Xeni Jardin:
A cancer survivor who had a mastectomy writes about knitting a breast prosthesis for herself:
When I got home, I put on my new titty and bra and promptly broke into
tears. The titty reminded me of raw liver, while the bra resembled the
suspension system of my 1995 Volvo.
To cheer myself up, I rummaged through my stash looking for
something luxurious to knit up. Then it hit me that I could knit myself
a new titty; in fact, I had so much yarn I could knit myself a
different titty for every day of the week, month, year!
I finished my first knitted titty an hour before the party and
wore it with one of my favorite lacy underwires. When a friend, who had
been following the whole titty saga, saw me she remarked, "You really
did a great job! Your left breast looks almost as good as the right one
-- a bit lumpy but very realistic."
"You know," I replied, "It was my right breast that was removed."
Link to story
and knitting pattern, with caveat: "Do not wear a Tit Bit with a weight
onto an airplane, as it may be confiscated as a dangerous projectile."
The designer also sells readymade "Tit Bits" here.
It would be easy to belittle this piece, but, given the prevalence of breast cancer, this is actually pretty important.
(Thanks, B) [Boing Boing]
9:38:58 PM 
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