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By Christine G.K. LaPado

Anita O’Harra takes up to three months to crochet one item.PHOTO BY MEREDITH J. COOPER

Anita O’Harra’s name has the exotic ring of an old-school Hollywood movie star. “The second ‘R’ is for ‘royalty,’ ” she joked of the unusual spelling. “That’s what my uncle always used to say.”

O’Harra, who lives in Chico, is part of a growing crop of local fashion designers following in the pioneering footsteps of local sewing collective Chikoko. They are selling their unique, finely crafted and often environmentally friendly wares in shops around town and online.

O’Harra’s specialties are crochet and weaving. Her “Off the Hook” line—sold at downtown’s BOHO boutique and by word-of-mouth—consists of dresses, tops, hats, scarves and wraps......

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