Ryūsō (龍爪) means dragon’s claw, and with a bit of imagination, you can picture the claws within the pattern. The ryūsō pattern variations are:
• Ryūsō asa-no-ha (龍爪麻の葉) — Book 3
• Ryūsō kikkō (龍爪亀甲) — Book 3
Wa-tsunagi patterns
Wa-tsunagi (輪つなぎ) means a connection of circles, and in this pattern, the circles are formed by the hexagons and triangles. The wa-tsunagi pattern variations are: