
Barbara Demorest, founder of the Bellingham, Wash., Knitted Knockers, shows off some of the free handmade prosthetics for women who have had mastectomies. Volunteer knitters and crocheters who would like to contribute some may drop them at the NorthEast-Millerton Library. Photo by Suzanne Bair photography
Handmade comfort after mastectomy
With the holiday knitting and crocheting completed and red and green yarn safely tucked away for anther year, some crafters are looking for a worthy project to start the new year, and the NorthEast-Millerton Library has just the thing to fill those long dark nights while helping women everywhere: Knitted Knockers.