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It’s just the name of the pattern, named so by the designer Elly Donner.
This is her pic:
Fair. But why would you name your pattern that? Does seem a bit... Unusual and confusing. The sexual names clothes brand has gone bankrupt has it not?
Nevermind, them is back: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naketano
In UK English, fanny scarf reads like a way of keeping certain parts of you warm after a full waxing treatment
Like an extra long merkin.
Merkin, there's a name I've not heard in a long time
Probably a market for them in a vending machine somewhere.
That’s a great point, I would personally choose a different name 😅