the knitting math professor

23 🇯🇲 | she/her | math education doctoral student | knitting

[crehate]

victoria bracher

[alltruedreamersdied]

Old Knowledge.

[theinternetarchive]

knitted textures from 'the encyclopedia of knitting,' lesley stanfield and melody griffith, pub. 2000.

[how-to-get-away-with-study]

Walking surrounded by these colours almost makes me forget of the neverending pile of assignments that I have to complete 🍁

[professor-winter]

ᴇxᴇᴜɴᴛ ᴏᴍɴᴇꜱ

[nanthegirl]

29.10.2025

• I usually bum out on Wednesdays cause the lab is closed but friends dragged me to the library. Editing was slow but I made a bit of progress which is better than no progress.

• I’m excited to go and test tomorrow because I coated the inside of my… container?? With epoxy and I have a good feeling.

• I read a bunch today.

• I crossed off 2 things from my weekly to do list today so I’m feeling very fulfilled. I also made stew for the next few days and it’s so good, a bit too much pepper but I love it.

🎧: February 8th by Pillow Queens. I’m so obsessed.

[why-the-heck-not]

12.11.25, wednesday

got problems with the passing of time; how the actual fuck is it thursday already tmrw???? and what tHE HELL do you mean november is already almost halfway over??? what happeneeed

3 problems from a cryptography exercise sheet + studied the material a bit

read IoT study material

went a walk

lecture recording + notes

8.5km run and 100 knee push ups (obv not at once bc bro not with these arms; just throughout the day) + stretching

grocery store

⇒ study hours: 6.5h

🎧: Redemption - Demo Club

[learnelle]

Last night I took myself on a date to Musée d'Orsay and I got a bit emotional. The last time I went there was right before the second 2020 french lockdown, a trip completely organised by my ex. It felt strange to be back there, now as somebody living in Paris. I thought I’d feel nostalgic, but instead I felt excited for all the other museums I’ll visit with all the other friends I’ll meet. Life goes on, and that’s a very pretty thing 🤍

[kosmogrl]

[kosmogrl]

[kmnysak]

[getbreaded]

Studied for 5h, went swimming, and roasted some chestnuts 🌰🍂

[matchafigs]

skipped work, had bagels for breakfast and made a new friend

[teainkstudies]

recent reads & bevs !

[academia-lucifer]

@academia-lucifer

[moth-amphetamine]

*does five minutes of work* ok now i deserve a three week break. No consequences please 👍

[moonandtrees]

[mardistudies]

i’m not gonna lie to y’all, this phd program is hard. it’s so different from math and requires a lot of reading a writing. i’m definitely experiencing some sort of imposter syndrome because unfortunately it does feel like i’m the only one struggling.

my mom has been my biggest support system, but other than that i feel like i have no one i can turn to for help. i’m kind of fighting for my life, and i’ve thought about quitting multiple times, but i can’t quit because then i have to pay back my fellowship and worst of all i won’t get my doctorate, which is one of my major life goals.

advice and support is appreciated. if you’re also doing your phd in the social sciences, maybe we can form a group chat or something to thug it out and help each other.