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
It was CRACKERJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!!
Yes it was! I'm going to go and wake DH up and tell him
Why did they have cabbages?
It was just like Crackerjack, but with knockers.
"Yy Double D or Drop" Let's take it to the telly people Knots, we make our FORTUNE!!!
That first photo PKK, there was a knocker tucked under my arm and you couldn't see it, so we had to retake
Tricky buggers, knockers
Fame and fortune , Pistey!
Knockerjack? CrackingKnockerjack?
Just to let you know that I've asked MNHQ to move our knockers to Arts and Crafts
Smashing knockers from MsIngafewmarbles today!
They most definitely will find a good home at the Brompton.Thank you X
Just a gentle reminder the deadline for knockers is tomorrow
Do PM if you need to!
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!
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
Huge thanks this afternoon
Gorgeous norks arriving from RiaOvertheRainbow, DroitwichMummy, foxache and TheWoollyBacksWife
The photos are already in the album. Go see!
That's a lot of boobs Well done for stuffing them so quickly!
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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
Smashing Knockers!
Arriving safely today from DancesWithWoolsEnPointe and KnitterNotTwitter. Looking good
Thank you so much
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