Comfort, confidence, and dignity — one stitch at a time.
Knitted Knockers connects volunteer knitters and crocheters with breast cancer survivors —
providing soft, handmade breast prosthetics, always free and always made with love.
Request your free knitted knocker. We’ll mail it to you, no cost, no strings attached.
Knit or crochet comfort for a survivor. Free patterns, videos, and a caring community.
Offer free knitted knockers to your patients. We’ll help you get started.
Our Mission
We believe every woman deserves access to this simple gift of comfort and dignity. The need is greater than any one group can meet alone — but when individuals and communities each care for the survivors in their own counties, together we can reach every woman who needs us.
What is a knitted knocker?
A knitted knocker is a soft, handmade breast prosthesis for women who have undergone a mastectomy or lumpectomy. Traditional silicone prosthetics can be hot, heavy, and sticky — and many can’t be worn until weeks after surgery.
Knitted knockers are different. Placed in a regular bra, they take the shape and feel of a real breast. They’re lightweight, adjustable, washable — they can even go swimming with you. Each one is handmade with love by a volunteer knitter or crocheter, and every knocker is completely free to any woman who needs one.
A caring community, around the world
*estimated as of July, 2026
Attention Knitters and crocheters - We need your help!!!
Demand is at an all-time high!!!
We need pairs of light (beiges) and dark (brown and black) Neutrals in all sizes right now!
Pairs of light neutral sizes D and DD are especially needed. Thank you! 🩷
Si prefiere solicitar una prótesis en español, favor de utilizar este enlace: AQUÍ. ¿Tiene preguntas? Contacte a Linda por correo electrónico: lindac.preston@gmail.com o llame al (860) 458-6498
Our experience bringing Knitted Knockers to the women of Rwanda.
This simple breast prosthetic solution continues to spread around the world.
“JUST GO! When opportunity calls… you never know what doors will open.”
See how knitted knockers reached the women of Rwanda — and keep spreading around the world.
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🧶🎉 Meet the yarn shops joining our Knitted Knockers Yarn Shop Challenge! 🎉🧶
A HUGE thank-you to these amazing shops for helping us kick off September with a whole lot of knitting, crocheting, and giving back! 💕 Your support will help us prepare for the increased demand for Knitted Knockers during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Please show these participating shops some love! 🫶 And if you’re nearby, stop in, pick up some yarn, and join the challenge! 🧶🥢
📍 Participating shops:
🧶 Unwind Yarn Shop — Brighton, MI
🧶 For Yarn’s Sake — Beaverton, OR
🧶 Old Orcutt Yarnery — Orcutt, CA
🧶 Three Crows Fiber — Augusta, GA
🧶 The Ginger Cat LLC — Greeley, CO
🧶 Apple Yarns — Bellingham, WA
🧶 THE SHOP on Grant — Vandergrift, PA
🧶 The Twisted Skein — Bakersfield, CA
🧶 The Knittin’ Coop — Salem, VA
🧶 Sheep Thrills — Lauderhill, FL
🧶 Disco Fibers — Portland, OR
🧶 Country Needleworks — Jenison, MI
🧶 Southwest Farm to Yarn — Cortez, CO
💕Together, we’re making a difference—one stitch at a time. 🧶
And to all of our makers: grab your needles or hook and get stitching! Every pair makes a difference. 🧶🥢
#KnittedKnockers #YarnShopChallenge #KnitForACause #CrochetForACause #KnittingCommunity #CrochetCommunity #BreastCancerAwareness #SupportLocalYarnShop
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🩷 We’re in USA TODAY! 🩷
What an incredible moment for Knitted Knockers Support Foundation! 🧶💕 Today’s USA TODAY features the story of how knitted prosthetics “changed everything” for a cancer survivor — and we couldn’t be more grateful to see the impact of this simple, compassionate idea reaching a national audience. Read the story here: www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2026/08/28/knitted-prosthetics-breast-cancer-organiza...
Every Knitted Knocker is handmade by a volunteer with love, care, and the hope of helping another woman feel comfortable and whole again.
This is why we knit. This is why we crochet. This is why we keep going. 🩷
A huge thank-you to everyone who has helped make this mission possible — our makers, suppliers, donors, partners, and supporters. Together, we’re making a difference, one Knitted Knocker at a time. 🧶🩷 Learn about more ways to help at www.knittedknockers.org.
#KnittedKnockers #USA TODAY #BreastCancerAwareness #Mastectomy #hopeineverystitch #HandmadeWithLove #KnittingForACause #CrochetForACause #volunteersmakeadifference
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🧶🎉 IT’S HERE! The Knitted Knockers Yarn Shop Challenge starts TODAY! 🎉🧶
Yarn shops across the country are joining us for a month of stitching, creating, and giving back. 💕 Throughout September, customers are making Knitted Knockers and dropping off their finished pairs right at their local participating yarn shop.
And there’s a little extra incentive to keep those needles and hooks moving! 😉 At the end of September, the top five individual makers nationwide will each win a $25 gift card to their participating yarn shop. 🎁🧶
Why September? Because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, requests for Knitted Knockers increase every year. We want to be ready to provide a knocker to every woman who needs one.
Every pair made this month helps us be ready for her. 💗
So grab your needles, pick up your yarn, and join the challenge!
Let’s knit, crochet, and make a difference—one knocker at a time.
#KnittedKnockers #KnittingCommunity #CrochetCommunity #YarnShopChallenge #LocalYarnShop #hopeineverystitch
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