Woolly Hugs' Knitted Knockers!

[KnottyLocks]

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.

I am posting knocker and angel hug tomorrow pistey :) I have the address

Thanks lovely Pig I shall look forward to that

I have done 4 so far and so has my mum! I will try and get 2 more done and get them posted next week!

I am a little bit in love with my knockers

On to the next one!

(Btw, it's spam of Mermaid in disguise )

Blimey, there's more than a handful here!

Amazing knockers ladies!

I've just packed dh and ds2 off to the post office in the snow . . . it's a throw up as to which of them was most excited to be going out!

I have just sent my DH off to post office too with a pair of knockers in his hands!!

Forgot to photograph them though.

We'll take pics

Oh yes

Lovely knitted and crocheted norks arriving safely today, they even came in a van

Thank you so much to Jacquie E, totally smashing.

I have a houseful of teens at the mo, some belong to me, most don't so I may wait a bit to do the photos

Morning

Morning!!

morning just realised I didn't put my name on the package sorry, it's a small white reused jiffy bag that I sent

Actually, that's quite appropriate for Ninja Norks!

Ninja Norks have arrived safely - and they are glorious!

Just getting ready to show the world

Thank you

I spoke to my mum earlier, she has done 4 and I think they are all novelty colour ones!! She should be coming over tomorrow and then they can be posted next week

Sounds fabulous, PKK [thumbs up]

I did one last night - a purple-tinged one - just right for this weather! It will be sent with a couple of Angel Hugs so I may as well stuff it before I send it, as it won't add to the postage price. Are you just using normal polyester toy stuffing? I notice that the pattern recommended stuffing with foam...

Ninja's norks are up on Facebook for all to see

PurpleFrog I've been using normal stuffing, I'd go for whatever you have my lovely, thank you X

thanks, just seen the photos, it's not often my knockers go on public display

Arghh.

Now I can't stop singing "Yer gotta kni' a knocker or two-oooo...Yer gotta kni' a knocker or two" in a fine Cockney accent, to the tune of "You gotta pick a pocket or two" from Oliver.

Thanks

I have only just seen this. Do we need a separate Woolly Hugs bit?

And what a lovely pair they are!

Lovely norkage, Ninja

I've had a look at the pattern. I don't understand it. What do you knit for the rest of the row of the 3rd decrease, then the 4th and 5th decrease? Is the 5th decrease the last one?