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In 1990–91, during the Gulf War, the British tabloid newspaper The Sun printed a pattern for a willy warmer, which it encouraged female readers to knit and send to soldiers in the Gulf. [16] Early 21st century willy warmers are often made to represent religious or political themes, or in the form of animals. [ 17 ]
Yarn companies offer free knitting patterns for these caps. The US-based charity Sheep Dreamzzz trains women in Nicaragua to knit baby blankets. They receive all of the profits. Nicaragua is the poorest country in Central America. The blankets are all hand-knitted and the women work inside a home.
Arm warmers are knitted "sleeves" worn on the arms. Sometimes worn by dancers to warm up their bodies before class, they have also become somewhat of a fashion item, appearing in the fall. Arm warmers can also describe any glove-like articles of clothing that lack finger coverings and/or were originally designed to keep wrists and lower arms warm.
Yarn companies offer free knitting patterns for these caps. Penguin sweaters were hand knitted by volunteers for the rehabilitation of penguins contaminated by exposure to oil slicks. The project is now complete. [49] Chicken sweaters were also hand knitted to aid battery hens that had lost their feathers.
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Lighter fuel warmer (Hakukin brand, Peacock model) Lighter fuel hand-warmers use lighter fluid (highly refined petroleum naphtha), in a catalyst combustion unit that runs at a lower temperature than an open flame with a greatly reduced fire risk. After lighting they operate inside a fabric bag typically with a drawstring.
Winter 1882, by Francesc Masriera A muff in five views, 1645–46 Black muff with fur trim. A muff is a fashion accessory for outdoors usually made of a cylinder of fur or fabric with both ends open for keeping the hands warm.