Tag: Rice Stitch Variation

The Rice Stitch Variation – Komezashi (米刺し) pattern is based on a traditional Japanese hitomezashi sashiko design worked on a simple grid.

The name Komezashi comes from kome, the Japanese word for rice. The traditional pattern is associated with rice, harvest, abundance, and prosperity. This variation uses the characteristic rice-stitch form as a repeating geometric motif, creating small eight-pointed shapes across the grid.