October 2019 – craftynanay

I don’t know how to describe Freedom Park, Carbon. It’s part of being a Cebuana; you don’t frequent going there but you know that if all things fail, there is Carbon. (Freedom Park is a section of Carbon. And, I don’t know how exactly huge is Carbon.)

Cebu has no fancy huge crafting supply store but we have Freedom Park, Carbon. So if you’re into crafting or making, it’s on top of your vocabulary.

Every time I would be looking for a material so hard to find, chances are friends would tell you to go to Freedom Park or Carbon. Or, if you show something you think you got for a low price, chances are friends would tell you that you can get it at much lower price at Carbon. Chances are I would also give you the same reply on where to find stuff in Cebu.

So here’s a day of I and @yourfavoritethingsbyhija looking for something rare and low because we’re budget Heart Evangelista.

Upcoming Knockers Makers Session: 2nd Makers’ Session For 2019, Oct. 5, 2019, more details >>

I never heard about handmade knitted or crocheted breast prosthetics, or called as knockers, until Yasmin / @sugbo_sinulid shared to us her annual tradition of creating them. She would then gave the prosthetics to the survivors. Some members of Cebu Crochet Group joined in her tradition last year, and I guess we are now making it our own annual tradition.

To know more about the history of handmade knockers, you can read up about it at www.knittedknockers.org.

If you feel like trying to make knockers, here are some references.

KNOCKERS PATTERN: https://www.knittedknockers.org/downloads/
Videos: https://www.knittedknockers.org/videos/
Materials:
The materials we have used:
6ply Undyed Monaco
6ply Handdyed yarns
Milk Cotton
4mm Knitting Needles / 4mm Crochet or depending on your tension
If you do not have problem in adjusting gauge, you can use any yarn weight.
Sizing Charts: https://www.knittedknockers.org/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2017/05/Knitted-Knockers-Sizing.pdf

Some members are making modification to the patterns from Knitted Knockers website which you might want to use instead.

Crochet Knockers (Breast Prosthetic) Pattern by Judith Entica Saturos.
PDF Download here >>