Highly versatile, Hotteeze Hand Warmers can be held in your hand, kept in your pocket or even tucked into gloves to keep hands and fingers warm. Try our how to do finger knitting or how to french knit articles for easy makes with minimal materials. The twiddling and fiddling provide a measure of self-soothing for these patients, who are calmed by having something to do with their hands. Alternatively, you can use an electric blanket to warm the bed – but make sure to never use a hot-water bottle and an electric blanket together, because this is dangerous. We already have dedicated knitters providing blankets and hats for tiny babies, and this is another area where you can show just how creative you are.

We found things to stitch on them that we thought would be relevant to the kind of people who are in aged care [in the Riverland]. This is helpful for their carers, too, since it can be very difficult to calm down a dementia sufferer during their agitation bouts. If your socks or feet get wet, heat is transferred away from them, so make sure to wear dry waterproof shoes when you go out. Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy. We are hoping that the Waterbeach knitters will come forward to put their skills to good use to help us to create Twiddlemuffs for the Elderly Care Ward at Addenbrookes and people known to us.Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.

If you are in any doubt regarding your (or the person you're purchasing for) condition, please ask your GP whether it is a chronic or acute. Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable). As Autumn approaches, you might be thinking of knitting a jumper or a pair of woolly socks - but how about trying your hand at something a bit different this year? Thanks to the knitted cover you are well protected from excessive heat and they can be used to aid muscular pain or just for warmth and comfort.How many decorations you use is up to you, 3 or 4 items on the inside and 3 or 4 on the outside would suffice. The Twiddlemuffs have a calming effect as they give them something to do with their hands and they also keep their hands warm,” she said in an interview. But really, any bit of fabric with different textures and additions makes a decent twiddle muff – you don't always need a twiddle muff pattern to make a twiddle muff. If you cannot knit, but would like to contribute to this project, donations of wool, oddments or full balls, plus decorations – large buttons or beads, ribbons, pompoms will also be gratefully received. Or put some oil in a Tangle Aromatherapy and hide it in the pocket for some added therapeutic value.