James Hague is a recovering programmer

Norman's comprehensive video on common methods for joining new yarn in knitting

I think this article clears up a lot of the naming confusion that always comes up when geographically disparate people online talk about "hanks" and "skeins".

Veronika Rohrhofer posts very nice doilies crocheted with 50wt sewing thread

One of the most useful summaries of thread weight standards I've found.

On crocheting a complex doily with embroidery thread.

I bought John Langdon's book Wordplay years ago, but a recent discussion on hacker news reminded me of ambigrams

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38477259

Joining new yarn is part of knitting that I am still not very good at. It seems like I always end up with bulk or wonky stitches (and/or lack of confidence that the join will hold) no matter which method I try. This article lists several, but doesn't mention some like the Russian join and back join. I still need to do much experimenting.

A nice video profile of Kurt Steiner, champion stone skipper.

A little video essay about Pat and folkpunk I found on youtube.

Another good reference on thread weight standards I've found.