Twiddle-muffs are being used in dementia wards across the country as the buttons, beads, ribbons, and textured yarn on the Twiddle -muffs offer distraction and stimulation to those with dementia.

These creations are SO easy to make and you can have so much fun in the process; they consist of a crocheted rectangle which is covered in buttons, beads, pom-poms, ribbon and trimmings, they are then sewn into a muff by making one seam! So let your creativity run wild and help a dementia patient in the process.

This pattern contains instructions for making the item with both DK and Chunky yarn. Size can also be adapted, instructions for which can be found in the pattern.

Materials needed other than yarn and hook: (optional but really make the twiddle muff fun!)
-Darning Needle
-Buttons
-Ribbon
-Pom-poms
-Beads