Knitted knocker

Yes, yes, it's crochet, not knitting, but that doesn't have the same alliterative ring. And there's a pattern for knitting one too!

Again, this was a request to the Woolly Hugs team from the breastfeeding and expressing support team at the Royal Brompton.  Babies born with heart conditions often find breastfeeding more difficult as they do not have the energy required for it and, with many newborn babies being transferred to the Brompton, it is vital they are able to support mothers with this. They have decided knitted breasts are the way forward to help them teach hand expressing techniques, positioning and attachments skills to new mums and to new staff.

Here's my effort:

It was a little odd watching it take on such a familiar shape, and in hindsight I think perhaps it would have been better to do what some of the other crafters did and go for bold colours rather than 'natural' ones. But I had some pink yarn that I knew I wouldn't use, so....











Here's some of the 40-odd knockers that MN crafters made queueing to get into the delivery box:

See, fab colours! (I think that's mine third from the box.)







The knitting pattern can be found at the bottom of the Woolly Hugs website page, here and the crochet pattern can be found via DillyTante's blog, here.

Disclaimer: I'm not a so-called 'breastfeeding Nazi' (the most inaccurate use of the term 'Nazi', what, ever?!) but breastmilk is generally considered to be absolutely the best food for babies, but especially for babies who are ill or premature. So if my crocheted boob can help, so much the better.