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Instructions (look for non-English patterns at the bottom of this page)

These are the knitting and crochet instructions for our “Bosom Buddies” breast prostheses. Please contact us if you need a pair for you or a friend or if your knitting group is looking for where to donate the breast prostheses they have created. Here are the knitting instructions followed by the crochet instructions for you to make your own. The patterns are provided in both Adobe PDF and MS Word.  Please contact us if you have questions about the instructions.

Better measurement chart for the knitted prostheses, because of differences in yarn, needle size, and knitting tension. 
These measurements are between increases while the prosthesis is on the needles:

Prosthesis  # stitches:                  CM            INCHES:
A                      17                     8 cm                 3 1/8
B                      20                      9 cm                3 1/2
C                      25                     11 cm               4 1/4
D                      28                     12 cm               4 3/4
D                      30                     13 cm               5 1/8
DD                   33                     14 cm               5 1/2
DD                   36                     16 cm               6 1/4
DD                   38                     17 cm               6 3/4
E                      40                     18 cm               7 1/8
E                      45                     19 cm               7 1/2
F                      50                     20 cm               7 7/8


 

Knit Patterns

BosomBuddiesKNITpatternJul-15.pdf
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BosomBuddiesKNITpatternJul-15.rft
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Crochet Patterns

bosombuddiescrochetpatternoct12.pdf
File Size: 562 kb
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BosomBudiesCROCHETpatternOCT-12.docx
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Alternate KNIT Patterns

Several knitters have asked for alternate patterns because they have had issues with using double-pointed (dp) knitting needles.  We hope the following will help.

These instructions use THREE (3) double-pointed needles to start rather than FOUR(4)  Some knitters find this method useful to avoid twisting the rows.
KNIT3_needle_start-mar-15.pdf
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KNITpattern_-_3_needle_start-mar-15.rtf
File Size: 41 kb
File Type: rtf
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NON-English Patterns
Our group continues to collect patterns for knitted breast prostheses in any language to help ensure that all women can have access to these wonderful items.   These patterns are provided in both Adobe PDF and Rich Text Format. 

KNITpattern_-ARABIC.pdf
File Size: 122 kb
File Type: pdf
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KNITpattern_-ARABIC.rtf
File Size: 46 kb
File Type: rtf
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KNITpattern_-DANISH.pdf
File Size: 58 kb
File Type: pdf
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KNITpattern_-DANISH.rtf
File Size: 15 kb
File Type: rtf
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KNITpattern_-GERMAN.pdf
File Size: 51 kb
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KNITpattern_-GERMAN.rtf
File Size: 3 kb
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KNITpattern_-ITALIAN.pdf
File Size: 131 kb
File Type: pdf
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KNITpattern_-ITALIAN.rtf
File Size: 21 kb
File Type: rtf
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KNITpattern_-SPANISH.pdf
File Size: 77 kb
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KNITpattern_-SPANISH.rtf
File Size: 4 kb
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