Crochet Fiddle Mats For Dementia Patients

They help provide stimulation whilst on the wards and we ve found they are valuable to our patients.

Crochet fiddle mats for dementia patients.

Whether you enjoy knitting crochet or loom knitting you can create twiddle muffs and bring comfort to dementia patients up until about 3 1 2 years ago i didn t know twiddle muffs existed. Fiddle mats muffs cuffs these designs are full of interesting beads bobbles and textures that many patients find reassuring and comforting. Dementia has touched the lives of my family and friends. The mat uses 2 strands of medium weight yarn held together and a 6 5 mm hook for the body of the mat.

See more ideas about fidget quilt fidget blankets crochet. As wuillermania explains her mother was diagnosed with early onset alzheimer s disease 12 years ago at the age of 54. The size of your fidget blankets is up to you. I like to think that she would have loved snuggle bear too.

The original awesome tool for dementia patients. My mother in law wendy was a great knitter. Sensory mats or fidget blankets provide a soothing and stimulating activity for people living with dementia or recovering from strokes. She used to make knitted toys for children in the local hospital.

Crochet gifts free crochet knit crochet beginner crochet crocheted hats crochet gloves crochet blankets crochet stitches dementia crafts craft for a cause. Knit or crochet twiddle muffs to help patients with dementia twiddle muffs are a knitted or crocheted band with items attached that patients living with the advanced stages of dementia can twiddle in their hands during their hospital stay. That s why the advent of twiddle muffs for dementia patients has thrilled me. Sadly she died of a dementia related illness in september 2017.

This great fidget lap mat was designed by rose at loopingly made for all free crochet afghan patterns. We are doing a few charity craft days and these make great projects. Twiddlemuffs for sensory disorders this month s craft for a cause feature is crochet knit twiddlemuffs comfort aids for people with sensory or memory impairments such as dementia autism. Twiddle muffs are fabric tubes that an individual with dementia can place their hands in.

Each design is made using different types yarn and textures. Inside the muffs are little objects for them to twiddle like buttons ribbons different textures and so on. Fiddlemat charitycrafts knitting crochet alzheimer. Today she is completely non verbal and unable to.

I will never get over having my mother taken away but at this stage i want to do whatever i can to teach people about this disease and hopefully let someone else who s going through this know they re not alone she wrote. How to make a snuggle bear fidget toy. The finished size is 15 8 inches wide x 19 5 inches tall.