{
  "name": "Kongō Gumi patterns by number of spots",
  "desc": "Two-color 16-strand Kongō Gumi patterns sorted by spots, the number of strands in the less-used color, with the two colors interchangeable, computed by listing all 65,536 colorings. Rows for 1 to 8 spots are compared with Table 1 of Holden (2022); the single-color row is counted in Holden's total but is not in Table 1. Program version kumihimo-count 1.1, computed 2026-11-15.",
  "lic": "CC BY 4.0",
  "lic_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "by": "Fold, Knot & Bind",
  "url": "https://foldknotbind.com/knit-and-stitch/kumihimo/",
  "from": [
    "Symmetry group and Table 1: Holden (2022), Bridges 2022 Conference Proceedings, pp. 327–329, read 2026-11-14; computed values: program version kumihimo-count 1.1, 2026-11-15"
  ],
  "how": "Compiled by Fold, Knot & Bind from the data listed",
  "data_by": [
    "Symmetry model and published Table 1: Joshua Holden, \"Changing Spots: Using Combinatorics to Count Japanese Braiding Patterns,\" Bridges 2022 Conference Proceedings, pp. 327–330, https://archive.bridgesmathart.org/2022/bridges2022-327.pdf, retrieved 2026-11-14"
  ]
}