Friday Finds (a day late -- so sue me)

It's been a bit weird -- two funerals in one weekend, just a wee bit taxing.

A few interesting finds over the last week or so:

• The bottom has dropped out of the cashmere market, leaving Chinese goat farmers wondering what's going to happen to their herds. Quick! To the yarn store! I knew there must be a good reason I needed some cashmere!
• Twisted yarn store posted this hillarious video tribute to Malabrigo.
• Fuzzy Thoughts (originally Fuzzy Mitten) blog posted this video origin of the blog's first name, a cute Russian cartoon.
  
• Wollmeise fans are cheering the opening of the first Wollmeise store.
  
• Berroco has two new booklet patterns that pay homage to brillant minds of the past. The men's book includes Cuvier and Geffroy (prounounced more or less "zhef-wah"). So their early theories of organic change didn't hold up in the 20th century. They were still brillant. The women's book includes Madame Curie and Jane Goodall.
• Remember knit ties? They're back in style! So are knit vests, it seems.
  
• MochiMochi blog has a tutorial on adding eyes to amigurumi and other knitted/crocheted toys.
• The summer issue of PopKnits is out. Free knitting patterns. It's all good.
• sknitter reports on an adorable knitting font, complete with little sheep.

That should keep y'all busy for a little while.