Barbara Demorest hit bottom after being diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago. The diagnosis itself wasn’t the bottom for the Bellingham woman, nor was the mastectomy. Surgery complications that ...

Fargo and West Fargo knitters and crocheters hatch 'skein' to make soft, comfortable, washable and realistic breast prostheses to women who have had mastectomies. And they're entirely free. Beth ...

"It was life-changing for me," Barb Demorest tells PEOPLE Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning journalist who has spent 20 years as a reporter for PEOPLE. She covers human interest, health, crime ...

Knitted knockers. Breast beanies. Tit bits. The names may be irreverent, but the intent is the same: Offer uplifting support – via bra inserts – to women after breast cancer surgery. Knitted knockers ...

About the only time Alyce Brekke isn’t knitting is when she’s asleep. The registered nurse knits on her coffee breaks at Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater. She knits while eating lunch. She knits while ...

BALTIMORE, Md. — Tucked away along Falls Road in Hampden, fiber lovers united on an October night for a good cause. They’re knitting, crocheting, and stuffing knitted knockers. “A knitted knocker is a ...

Knitted Knockers volunteers sew, stuff, and package fabric prosthetic breasts on Wednesday, June 17, at Apple Yarns in Bellingham, Washington. Evan Abell The Bellingham Herald Four years ago, Barb ...

Anne McFeely and Sara Altman are making a difference in women's lives. They are among hundreds of volunteers helping women who have had mastectomies and other breast surgeries by knitting "knockers." ...

IF you haven't heard of them already, don't worry, you soon will. Knitted Knockers is one of those names you won't forget; conjuring up a jarring, bizarre image of the wholesome and home-made with ...

BEND — When Barbara Mounho-Zamora dresses to go out to dinner or attend a wedding, she wears a little something extra. Make that a pair of little something extra. “I put on my knockers when I go out ...