Friday Finds

Let's see if I can remember to do this every week. Here's a round-up of some interesting blogs and articles I've come across that are at least somewhat fiber-related:

• Needled has an interview with Mrs. Sew-and-Sew, a clever and resourceful and entirely imaginary woman from a series of British WWII booklets on saving and making do.
• For knitting bloggers, Ramit at I Will Teach You To Be Rich has an article on how really to get traffic to your blog.
• Okay, not really fiber-related, except in regards to how to finance your growing stash, Mint.com has a visual explanation of the Federal Reserve. Now you know.
• Knitwithit just finished a fabulous pair of Noro Socks. Yummy!
  
• This from EurekAlerts: Researchers at Queen's University in Belfast have come up with a more eco-friendly methods for extracting cellulose from wood. Fabulous news for those who like to knit with the rayon-type fibers, such as tencel, and worry about their ecological effects.
• Fashion police in the courtroom? This article from the New York Times tells of a grand hullaballoo about what lawyers can and can't wear, mainly because it's directed mostly at women. But seriously — if my attorney showed up in a purple velour track suit, I'd be looking for a new attorney.
• Also from the New York Times: Brain-challenging activity like playing bridge (or complex knitting?) in the company of others may preserve memory and protect against dementia. Or it may be the other way around: that people with excellent memories and no dementia take pleasure in social activities. Or there may be no causitive link. In any case, it can't hurt.