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 May, 2026
Knitters and crocheters: here’s what’s needed most right now
Pairs of Light Neutral — sizes D, DD, and F.
Pairs of Light (beiges) and Dark (brown and black) Neutrals are always needed, in all sizes.
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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💗 Hope knows no borders. 🌍
This inspiring story from Zimbabwe highlights the impact that a simple handmade gift can have on a breast cancer survivor’s journey. Through the work of dedicated volunteers, women who have undergone mastectomies are receiving more than a soft, comfortable breast prosthesis—they’re receiving confidence, dignity, and a reminder that they are not alone.
Every Knitted Knocker represents hours of care, compassion, and connection. Whether it’s in Zimbabwe, the United States, or anywhere else in the world, volunteers are helping survivors feel whole again, one stitch at a time.
Thank you to every knitter, crocheter, provider, and supporter who makes this possible. Together, we’re spreading comfort, confidence, and hope around the globe. 💕🧶
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Founder and coordinator Eugenia Bhebhe said the idea for the project was inspired by her late mother's experience with breast cancer.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Some messages stop us in our tracks. 🩷
A breast surgical oncologist recently reached out to share what Knitted Knockers has meant to her patients — and took a moment to thank one of our volunteers by name. That volunteer is Karen F.
Karen quietly supports multiple medical clinics, organizes fundraisers to keep yarn and supplies stocked, and spreads the word about Knitted Knockers every chance she gets. She doesn't do it for recognition. She does it because she cares.
When a physician — someone who walks with patients through some of the hardest moments of their lives — pauses to say thank you, we feel that deeply. 🫶
Karen, you are seen. You are appreciated. And the comfort, confidence, and dignity you help create, one stitch at a time, matters more than words can say.
To every volunteer who shows up quietly and consistently: this is the kind of difference you make.
🧶 Want to join a community of makers changing lives? Visit the link in bio to learn more.
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Christine knew what she wanted after her mastectomy: no more surgeries. "I was a 'one and done' kinda gal. Wasn't one surgery enough?" She wasn't interested in reconstruction. She didn't want expanders. She just wanted her life back — and something that made her feel like herself again without putting her back under the knife. Knitted Knockers gave her exactly that.
"Knitted Knockers are adjustable and wonderful. And it is true — knowing they are made with love and care, most likely by people who have been affected by breast cancer in some manner themselves. They know. They understand. And they get it." Christine understands something that many people outside this experience don't: losing a breast isn't just physical. "Losing a part of yourself — your identity — is never easy. And breasts mean different things to different people. They should never be underestimated."
She found her Knockers through a cancer resource center in Illinois, and she hasn't looked back.
"Knitted Knockers changed all that. What an easy, simple fix to a very complicated, dramatic situation. They change the end game. A simple fix to a complicated problem."
And when someone walks in having just had a mastectomy, not knowing what comes next — it helps to know there's something soft, handmade, and waiting for them. Made by someone who gets it. 💗
Visit knittedknockers.org to request a free pair or to volunteer your skills.
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