Give dementia and Alzheimer’s patients the power of self-soothing with knitted Twiddle Muffs Once upon a time, we had no idea how to treat folks who don’t fit into our so-called societal norms. Neurological divergencies and disorders such as autism, dementia, ADHD, epilepsy, and the like were unknown and seemingly unknowable. Their manifestations ranged from...
Most commonly for use by Dementia patients, a Twiddle Muff can be very comforting and a great distraction in moments of anxiety or disorientation and can be helpful for people with all sorts of mental health or sensory conditions.
Twiddle Muff Sleeve used for Non Pharmacological Intervention
This Crochet Twiddle Muff can also be made into a Fidget Lapmat. Make one today and donate to your local charity for Alzheimers patients.
Give dementia and Alzheimer’s patients the power of self-soothing with knitted Twiddle Muffs Once upon a time, we had no idea how to treat folks who don’t fit into our so-called societal norms. Neurological divergencies and disorders such as autism, dementia, ADHD, epilepsy, and the like were unknown and seemingly unknowable. Their manifestations ranged from...
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Super easy and fun, the Twiddle Muff Knitting Pattern is a cool way to play with yarn and make it up as you go! That’s right, What’s so great about this knitting pattern is you get to decide …
Crochet fiddle mats, muffs and cuff for Dementia and Alzheimer's patients for a way to volunteer your crochet experience.
Twiddle Muff s are effective in minimizing Alzheimer's patients agitation and other behavioral symptoms, and can even reduce need for medication.
Knit a twiddle muff for dementia patients with textured yarn and stitch patterns and added embellishments - designed by...
Introducing twiddle sleeves, an exciting new way to knit for dementia patients
Twiddle Muff s are effective in minimizing Alzheimer's patients agitation and other behavioral symptoms, and can even reduce need for medication.
Twiddle muffs are useful and helpful especially for the elderly with dementia. A twiddle muff provides activities to do with their hands to calm them.
Twiddlemuffs (or twiddlemitts) are knitted hand-warmers that provide sensory stimulation for people living with dementia. They keep restless hands busy and soothe and comfort those who are anxious or agitated.
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This Crochet Twiddle Muff can also be made into a Fidget Lapmat. Make one today and donate to your local charity for Alzheimers patients.
My blogfriend Carol first introduced me to the concept of Twiddlemuffs – aka Sensory Bands or Fidget Rings. These warm woolly wonders [the picture above is from The nursing Times] are designed to help people who suffer from dementia or Alzheimer’s. The explanation is this… A sensory band is a pocket or glove that has attachments added to it, inside and out, that patients can twiddle and fiddle with. They are used to calm patients with dementia or Alzheimer’s by giving them something to do with their hands or just enjoyed by older patients. Here is a picture of the utterly fantastic one which Carol posted in 2013, a gift she had made with great love for her Mum [who sadly passed away earlier this year] Carol had put loads of detail and twiddly bits into her creation. [and she kindly sent me one later, to pass on to someone who’d value it] I have never got round to making any myself, until this week. I picked up the news on another blog that the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals [those lovely people who helped when I hurt my wrist in March, and also the place where my SIL Marion works] were appealing for some for their Integrated Dementia Services Dept. You can buy them from the internet – at around £40 each. Why pay that? Here’s the pattern [rather quirky spellings in places! link here] It needs double knit [used double] or chunky – and it is a great stash buster. Especially good for using up random balls of loopy or eyelash yarn. Do be sure to sew on beads and buttons with unbreakable yarn. On Sunday evening after church I started one as I watched ‘Home Fires’ then I took it on the train with me up to London on Monday. I knitted in the evening at Steph’s and again on the train back on Tuesday. More knitting on Tuesday evening, and then a bit of time Wednesday sewing on beads and buttons, and doing the seams. I made three in total – it certainly is a quick and easy project. With the first one, I threaded the beads onto nylon thread first and ‘knitted them in’ as I worked – but wasn’t really happy with that, and sewed them on again, more firmly, afterwards. When I got to the third band, I was using up my chunky wool – so the lining is striped and not one colour. The furry ‘eyelash’ and ‘loopy’ yarns certainly provided a variety of texture. I found a row of running stitches round the edges kept the band in good shape. My bands have a plain lining – I’m told that some people prefer to wear the band on one arm, and use the other hand for ‘twiddling and stroking’, but others turn them inside out and have both hands inside, like a Victorian lady’s muff. The gentleman opposite me in the railway carriage [who looked just like Hugh Bonneville, but sadly it wasn’t him] eventually plucked up the courage to ask what I was making, and was genuinely interested in the project. I suspect he may have been wondering about my state of mind, knitting such bizarre stripes with loops and whorls and furry bits! By the way – this is Dementia Awareness Week!you may have seen the Alzheimer’s Society Ad on TV
It’s difficult for me just to sit and do nothing so when I came across twiddle muffs I knew I’d found the perfect reason to knit. Twiddle muffs are given to people with ‘restless …
Fidget Sensory Muff Free Pattern MATERIALS REQUIRED: Worsted weight yarn 6.5 mm crochet hook Tapestry needle Scissors ABREVIATIONS: Ch - Ch...
A free PDF download containing written instructions for a textured and lined twiddlemuff.
