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The pattern is from a booklet of knitting patterns the women at home would use to support their men in the field.

Sorry for the youtube link but invidious isn't working for me right now. From the video description:

Meet the Yorkshire drystone wallers who build and maintain hundreds of miles of farming boundaries.
David Griffiths shares his passion for drystone walling during re-building work at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Naturally, as a Slate reader, he's pretty beta. Notice he called it "stay-at-home parent" instead of "mom". They can afford to be a one income family but he's resenting her choice. He goes on to say he figures she must be suffering from mental illness or postpartum depression to feel as she does. This guy is seriously kiked.

Here's his letter in full:

I am a new father to a beautiful 10-month-old girl. My wife’s company has a generous maternity leave policy, and she has been at home with our daughter since the birth and is scheduled to go back to work just after her first birthday in January. She recently told me she doesn’t want to go back to her job and would like to be a stay-at-home parent instead. I asked her why, and she said she enjoys being a mother too much to leave our daughter to go back to work when she doesn’t need to. This is such a departure from our plans before the baby was born. She has a good job that she enjoyed before going on leave, and had always been adamant that she wanted to continue working even after becoming a mom. We met when we worked at the same company many years ago, and one of the things I was most attracted to was her ambition and tenacity. It’s really surprising to hear that her career isn’t that important to her anymore.

Honestly, I don’t want her to quit her job. She earns about the same as I do, and while we could make ends meet on my income alone, it would impact our ability to save, and we’d need to give up one of our cars and cut way back on “extras” that make life more enjoyable. I also just … don’t want a stay-at-home wife. I really admired my wife for her work ethic, and I want her to set a good example for our daughter, too. Seeing her give up like this is really disappointing.

I gently asked her if she thought her change in attitude could be related to a possible mental health issue or postpartum depression, but she didn’t take that well. She says she only cares about our daughter and that’s where all her energy needs to go right now, and that if I love her, I will let her do this. I do love my wife, and I’m not interested in divorce, but I’m seeing a whole new side of her that I just don’t like or admire. What should I do?

—Suddenly the Breadwinner

From the video description:

"Most new knitters start by making a scarf. The first thing this artist ever knitted was an Irish fisherman's sweater. Both unconventional and frugal - and always up for a challenge - he sources his fiber from thrift-store sweaters and then up-cycles the yarn into new items, such as hats and blankets."

Doing her best to keep this ancient tradition alive.

"Seung Lee tracked the first year of his baby’s sleep schedule with the BabyConnect app, which lets you export data to CSV. Choosing to work with six minute intervals, Lee then converted the CSVs into JSON (using Google Apps Script and Python) which created a reliable pattern for knitting. The frenetic lines at the top of the blanket indicate the baby’s unpredictable sleep schedule right after birth. We can see how the child grew into a more reliable schedule as the lines reach more columnar patterns."

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/07/baby-data-blanket/

From the video description:

In this video, we will be be discussing the RUGER LCP II CHAMBERED IN .380 AUTO. We will compare this model to other types of carry guns in similar category to help establish considerations for comfort while carrying.

The features will be detailed and we will discuss how these different features might have value to the owner.

A brief overview of range performance will be presented along with a summary of the carry experience with regards to holster selection and coverall comfort.

In closing, we will present overall impressions of the firearm as a carry option.

How depressing!

From the video description:

Dr. Grant Woods shares tips on how to age whitetail bucks on the hoof - live in the field. See the basics of things to look for to make a really good estimate of how old the buck is before you harvest the buck. Remember - the most important aspect of deer hunting is to enjoy the hunt, harvest the deer that YOU or the land owner want hunters to take.