Pause the cute scarves and beanies. Ashley Park has found a relatively hotter use for a ball of yarn.
The Emily in Paris star has already made her love of crochet very clear, turning what she affectionately calls her 'nerdy' hobby into handmade gifts for friends, co-stars, and even babies. However, Park's crafting résumé apparently extends beyond adorable emotional-support succulents and tiny toys — she can crochet herself straight into hot-girl summer too.
In an Instagram video, Park showed off a textured blue crochet bikini top with a halter neckline, pairing her handiwork with low-rise white jeans, a chunky statement belt, sunglasses, and beach waves. Once you're done appreciating the bikini top's full spectrum of blue, you'll notice what appears to be a little 'evil eye' charm dangling from the centre.
British influencer Jess Hunt commented, 'omg I want one!!!!', while her Emily in Paris co-star Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu said: 'Make me one please!!!!'
Just two pieces of evidence that the comment section transformed into a queue of co-stars and fans ready to commission an Ashley Park original.
Ashley Park's Crochet Era Has Range
Park's blue creation may look perfectly at home on holiday, but crochet is far more than a one-bikini wonder in her life.
The actress previously declared the hobby her 'Roman Empire' while speaking to PEOPLE at the Emily in Paris Season 5 premiere in December 2025.
Like any hobby that begins innocently before taking over every available scrap of free time, Park's crochet habit has spread to the people around her like a cosy, happy virus.
'I just finished an emotional-support succulent for Lily [Collins] that I was going to give to her at the beginning of press,' she told the outlet, adding that she had already started 'mini projects for everybody'.
She even admitted: 'It's a little nerdy, but that is so cute.'
Park has also crocheted an adorable little bumblebee for Collins' daughter, Tove Jane McDowell, and brought her crafting skills to The Drew Barrymore Show, where she gifted Drew Barrymore a handmade floral coaster featuring daisies grounded by rose quartz and tiger's eye crystals.
At this point, being friends with Ashley Park seems to come with complimentary bespoke knitwear and crystal healing. Someone check whether that is included in the SAG-AFTRA benefits package.
From Etsy Joke to Hot-Girl Summer
Park has joked that her rapidly expanding collection of projects makes it look as though she is 'starting an Etsy shop'.
Her blue bikini top makes a convincing case for it. The halter design has all the texture and homespun charm associated with crochet, but styled with low-rise white denim and a statement belt, it flaunts both craft table and summer couture.
That may be the best part of Park's crochet obsession. There is something refreshingly anti-Emily in Paris about a star surrounded by designer fashion being equally excited about sitting down with yarn and a great idea. At the same time, she knows how to take up well-deserved screen time as Mindy. Her duality deserves a standing ovation.
One day, an emotional-support succulent. Another, a baby toy. Then suddenly, a bikini top capable of making a crochet hook look like essential beach equipment.
So yes, Ashley Park may call the hobby nerdy. We call it haute crochet. And somewhere, a grandmother has just looked at her yarn basket and realised that her hobby has hooked an entire generation.
