Haley Lu Richardson Isn't Afraid to Be Cringe

Haley Lu Richardson is too humble to call herself an expert. But after crocheting for 19 years (her mother taught her when she was 8), there’s no denying she has mastered the skill of hooking yarn together and weaving patterns that turn into sweaters, hats, and scarves. “I can pretty much crochet anything,” she tells me as we settle in over Zoom. Richardson, who stars in the new season of The White Lotus, has agreed to crochet with me during our conversation. She works on her current project — “one of those sweaters that are just on the arms,” which she started earlier in the week — as I try to finish knitting a baby blanket I started over a year ago. Neither of us is very good at stitching while talking, but we’re both up for the challenge. “This is helping us build more brain cells, for sure,” she says through hearty laughter, her shoulders bobbing with excitement. 

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