The Best Crochet Pieces To Buy When You Wish You Were Out-Of-Office

Whether it's a crochet bikini worn by the likes of Dua Lipa, or that crochet bag from Prada, the crafty trend loved by celebrities, including Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Russell, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift, has long been a summer favourite. Speaking to your care-free alter-ego - the one who's unbothered by the fact that crochet, naturally, comes with peekaboo holes that may or may not be suitable for the office - it really comes into its own, well, right about now.

And newsflash, you don't need to be on holiday to bask in its delights. In fact, it tends to look a lot less contrived in more of a city setting. Think a short-sleeved crocheted shirt paired with a white linen maxi skirt instead of a bikini. Or a fire red crochet mini dress styled with penny loafers and white socks instead of flip-flops. The street-stylers are wearing their crochet pieces with striped button-downs, cool motorcycle jackets and satin ballet pumps, giving the every day a touch of the 'out-of-office', rather like a beach-combed mother-of-pearl anklet or a beaded 'surfer nephew' necklace might do.

Brands putting craft front and centre of their collections are always the ones to look out for, including Farm Rio, Cro-Che and All Things Mochi (Farm Rio's crochet espadrille flatform sandals are such a fun way to introduce the fabrication into your workwear rotation this hot-weather season).

It's never too late to pick up a crochet hook, however. If you get started now, you might just have something presentable enough to gift someone at Christmas.

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Harriet Davey is a freelance editor and stylist who's contributed to British Vogue, Stylist, WhoWhatWear, Refinery29 and SheerLuxe, as well as Grazia.