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Lorraine's Hand-Crocheted Granny-Square Headbands — Set of 3
Lorraine's Hand-Crocheted Granny-Square Headbands — Set of 3
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Lorraine's Hand-Crocheted Granny-Square Headbands — Set of 3
Hand-Crocheted in Woodstock, New York
Lorraine Whitfield, 76 — fifty-four years of granny squares on one sunporch. A counted number left. There will be no next batch.
“I didn’t make these to sit folded in a drawer. I priced them so they’d get worn.”
What arrives at your door
What fifty-four years taught her hands to do
Five true granny squares worked in the round, three trebles to a cluster, turned by hand as they grow. A machine knits a flat strip and fakes the corners. This is built, not printed.
Real wool, not acrylic. It breathes, holds an even temperature, and won’t pill or go shapeless by the second season the way factory bands do.
Crocheted by hand, the band has its own natural give. It flexes to your head and sits without pinching — on fine hair or thick — no elastic doing the work.
A crocheted tie-back with tassels instead of sewn-in elastic. It adjusts to any head, never stretches out, and keeps the band put all day.
The flower at the heart of each square, worked in the tight center round — the hardest part to do and the one no machine has ever reproduced.
Wide enough to cover your roots and tame flyaways, not a thin strip that slides off. It actually holds your hair back, all day.
“What gives a hand-crocheted granny square away is the center round. It is worked tight, in the round, with a tension a machine simply cannot reproduce — the corners on a factory piece are always faked from a flat panel. Real wool over acrylic adds a give and a breathability you can feel the moment it’s on. This is classic American folk crochet, a tradition passed hand to hand for generations and quietly disappearing. You find work this clean in maybe one self-taught maker in a hundred.”
Dr. Eleanor Voss, Textile Folk-Craft Historian
American Folk Craft Archive
Every set includes all three colorways
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Quality you can check yourself
- Worked in the round by hand — look at the corners and the centers: no two squares are identical. That’s the proof of handwork, not a factory panel.
- Real wool, not acrylic — it breathes, holds its shape, and won’t pill or itch in the heat the way mass-market bands do.
- Crocheted tie-back, no elastic — adjusts to any head and never stretches out. It outlasts the band it’s attached to.
- Wide enough to actually hold — covers roots and flyaways and stays put on thick hair, all day.
- Final batch — only the bands from Lorraine’s last good winters remain. Once the sets sell out, there is no restock.
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Wear them to a festival. Pull one on for a bad hair day. Feel the difference real wool makes. If the set isn’t what you reach for all summer, send it back — full refund, no questions. The maker’s note stays with you either way.
A note on handmade variance: Every square is crocheted free-hand — the flower centers, color mixes and placement vary slightly from band to band, and shades drift a little between batches. This is not a defect. It is the difference between one of Lorraine’s headbands and a factory one. Real wool: hand wash cold and lay flat to dry — never machine wash or tumble dry.
Product details
| Material | 100% wool, hand-crocheted |
| Construction | Five granny squares worked in the round (approx. 47 stitches per square), floral center motif |
| Closure | Crocheted tie-back with tassels — adjustable, no elastic |
| Fit | One size — ties to fit any head, fine hair or thick |
| Width | Wide turban style — covers roots and tames flyaways |
| Set contents | 3 headbands — one Cream, one Camel, one Black |
| Colors | Set of 3 — Cream · Camel · Black (all included) |
| Care | Hand wash cold, lay flat to dry; never machine wash or tumble dry |
| Made | Hand-crocheted in Woodstock, New York — ships from the USA |
| Availability | Counted final batch — no restock once the sets sell out · 4.9 ★ |
The Last Baskets
The Last Baskets
Message from the sunporch:
After fifty-four years crocheting granny squares on her sunporch in Woodstock, New York, the arthritis in Lorraine Whitfield’s hands has reached the tight center rounds — the flower at the heart of each square, the part she can’t fake and can’t skip. Only the sets from her last good winters remain, a counted number in the baskets on her porch. When they are gone, there is no next batch.
Free US Shipping
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Free shipping across the United States
- Delivery time: 2–3 business days
- Every order is hand-packed and ships from the USA
- Each set includes a small card noting the winter it was crocheted in
- 30-day money-back guarantee — just email info@marlowmarketco.com
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Excellent 4.9
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Frequently Asked Questions
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Email us anytime at info@marlowmarketco.com. We answer Monday–Friday 9am–5pm and Saturday 10am–3pm (CT). Whether it’s about your order, sizing, or just to say hello — a real person writes back.
Can I return it if I don’t love it?
Can I return it if I don’t love it?
Of course. 30-day money-back guarantee. If your set arrives anything less than perfect, or you simply don’t love it within 30 days, email info@marlowmarketco.com and we’ll make it right — full refund, no questions. The maker’s note stays with you either way.
How is each headband made?
How is each headband made?
Every headband is hand-crocheted by Lorraine Whitfield in Woodstock, New York: five granny squares worked in the round (about 47 stitches each), in real wool, finished with a crocheted tie-back and tassels. Each set includes all three colorways — Cream, Camel and Black. No two are identical.