What you'll need
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How to make it
Sew every add-on on very firmly and skip small beads, since people with dementia may put things in their mouth.
1Cast on
Cast on 40 stitches with 2 strands of yarn held together.
2Knit the outside
Knit every row, or knit 2 purl 2, until the piece is about 11 in long.
3Knit the inside
Switch to a softer yarn and keep going for another 11 in. This becomes the lining.
4Bind off
Bind off loosely. You'll have one long rectangle.
5Sew on the extras
Stitch buttons, ribbon loops and the bead cord onto both halves. Sew through each one 8 to 10 times.
6Fold and seam
Fold the inside half up into the outside half to make a tube. Sew the long edge closed.
7Tug-test everything
Pull hard on every button and ribbon. Restitch anything that moves.
Edie's tipIf knitting is hard on your hands now, make the muff on a large round loom instead. The extras are sewn on the same way.
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