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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1,500 pairs. 3,000 individual Knitted Knockers. Eight years of love, time, and caring. 🩷🧶
Behind every one of those stitches is a woman she may never meet. Someone navigating breast cancer. Someone who may be hurting, healing, or simply trying to feel a little more like herself again.
She’s never needed a Knitted Knocker herself—and hopes she never does. But for eight years, she’s quietly crocheted them anyway, one pair at a time, donating them to Knitted Knockers of NWI.
1,500 pairs is an incredible number. But what matters most is the thousands of moments of comfort and dignity those stitches represent. 🩷
Thank you Marjorie, for reminding us that a simple handmade gift can mean so much to someone going through a difficult journey.
Hope really is in every stitch. 🩷
#HopeInEveryStitch #KnittedKnockers #CrochetForACause #BreastCancerSupport #HandmadeWithLove #MakersWithHeartTo keep track of how many Knitted Knockers I have personally crocheted, I always group 10 pairs and take a picture. With this one, I now have 150 pictures. That puts my grand total at 1500 pairs/3000 individual knockers donated. I personally have been making them for 8 years!! Thankfully, I have never needed them myself but am happy to think maybe I've made someone's breast cancer journey just a little easier. I donate them to knitted knockers of NWI
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🧶💗 One person. One crochet hook. One big mission.
We’re thrilled to see Knitted Knockers making a difference in northwest Iowa, thanks to Alta resident Steven Smith, who is building a local volunteer group to bring comfort to women after mastectomy surgery.
Steven first discovered Knitted Knockers through a short documentary—and was inspired by how one simple idea grew into a worldwide movement of volunteers helping women feel more comfortable and like themselves again.
Now, he’s paying that kindness forward. Steven has already delivered Knitted Knockers to Buena Vista Regional Medical Center and is bringing together makers from Alta, Newell, Fonda, and beyond. 🫶🏻
This is what the Knitted Knockers community is all about: using a simple skill to make a meaningful difference.💕🧶
Read the full story from Storm Lake Radio and, if you’re in the area, consider joining Steven’s growing group! 👇🏻
stormlakeradio.com/local-news/alta-resident-brings-knitted-knockers-mission-to-storm-lake-area/
#KnittedKnockers #CrochetForACause #Volunteer #NorthwestIowa #CommunityCare #HandmadeWithLove #hopeineverystitch
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