A Sexy Little Yarn
LA Weekly - November 15 2006
Once you’ve learned the basics of knitting, you find out fast how hard it is to get your hands on really hip patterns. Sure, you can find cute beanies and scarves — but how many do you need here in sunny L.A.? If you’re a sweater girl, most of the patterns can only be called frumpy — though if you love teddy bears on your chest, you’re in luck.L.A. designer Ashley Paige decided to take matters into her own hands and created sexy knit bikinis that she sold at her Hollywood shop. If you’ve seen leggy models, starlets and rock stars wearing barely-there knits in a fashion or celebrity mag, you’ve seen Paige’s work. Now you can knit many of Paige’s designs for yourself. Earlier this year she came out with Sexy Little Knits, packed with pictures and instructions for making her most popular designs.
It all came about when a literary agent and her boyfriend walked past Paige’s store. “Why don’t you knit something like that?” the agent’s boyfriend asked. The agent contacted Paige the next day. [more]
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