What is a Mad Hatter?

Browsing through the library newsletter the past few editions, you will see many references to the "Mad Hatters." We often get questioned about "Mad Hatters." So I will try to explain what a "Mad Hatter" truly is. About a year ago, some of the people who attend the library knitting group, Stitch and Dish, decided they wanted to do outreach knitting projects. Not only did they want to do these projects, but they wanted to encourage all members of the library community who knit and crochet to participate. Since this effort was separate from Stitch and Dish, it needed a whole new name and the Mad Hatters were born.

The Mad Hatters don't have meetings. They don't have dues or keep membership lists. To be a Mad Hatter, all you have to do is contribute a knitted or crocheted item to one of their various outreach projects. To date, baby hats have been donated to local hospitals and organizations and chemo caps have been made for cancer centers. This winter the Mad Hatters are taking on another ambitious project. They have begun to collect knitted and crocheted hats, mittens, scarves and socks. These will be given to various social service organizations through out the winter. All sizes and patterns are welcomed.

If you participate, you too will be a "Mad Hatter."