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 some of the wonderful volunteers changing lives...
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🎉 That’s a wrap for our September Yarn Shop Challenge! 🧶🩷
We are absolutely blown away by the enthusiasm, creativity, and generosity of the yarn shops and makers who joined us this month in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
From knitting circles and crochet groups to customers dropping off their growing piles of Knockers, you showed us what happens when a community comes together with hope in every stitch. 🩷
A HUGE thank-you to all of the participating yarn shops for helping spread the word, rallying your customers, and giving your communities a way to make a meaningful difference. And, of course, thank you to every knitter and crocheter who picked up their needles or hook and made Knockers for someone who needs one. 🧶
📍 Participating shops:
🧶 Apple Yarns — Bellingham, WA Apple Yarns
🧶 THE SHOP on Grant — Vandergrift, PA The SHOP on Grant
🧶 The Twisted Skein — Bakersfield, CA The Twisted Skein
🧶 The Knittin’ Coop — Salem, VA The Knittin’ Coop
🧶 Sheep Thrills — Lauderhill, FL Sheep Thrills
🧶 Disco Fibers — Portland, OR Disco Fibers
🧶 Country Needleworks — Jenison, MI Country Needleworks
🧶 Southwest Farm to Yarn — Cortez, CO Southwest Farm to Yarn Collective
🧶 Unwind Yarn Shop — Brighton, MI Unwind Yarn Shop
🧶 For Yarn's Sake — Beaverton, OR For Yarn's Sake
🧶 Old Orcutt Yarnery — Orcutt, CA Old Orcutt Yarnery
🧶 Three Crows Fiber — Augusta, GA Three Crows Fiber
🧶 The Ginger Cat LLC — Greeley, CO The Ginger Cat
We can’t wait to see how many Knockers were made and to celebrate our top contributors! 🏆
Yarn shops: don’t forget to send us your final totals and photos by October 8!
Thank you for making this challenge such a wonderful success. We’re so grateful for each and every one of you. 🩷
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Thank you Knitted Knockers of Central California for making and sharing so many beautiful knockers! 🩷 We absolutely LOVE the "business in the front and party 🎉 in the back." 🤗 We appreciate everything you do to help breast cancer survivors receive free Knitted Knockers. Bravo! 👏🏻
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A new country has joined the Knitted Knockers community! 🇨🇲🩷🌍
Please help us welcome Cameroon to our growing family of volunteer providers around the world!
In Yaoundé, the GreatRift Foundation has begun providing Knitted Knockers to women in their community while raising awareness about breast cancer and supporting survivors with comfort, confidence, and dignity.
What makes this partnership especially meaningful is how it began.
On September 5, GreatRift launched “Small Stitches, Big Dreams,” a crochet program teaching young people practical skills, creativity, and confidence—while also giving them an opportunity to make things that can help others.
Now, those young makers are putting their skills to work in a very special way: making Knitted Knockers for women in Cameroon. 🧶🩷
We love seeing how the simple act of learning to crochet can grow into something much bigger—a young person learning a skill, a volunteer discovering a way to serve, and a woman receiving something made especially for her.
This is what our global Knitted Knockers community is all about.
Different countries. Different languages. Different hands. One caring mission.
Welcome, GreatRift Foundation and the volunteers of Yaoundé. We are so happy to have you with us! 🩷
#HopeInEveryStitch #KnittedKnockers #Cameroon #GreatRiftFoundation #SmallStitchesBigDreams #GlobalCommunity #CrochetForACause #BreastCancerSupport GreatRift Foundation
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