Under the Dome Knit In

Calling ALL knitters and crocheters! Grab your needles and hooks, some yarn, a friend or two, and come and craft for a bit with the popular McLean County Museum of History's crafting group, Under the Dome Knit In!

Knitters and crocheters are welcome to come and create charity items or work on their own projects in the company of like-minded crafters.

This quarter’s featured project will be making chemo caps for Carle Cancer Institute of Normal and soap sacks which will be donated to local shelters.

Chemo caps can be knitted or crocheted; must be new — never worn, clean — free of perfume, pet hair, and from a smoke-free environment; be made of soft yarn — cotton, acrylic, silk, bamboo, fleece, or a blend is best. Do not use wool or alpaca as they can irritate the scalp. Use patterns that do not have gaps or large holes as a tighter stitch is best so that it covers the scalp; adult sizes only; and placed individually in clear Ziplock-style plastic bags.

Soap sacks can be knitted or crocheted but must be made of cotton yarn. The soap sacks will be donated to local shelters, food pantries, veterans' clinics, and social service agencies. The Museum will provide the soap to include with the sacks.

Questions about this program can be emailed to Mimi at reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org. 

Questions about the Under the Dome Knit In group, or for pattern suggestions, contact the museum's Education Department at education@mchistory.org.