New patterns — Urahana variations
The following three patterns for Book 3 are the urahana variations. The actual meaning of urahana (裏花) (or urabana) as it relates to these patterns is a bit of a mystery. Ura (裏) means the back/rear, or reverse side; it also indicates a hidden meaning when used in relation to something that someone has said. Hana (花) simply means flowers. So here, I think the best thing is simply to accept that a kumiko shokunin sometime in the past decided to call this family of patterns "urahana" and leave it at that.
The three patterns are:
The three patterns are:
Urahana kikkō 裏花亀甲
Yae-urahana kikkō 八重裏花亀甲
Kawari urahana kikkō 変り裏花亀甲
These are quite interesting patterns to make, and each has its own set of challenges.
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