layer: 1 cup flour 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter a pinch of salt ground Labrador tea ground juniper berries Birch caramel layer: 300 ml sweetened condensed milk, slightly warmed 1/2 cup butter 1/3 cup birch syrup pinch of salt dash of vanilla couple handfuls of toasted chopped nuts (splash of whiskey, if you like) Chocolate layer: 300g good quality chocolate 3tbsp butter