Topological crochet

By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics After last week's column on mathematical quilts, I thought I should continue in the fiber arts category with

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MoMath: the National Museum of Mathematics on Instagram: "Grab those crochet hooks! MoMath and @clay_mushi’s hit course Topological Crochet returns this fall on Sunday, Sep 8. Register to learn about Shiying's one-of-a-kind methods for encoding topological structures in crochet, and all the beauty that follows. You'll be making your own structures in no time! Register via the link in bio."

View the work of Shiying Dong in the online mathematical art gallery of the Bridges 2024 Exhibition of Mathematical Art, Craft, and Design.

One of our members, Judy Tadman, is an internationally acclaimed artist who works with rope and rope-type materials, sculpting them into organic shapes and forms with the use of crochet-type techniques. On Friday she gave a talk to the group about her work, telling how she developed the technique herself whilst studying art at what is now the Batley School of Art and Design at Kirklees College, following a career in nursing. Her pieces range from the small and intricate, to huge and robust…

Familiarize yourself with some heady math concepts by way of soothing knitting and crocheting projects.

If you are up for a crochet/math challenge, check out these links on crocheting a Lorenz Manifold. Crocheting The Lorenz Manifold Scientific Papers on the Lorenz Manifold Instructions for Crocheti…

A Seifert knot surface. The Challenge: Inspired by this tweet (below), the goal here is to make a knot surface*. Materials Needed: Can be done with tape and paper, also through crochet. Math concep…

How to crochet a topological surface with absolutely no maths involved but lots of visual imagery.