{"entity":{"id":"knitted-knockers","kind":"collection","name":"Knitted Knockers","aka":[],"tldr":"Knitted Knockers posts free soft knitted breast prostheses to anyone who has had breast surgery, made by volunteer knitters.","summary":"Knitted Knockers are soft, light breast prostheses knitted by volunteers to a published pattern. They can be worn soon after surgery when silicone prostheses are too heavy or the scar is tender, and can be adjusted or fitted with a nipple. The foundation posts them free on request in the US and affiliated groups do the same in other countries; the pattern is free for any knitter.","asOf":"2026-09-17","links":[{"label":"Knitted Knockers","url":"https://www.knittedknockers.org/"}],"tags":["free","patient-org"],"related":["little-princess-trust","wigs-for-kids"],"cancers":["breast-cancer"],"sections":[],"technologies":[],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":[],"institutions":[],"pathways":[],"terms":["mastectomy"],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":[],"url":"https://www.knittedknockers.org/","holds":"Free handmade, soft knitted breast prostheses for women who have had a mastectomy or lumpectomy, made by volunteers and posted on request, with the pattern published for knitting groups worldwide.","maintainer":"Knitted Knockers Support Foundation"},"route":"/collections/knitted-knockers/","neighbours":{"collection":[{"id":"little-princess-trust","kind":"collection","name":"The Little Princess Trust","route":"/collections/little-princess-trust/"},{"id":"wigs-for-kids","kind":"collection","name":"Wigs for Kids","route":"/collections/wigs-for-kids/"}],"cancer":[{"id":"breast-cancer","kind":"cancer","name":"Breast cancer (all types)","route":"/cancers/breast-cancer/"}],"term":[{"id":"mastectomy","kind":"term","name":"Mastectomy","route":"/terms/mastectomy/"}]}}