I have long believed that if you have a child struggling with math, teach them crochet. There are a lot of math concepts you can easily find in crochet and other fiber arts. Well, the new concept of hyperbolic crochet has taken the connection between math and crochet to entirely new level!

Cornell mathematics research Dr. Diana Taimina has developed a way to crochet hyperbolic planes. This takes the idea of making geometic shapes to a whole new plane (literally and figuratively!). I love making geometic shapes in my crochet and am fascinated by the whole concept by Dr. Taimina. The beautiful shapes she creates and explains are all mathematically accurate. They are truly amazing!

The Institute for Figuring has plenty of information about the concept and lots of photos. Trust me, you will be in awe! You can also check out Dr. Taimina's sitefor more information about her development of the hyperbolic plane in crochet.

I have really become fascinated by this concept and even though I am not a huge fan of math (was never one of my best subjects), I am going to start crocheting some hyperbolic pieces and will be sure to post them in the future. I also believe that if I had learned to crochet when I was younger, maybe I would have been better in math!