Inside the Avon Lake Public Library, you’ll find one section of materials not meant to be returned in the same condition in which they were borrowed. The library is one of the only ones in the country adopting an ambitious project to boost the self-confidence of breast cancer survivors.
“There’s a lot of good that came out of this,” said Laurie Tierney, a board member for the Friends of the ALPL, who first proposed the idea of “Knitted Knockers.”
The often uncomfortable, heavy and expensive breast prosthetics available to women who have undergone mastectomies or other procedures inspired the creation of a knitted or crocheted alternative. Knitted Knockers began with a volunteer group in Washington, before knitting groups, craft stores and individuals adopted the idea across the U.S. and abroad.
The library applied for funding so it could offer complete kits with yarn, needles and a pattern free of charge. In December 2021, it debuted the program with 250 kits.
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