This is a small project to help our friends out at the Octavia Appeal and the Royal Brompton Hospital.
We have been asked by the Octavia Appeal to help make some Knitted Knockers for the Breastfeeding and Expressing team at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
Babies born with heart conditions often find breastfeeding more difficult as they do not have the energy required for it. With so many newborn babies being transferred to the Brompton, it is vital that they help support mothers with this.
Knitted Knockers help the teams teach mothers how to express and also about latching.
So, can you help us?
The knitting pattern is here on our Woolly Hugs' site
The lovely Rubycon has tested it for us and says that it takes approximately 50g (one ball) of yarn plus a little bit for the nipple.
We're suggesting any DK wool that can be machine washed.
The hospital are happy to accept any colours of your choice.
We have a small amount of donor wool available.
PM Pistey if you need donor wool and we'll get some sent to you.
Please send your Knockers flat and Pistey will happily stuff them. 
We could do with a handful. 
As ever, many thanks. Bless you... and your knockers. 
Woolly Hugs is a charity established by a group of Mumsnet users. They knit / crochet handmade blankets and other items for families experiencing difficult times.
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Woolly Hugs' Knitted Knockers!
KnottyLocks · 08/01/2013 21:19
Just popping in to say that we delivered 41 knitted norks to our friends at the Brompton this morning.
What an awesome response, they will help benefit so many babies, mums, families and staff at the hospital, so huge heartfelt thanks to all who contributed in any way.
Just awesome.
There is a bunch each. Thank you.
In case anyone sees this and is distraught. I am taking all norks to the Brompton folk on Friday 15th. So if you still want to make, it just needs to be at mine by Thursday. Speedy Nork Knitting will be required.
First wrote that as Speedy Bork Knotting.
I think all knockers are here now - hooray!!
Thank you to MermaidSpam for a lovely trio , and a lovely knocker too from NeitherShreddedNorSmug, photos on Facebook already Thank you!
No apologies mermaid, thank you. I am passing them on to the Brompton next Friday, so you see, plenty of time
And Oooooooooooo at pressie!
Smashing knocker arrived safely today
From the lovely MinnieBar, thank you X
Picture of nork already on Facebook
Huzzah! It was
A smashing one arrived from OpheliaBumps...
Picture on Facebook, go see!
Thank you
Ophelia, all is good
Very much look forward to seeing your fabulous knockers
Smashing Knockers!
Arriving safely today from DancesWithWoolsEnPointe and KnitterNotTwitter. Looking good
Thank you so much
Norktastic!
Knockers arriving today from PurpleFrog and JulesJules who dedicates hers to the Purple Knitted Nork Advisory Team (PKNAT) who helped her here on the thread, I think that was PurpleFrog and PurpleKittyKnitting
Thank you! X
That's a lot of boobs Well done for stuffing them so quickly!
Huge thanks this afternoon
Gorgeous norks arriving from RiaOvertheRainbow, DroitwichMummy, foxache and TheWoollyBacksWife
The photos are already in the album. Go see!
My parcel will have my knocker, square for Lemon's blanket and a Billie blanket. I'll be heading off to the post office when I pick DS up from school. I'll have to bribe him with chocolate buttons. He loves coming to the post office
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Bah - that really does scupper my plans for photographing my Angel Hugs in daylight! For a moment I thought about leaving work early, so that I could do photos late afternoon, but remembered there are homemade cakes with afternoon coffee today at 4.00pm! I'll just have to do my best with artificial light this evening!
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