籠目 ・ かごめ ・ kagome
A repeating pattern that is based on a woven basket mesh. Basketweave pattern. Although the pattern often is rendered with the weaving lines realistically overlapping it can also refer to a basic line design with a similar pattern.
Based on the weaves used in traditional bamboo baskets. Kago (籠) means basket while me (目) means eye in Japanese, referring to the open spaces created by the woven pattern.
The most common open weave patterns are:
- Mutsume-ami (六つ目編み) - An open weave creating a shape consisting of six-pointed stars (hexagrams) with large hexagon shaped openings.
- Oukagome (大籠目) or yotsume-ami (四つ目編み) - A basic (mostly) diagonal open, alternating over-under, weave with small square openings.
- Asanoha-ami (麻の葉編み) - This weave creates an asanoha-like design with identically sized triangle-shaped openings.
Maybe technically not related to kimono patterns, but included for reference, two common closed basket weaves are:
- Goza-ami (ござ編み) - A basic horizontal closed alternating over-under weave.
- Ajiro-ami (網代編み・アジロ編み) - A closed weave creating an arrow-like pattern.