It is unlikely that Daina would ever have thought up the idea of hyperbolic crochet had she been born a man, which makes her inventions a noteworthy artifact in the cultural history of mathematics, where women have long been underrepresented. Crochet, in fact, is just one example in recent years of a traditionally female craft inspiring mathematicians to explore new techniques. Together with mathematical knitting, quiltmaking, embroidery and weaving, the academic discipline is now known as “math and the fiber arts.”

— Here's looking at Euclid by Alex Bellos