#KnitYourPhD

You've heard of #knityourphd but what about #quiltyourphd (I can't knit)? :)

Is this a bit of a stretch re: PhD and quilting? Sure! But I’m ignoring the stretch. 😊

Photo of a hand-knit light blue sweater, zoomed in on the yoke. The yoke features moss stitch rectangles and cables representing Chaetoceros diatoms

Photo of a hand-knit light blue sweater, zoomed in on the bottom hem. Small bobbles are distributed around the wrist and waistband, representative of Chaetoceros resting spores

Photo of a white woman with brown hair wearing a hand-knit sweater. The sweater is light blue, has a design intended to look like Chaetoceros diatoms around the yoke, and bobbles around the waistline and wrists

One thing bringing me joy during these dark days is my diatom sweater! I designed and knit this sweater as part of my #KnitYourPhD project. The yoke is adorned with Chaetoceros diatoms and the bobbles around the hemline are meant to represent Chaetoceros resting spores 🧶🌊🧪

More 🧬 + 🧶! I love them 😍, they definitely count! And I definitely need to get that pattern! #KnitYourPhD

I love this idea so much👇🏼! It’s a bit late for my PhD (it was a lot of years ago & I didn’t knit at the time), but I could do it as defence / viva gifts for my students! Already thinking about ideas 🧐. 🧬 + 🧶, I ❤️ it! It does mean I have a backlog, though. 4th student defends in Dec… #KnitYourPhD

I LOVE this and want to see more #knityourphd

Photo of knit striped socks with a black cuff and toe. The sock on the left has stripes in light gray, dark gray, and light blue. The sock on the right has stripes in those colors plus navy blue and a heather gray

Presenting the pair of socks I made for my personal #KnitYourPhD project! These socks represent data from 2 of my chapters, each down-core diatom-bound nitrogen isotope records from Holocene-aged coastal Antarctic sediment. Stay tuned for a diatom sweater!!