neighborhood makes 'knitted tits' for women with breast melanoma - KCRA Sacramento

community makes 'knitted knockers' for ladies with breast melanoma

up-to-date: eight:18 AM PST Nov 28, 2016

a group of women who call themselves Chicks with Sticks are knitting hats, scarves and "tits" for women with breast melanoma.

WEBVTT HOW. >> if they don't HOOK YOU IN with the aid of THE SOUND OF THEIR LAUGHTER -- >> we're a contented group OF old ladies. WHO KNIT. >> THEY may just catch YOU WITH THEIR name OR MISSION. >> WE MAKE items FOR THE melanoma center in town. >> each sew IS WITH LOVE AND PRAYER. >> THEY GATHERED TWICE A MONTH IN TURLOCK. >> WE'RE right here HAVING an excellent TIME KNITTING, enjoying every other IN DOING whatever thing THAT HAS A purpose. >> HOPING TO carry -- WORKING TO carry HOPE TO these struggling with cancer. via creating attractive pieces OF WEARABLE artwork including HATS, SCARVES, AND BLANKETS. >> IT gives THEM warmness and comfort IN some of THEIR dark DAYS. >> through a brand new mission -- >> just all started IN JULY. >> MAKING particular HANDMADE BREAST PROSTHETICS FOR those women who have gone through surgical procedure. >> MY MOTHE BATTLED BREAST cancer FOR 18 YEARS. i do know THE HARDSHI PS THAT SHE WENT via. >> using a special class OF YARN. >> THEIR light-weight AND a hundred% COTTON. CHICKS WITH STICKS HAVE supplied KNITTED knockers. >> we have MAILED 1 PAIRS TO L.A. AND the encompassing area right here. >> right now IT HAS simply 15 participants IN TURLOCK. WHAT i love COMMITS all started OU WITH four OR 5 ladies FROM right here AT OUR CHURCH AND NOW one of the most ladies GO TO CHURCH, SOME do not, SOME GO TO OUR CHURCH, some of THEM, YOU understand, THEY GO TO ALL distinct church buildings -- CATHOLIC, LUTHERAN, GERMAN, BAPTI ,UN-CHURCHED. IT is simply GOLDEN NONE OF THAT matters. >> NEITHER DOES IT rely if you understand how TOKNIT OR CROCHET. >> we have ladies in an effort to RALLY round YOU AND support YOU, teach YOU. YOU don't have TO HAVE ANY experience. >> THE women ARE HOPING TO grow THE neighborhood TO assist even more ladies sooner or later. >> it's basically CATCHING ON.