invented 1999
1) Opening A.
2) Insert 3 from below into 2 loops. Pinch 1N from above between 2 and 3, twisting up and away through the old 2 loops to create a new 2 loop.
3) 1s hook down on their own 1F string, then go under all other strings to draw 5F through their old loops.
4) Release 5s and extend gently.
NB: Originally, the figure ended here, but it can be displayed better with the Caroline Extension as follows:
5) 345 go under 2 loops and enter 1 loop from below. Hook 1N to the palm and release 1s.
6) 1s go under 2 loops and get 3N and, as they return, 2F.
7) Release 2 loops.
8) Remove 5 from its loop and reset it from below; release 3 and 4.
9) Caroline Extension.
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VARIATIONS (2000-2002?)
�Pavilion�
Method 1:
1) Opening A.
2) Put 2 loops high on fingers. 2 enters 5 loop from above, rotates toward you and up, then enters 1 loop from below. The original 2 loop should still be the topmost loop.
3) Transfer upper 2 loop to 3 from below.
4) Release all 2 loops and transfer 3 loop to 2 from below.
5) �Q�s Diamond� steps 2-9.
Method 2:
1) Place loop on 1s.
2) Put 2s into 1 loops from above and twist them up and away from you to make the 1F string into a 2N string.
3) 5s get 2N.
4) Exchange 2 loops from above, right through left.
5) �Q�s Diamond� steps 2-9.
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�Monarch Butterfly�
(This figure can be extended with the Caroline Extension for a more geometric pattern. To maintain a greater resemblance to a butterfly, do not use the extension.)
Identical to �Pavilion� Method 1 except that 2 does not enter 1 loop during step 2.
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Advanced Variations
2002
Sweet Pattern #1
1) Opening A.
2) Twist 2s away from you over both strings of 5 loops, back toward you under 5 and 1 loops, then back up to their normal position.
3) 1s get 2N.
4) Release 2s.
5) Transfer upper 1 loop to 2s from below.
Now Make "Open The Gate" from after Opening A to the finish:
6) 1s get 5N over 2 loops.
7) 5s get 1F over 2 loops.
8) 2s hook double palmar strings, letting their old loops slip off.
9) Release 1s and 5s and widen 2 loops with your hands.
Sweet Pattern #2
1) �Sweet Pattern #1" steps 1-5.
(The following sequence is borrowed from the Gilbertese Itai Leaves family.)
2) 1s get 5N over 2 loops.
3) Insert 2s into 1 loops from below and release 1s.
4) Transfer upper 2 loops to 1s.
5) 5s get 1F over 2 loops.
6) Insert 2s into 5 loops from below and release 5s.
7) Transfer upper 2 loops to 5s.
8) �Q�s Diamond� steps 2-9.
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Vampire Bat
1) Opening A.
(The following sequence is borrowed from the Gilbertese Itai Leaves family.)
2) 1s get 5N over 2 loops.
3) Insert 2s into 1 loops from below and release 1s.
4) Transfer upper 2 loops to 1s.
5) 5s get 1F over 2 loops.
6) Insert 2s into 5 loops from below and release 5s.
7) Transfer upper 2 loops to 5s.
8) �Q�s Diamond� steps 2-9.
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�Stained-Glass Window�
invented 2001?
1) Steps 1-4 of Pavilion, Method 2.
2) 1s, over 2 loops, get 5N.
3) 5s, over 2 loops, get 1F.
4) Exchange 2 loops from above, right through left.
5) Insert 3s from below into 2 loops, and then 2 and 3 from above into 1 loops. 2s push up non-transverse 1N on their backs, then pinch transverse 1N between 2 and 3, twisting it up and away back through the old 2 loops to form new 2 loops.
6) Release 1s and arrange central figure to form a triple diamond with a double cross in the center.
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�Tent� (a 3-D figure)
invented 2001/2?
1) Opening A.
2) Release 5s.
3) 5s, over 2 loops, get 1F.
4) Without releasing their old loops, 5s, over 2F, get 2N.
5) Without releasing their old loops, 1s get 2F.
6) Exchange 2 loops from above, right through left.
7) Insert 3s from below into 2 loops, and then 2 and 3 from above into 1 loops. Pinch double 1N between 2 and 3, twisting it up and away back through the old 2 loops to form new 2 loops.
8) Release 1s.
9) The 2 loop is crossed by a near and far diagonal. Insert 1s into 2 loops from below and hook down near diagonal, bringing it below all other strings and then getting double 5F, drawing it through the 1 loops.
10) Flip the 2 loops by inserting 3 from above into 2 loops, getting 2N, and releasing 2s.
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�Flying Saucer�
2002/3?
1) Opening A.
2) 2s go down into 5 loops, hooking 5N.
3) 1s go under 2N strings and get 2F (originally 2N).
4) Release 2s.
5) 2s hook 5N from above, then draw it toward you and insert 2s from above into 1 loops. Twist 2s up and away to put double 1F onto 2s through 5 loops.
6) 1s hook down on their own non-transverse near string so that the transverse near string slips off (self-Navajo).
7) 1s hook down former 1N string and get 5F under all other strings, drawing it through old loop.
8) Release 5s.
9) �Q�s Diamond�steps 5-9, treating doubled 2 loop as one loop.
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�Frog� and �Unconscious Penguin� Series
invented 1999
Frog:
1) Kwakiutl Opening B: Put the untwisted loop on R1, L1, and L2. Hook R2 from above onto the L2N/L1F string. Return twisting R2 away from you and up.
2) 5s go over 2 loops and get 1F.
3) 2s hook down the strings that cross their loops. The old index loop flips over to the back but stays as a dorsal string.
4) R3 gets the L2 dorsal string.
5) L3 goes over both strings of the R3 loop and gets the R2 dorsal string.
6) Release 2s.
7) 2s enter 3 loop from below, then 2 and 3 pinch 1N from above. Twist this string onto 2s through their old loops.
8) Release 1s.
Unconscious Penguin:
9) Transfer 2 loops to 1s from below.
10) In the center of the 1N string there is a large triangle wrapped around it. Insert 2s from above into the triangle. Each 2 hooks up the 1N string on its respective side and twists back up through the triangle, forming a new loop from the 1N string.
11) Release 1s.
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Horned Demon
invented around 2001
1) Opening A.
2) 1, over 2 loops, gets 5N.
3) 5, over 2 loops, gets 1F.
4) Exchange 2 loops from above, passing right loop through left.
5) Insert 3 from below into 2 loops; put 2 and 3 from above into upper 1 loop. Pull up upper 1N with 2, pinch transverse lower 1N between 2 and 3, and twist it up through old 2 loops and onto 2.
6) Release 1 loops and extend with hands pointed away from you.
7) Four loops go around the 2N string. Two are closer to the 2 fingers and the other two are closer to the center. Insert each 1 between the inner and outer loops, pushing both strings of the outer loops further out. Then 1 gets the 2F string and draws it out between the two loops.
8) Release 2 loops.
To �chop off his horns�:
9) Insert 2 into the spaces between the head and the horns, release 1, and extend. The horns hang limply.
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Four-Part Series
December 11, 2003
1) Opening A.
2) Insert 2s into 5 loop from above then twist them back towards you and up.
3) Release 5s.
4) Insert 345 into 2 loop from above and hook 2F sharply down to the palm.
5) Release 1s and let their loop hang down. Do not extend. Put 1s away from you into the triangle formed by the hanging loop and the top transverse string. Move them downward and away from one another to hook both strings of the hanging loop, front and back. 1s then get lower 2N on their backs and draw it through the hanging loop strings.
6) Insert 5 into 1 loop from below and hook it down to the palm along with the other two 5 loops. Release 1s.
7) 1s get the transverse 2N on the side closer to the finger than the loops that wrap around it. Release 2s to form �Two T*****s.� Point hands away to extend, and move 1s back and forth to make them dance!
8) Two of the 5F strings are transverse while one is not. Put 2s into 5 loops from the proximal side and on the near side of the non-transverse string. Hook the two transverse strings and draw them through the 5 loops, releasing 5s. Turn palms away and out to display a figure known as �Bungalow� or �Giant Spider Being.�
9) 5s enter from below the 2 loops on the near side of the palmar string (into the lozenges) and take up the 1N string close to the 1s, drawing it back through the lozenges. Release 1s to extend �Chomolungma* In All Its Majesty.� For a better extension, 1s can pull up the 2F string to shorten it.
10) Put 1s away from you into the triangular spaces on either side of Chomolungma�s peak. Release 2s.
11) 2s get 1N from above. Turn palms away and out, keeping top and bottom transverse strings tight, to extend �The Scarlet Letter: A Timeless American Classic.�
* Chomolungma = Everest
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House of the Rising Sun
December 28, 2003
1) Opening A.
2) Transfer 5 to 3 from below.
3) L5 hooks L3F and twists up and away. Share L5 loop with R5.
4) 2345 enter 1 loop from below, slipping this loop down to the wrists.
5) 1 enters 2 from above and gets near wrist string. (You will need to use other fingers to help push the wrist string up and the 2 loops down.)
6) Transfer 1 to 5 from above.
7) Without losing wrist loop, 1 goes under 2 and 3 loops and enters 5 loop from below. It gets upper 5F and returns.
8) Release upper 5 loop.
9) Remove wrist loops.
10) 1, over intervening strings, gets 5N.
11) 5, over intervening strings, gets 1F.
12) 2 and 3 hook down their own double palmar strings, letting their old loops slip off. Release 1 and 5.
13) Extend by transferring 2 to 1 and 3 to 5, pointing hands away from you.
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Jack of Diamonds
1999/2000?
1) Murray Island Opening (Little Fishes Opening).
2) 1s go over lower 2N and get lower 2F.
3) 3s go over both upper 2 strings and get lower 2N.
4) 1s release their loops and get central transverse 2N through their old loops which hang down.
5) Turn palms away from you to extend, then release all but 2 to reset back to step 1.
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Two Whales
1999
1) Kwakiutl Opening B: Put the untwisted loop on R1, L1, and L2. Hook R2 from above onto the L2N/L1F string. Return twisting R2 away from you and up.
2) Exchange 1 loops from above, left through right.
3) 1s get 2N.
4) Navajo 1s.
5) Put 2s from above on the near side of the upper transverse string crossing 1F/2N but on the far side of the lower string. Twist 2s up and away, letting the old 2 loop slip off, to form a new 2 loop.
6) Return hands to the basic position and repeat steps 3-5 twice.
To make �Whales That Multiply Out Of Control,� repeat 3-5 ad nauseam.
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Ace of Diamonds
December 15, 2003 (invented during English class)
1) Opening A.
2) 1s go over 2 loops and get both strings of 5 loops.
3) Navajo 1s (the lower single loop only.)
4) Transfer both 1 loops to 2s from above.
5) 1s hook down on lower 2N and get the transverse string that wraps around the 5 loops.
6) 3s hook down upper transverse 2F, and 5s hook down the non-transverse upper 2F and get transverse 2F over it.
7) Release 3s and 2s.
Three of Diamonds: A Continuation of "Ace of Diamonds"
January 24 , 2004
8) Navajo 5s.
9) Draw the transverse 1N string down through the central diamond and up again on the far side as follows: Insert 2s into the space on the far side of the double diamond but on the central side of the loops wrapping around the 5 loops. Hook the double strings forming the far sides of the diamond and pull them toward you over the near diamond strings and the 1N string. Then hook the 1N string with 2s and twist them away and up, creating a new 2 loop from the 1N string.
10) Release 1s and extend slightly.
11) Two pairs of strings wrap around the 2F/5N string. They both go upward and wrap around the 2N string. One pair meets its opposite counterpart in the center of the figure. Insert 1s above the center pair but under the others, push the center pair downward and get 5F string with 1s, drawing them back to their normal position.
12) Release 5s.
Setup for Caroline Extension:
13) Insert 345 into 1 loop from below; release 1s.
14) 1 gets 3N and 2F under 2 loop.
15) Release 2s.
16) Remove 5s and reinsert them into the 345 loop from the opposite side; remove 34 from the loop.
17) Caroline Extension.
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W, or �War Begins With Dubya!� (A sign I saw at a local peace rally)
December 20, 2003
1) Opening A.
2) 1s get 5F over 2 loops but under 5N.
3) 2 and 3 enter 1 loops from above and pinch 1N. They twist upward and away, and the lower 1N string twists around 2s. Do not let old 2 loops slip off.
4) Release 1s and extend by pushing sharply down on 5F with 1s and pointing 2345 toward one another with palms facing away from you.
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M (�Maharishi Begins With M�)
December 22, 2003
1) Opening A.
2) Transfer 5 loops to 1 from above.
3) Transfer 2 loops to 5 from below.
4) Transfer upper 1 loops to 2 from below.
5) Transfer 1 loops to 5 from above.
6) Transfer 2 loops to 1 from below.
7) Transfer upper 5 loops to 2 from below.
8) �Open the Gate� steps 2-10 (see �Sweet Pattern #1.�)
9) Rotate wrists toward you and down.
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Hang Glider
December 26, 2003
1) Opening A.
2) Release 1s.
3) Put 1234 into 5 loops from below and let the 5 loop slip down to your wrist.
4) 1s enter 2 loops distally and get the far wrist string.
5) 5s get 2N from above on the far side of the finger from where 2N crosses 1F (i.e., near the center).
6) Exchange 2 loops from above, right through left.
7) 3s enter 2 loops from below. 2s pick up near wrist string on their backs, then 2 and 3 pinch 1N and twist up and away through the old 2 loops to form a new 2 loop.
8) Remove wrist loops and arrange central figure to form two small lower double triangles (harness) and two larger upper single shapes (wings).
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�Dubya's Face�
December 29, 2003
This figure reminds me either of our 43rd president, with large ears and a pointy face, or of a piece of candy with the paper wrapper flaring out at either side. You decide. . .
1) �Pavilion� method 2, steps 1-4.
(The following sequence is borrowed from the Gilbertese Itai Leaves family.)
2) 1s get 2N.
3) Insert 2s into 1 loops from below and release 1s.
4) Transfer upper 2 loops to 1s.
5) 5s get 2F.
6) Insert 2s into 5 loops from below and release 5s.
7) Transfer upper 2 loops to 5s.
8) �Q�s Diamond� steps 2-9.
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Surfboard
December 30, 2003
1) �House of the Rising Sun� steps 1-3.
(The following sequence is borrowed from the Gilbertese Itai Leaves family.)
2) 1s get 5N over 2 loops.
3) Insert 2s into 1 loops from below and release 1s.
4) Transfer upper 2 loops to 1s.
5) 5s get 1F over 2 loops.
6) Insert 2s into 5 loops from below and release 5s.
7) Transfer upper 2 loops to 5s.
8) �House of the Rising Sun� steps 10-13.
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Q's Net - use a longish loop
January 3, 2004
(the first 7 steps of this figure are the same as those of "M")
1) Opening A.
2) Transfer 5 loops to 1 from above.
3) Transfer 2 loops to 5 from below.
4) Transfer upper 1 loops to 2 from below.
5) Transfer 1 loops to 5 from above.
6) Transfer 2 loops to 1 from below.
7) Transfer upper 5 loops to 2 from below.
8) Repeat steps 5-7.
9) Repeat steps 2-4.
10) 1s enter 2 loops from above and 5 loops from below. They return through the 2 loops with 5N.
11) Release 2s.
12) Caroline Extension.
Q's Net Extension B: A Flock of Angels (Three Winged Diamonds)
January 24, 2004
13) Release 1s and extend the figure somewhat.
14) 1s get 5N under 2 loops, then get 2N.
15) Release 2s.
16) Caroline Extension; you may have to arrange the central figure to produce three distinct diamonds.
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Supernova - a five-loop figure
January 10, 2004
1) Opening A.
2) 3s, over 2 loop, get 1F.
3) R2 gets L2 palmar string.
4) L2 gets R2 palmar string through R2 loop from above (as in Opening A.)
5) Transfer upper 2 loop to 4s, passing 4s over 3 loop and inserting from below.
6) 1s, over all intervening strings, get 5N.
7) 5s, over all intervening strings, get 1F.
8) 234 hook their double palmar strings, letting their old loops slip off.
9) To extend better, transfer 2 loops to 1 and 4 loops to 5, inserting these fingers from the fingertip side (i.e., distally). Spread fingers widely and keep 3s hooked on the former palmar string.
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Chunk O' Cheese - a three-dimensional figure
January 20, 2004
1) Opening A.
2) 2 makes a complete rotation away from you, down through the 5 loops, back towards you, and up.
3) Transfer original 2 loops to 1s and release 5 loops from 2s.
4) Transfer upper 1 loops back to 2s.
5) 2 makes a complete rotation towards you, down through the 1 loops, away from you, and up.
6) Transfer original 2 loops to 5s and release 1 loops from 2s.
7) Transfer upper 5 loops back to 2s.
8) 1s get 2N.
9) Insert 2s into 1 loops from below and release 1s.
10) Transfer upper 2 loops to 1s.
11) 5s get 2F.
12) Insert 2s into 5 loops from below and release 5s.
13) Transfer upper 2 loops to 5s.
14) Release 2s and extend somewhat.
15) 2s enter 5 loops from above and 1 loops from below, getting 5N and 1F. To extend point 2s away from you and absorb enough slack so that two parallel right trangles form, suggesting a slice of cheese cut from a large round.
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Sine Waves - A James Murphyesque iterating figure
January 21, 2004
Note: If unfamiliar with Murphy's article in the 2000 Bulletin of ISFA you will probably not understand some of the following instructions.
1) 3-loop L-DNA.
2) 1s get 5N over 2 loops.
3) 23 enter upper 1 loop from above and pinch lower 1N between them. Twist them up and away creating an upper 2 loop.
4) Release 1s.
5) Transfer upper 2 loops to 1s.
6) Roll the entire figure.
7) Repeat steps 2-6 three more times or as desired.
8) 3-loop Inuit Out; Caroline Extension.
Variation:
On even-numbered iterations, 1s get 2N instead of 5N in step 2.
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January 25, 2004
1) Opening A.
2) Give 2 and 5 loops a full turn away from you, and 1 loops a full turn toward you.
3) 1, over 2N and under 2F, gets 5N.
4) 2 and 3 enter 1 loops from above, pinch lower 1N between them, and twist back away and up.
5) Release upper 1 loop.
6) 1s hook down their own far strings and go under 2 loops to get 5N.
7) Release 5s.
8) Transfer 1 loop to 345 from below.
9) Transfer upper 2 loop to 1s.
10) Release 2s.
11) Transfer 1 loops to 2s from above.
12) 1s go under 2 loops to get 5N, then return and get 2N.
13) Remove 5s and reinsert them into their loops.
14) Release 234.
15) Caroline Extension.
Variation: Two Fish - In Step 3, 1s go over both 2N and 2F to get 5N.
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Inuit-Gilbertese Diamonds
January 31, 2004
The Inuit portion of the figure is the opening movements of the figure Seagull:
1) Opening A.
2) Twist 2s away from you and down under the 5 loops, then come back up into 1 loops from below, hooking 1N and twisting back away from you and up to its original position.
3) Release 1s.
Now to rearrange the loops:
4) 1s, under all strings, get 5F.
5) Release 5s.
6) 1s, under upper 2N, get upper 2F.
7) Release 2s.
The Gilbertese section is a Gilbertese Extension:
8) With R3 push R2N down through R1 loop and hold it in the mouth; also bite R2F over the 1 loop.
9) Transfer mouth-loop to R1 from below, and R2 loop to R5 from below. 10) Repeat 8 and 9 with L hand.
11) 2s get the 5N strings near the center of the figure.
12) Release 1s and sharply pull up 2s at the same time.
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The Gilbertese Phoenix (a.k.a. The Overinflated Umbrella)
March 3, 2004
1) Opening A.
2) 1 enters 2 loop from below and returns with 5N. Keep 1 loops separate.
3) Release 5. You now have one 2 loop and two 1 loops.
4) Perform one iteration of the Gilbertese movement, but instead of transferring the large 2345 loop to 1, just release 234 and leave it on 5.
5) Pass 5 loop down through 2, and return, as follows: Transfer 5 loop to 2; insert 1 from below into both 2 loops; release 2 from upper loop; bring 1, with new loop, down out of 2 loop and transfer upper 1 loop to 5 (under remaining 2 loop).
6) Transfer 5 loop to 1, passing 1 over 2 loop and inserting from above.
7) Gilbertese Extension.
Variation: For a 4-diamond figure, give 1 a full twist toward you between steps 6 and 7.
Rabata-Na:
Coming soon!
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Infinity Symbol and Two Flatworms: A two-part series
March 13, 2004
1) Place loop around wrists.
2) With the opposite hand, wrap the near string of the wrist loop around each hand once.
3) R2 picks up left wrist string, then L2 enters R2 loop from above and gets right wrist string.
4) 1 enters 2 loop from above and returns with transverse far wrist string.
5) 5 enters 2 loop from above and returns with transverse near wrist string.
6) With the opposite hand, take both wrist loops off.
7) Give 1 loop a half-twist away from you by transferring 1 loop to 2 from above, then upper 2 loop to 1 from below.
8) 1, over 2 loop, gets 5N.
9) Caroline Extension: this yields "Infinity Symbol."
10) Return to position at step 8 (before extension), releasing both 2 loops.
11) Caroline Extension: you now have "Two Flatworms." You may have to arrange the center a little. The two flatworms, probably Planarians, are touching the tip of each other's head in the center.
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Compass Rose Flanked by Two Diamonds
A figure made utilizing Nauruan techniques
Commissioned to celebrate the Tar Heels' first-round NCAA victory on March 18, 2004
First make Egarawinago, minus the extension, via my reconstructed technique as follows.
1) Nauru Opening II (Opening A, 4 gets 2F, Opening A again with 3).
2) Transfer 2 loops to 1.
3) Transfer 4 loops to 2.
4) Pass 1 under 2 and 3 loops and transfer upper 1 loops to 4.
5) Pass 1 loop up through 2, and return, as follows: 1 gets 2N; 2 gets lower 1F; release 1; transfer upper 2 loops to 1.
6) Pass 5 loop down through 4, and return, as follows: Transfer 5 loops to 4; pass 1 under 2 and 3 loops and insert from below into both 4 loops; release 4 from upper loop; bring 1, with new loop, down out of 4 loop and transfer upper 1 loop to 5.
7) Release 2 and 4.
Hold the strings very loose during the following steps.
8) Transfer 3 loop to 2, inserting 2 from above.
Perform the Banaban or Eongatubabo movement as follows:
9) 1 hooks down 1F and 2N.
10) 2 enters 5 loop from above, pulling 5N and 2F towards you past 1N. It then gets 1N, pulling it away from you and straightening. Keep 1 hooked down.
11) 1 gets 5F under 2 loops and through its old loops.
12) Release 5.
13) Transfer upper 2 loop to 5, inserting 5 from above.
14) Release 2 loop.
15) Caroline Ending.
N.B.: This figure usually needs some arranging by a second party to really appreciate the four delicate "petals" of the central design, flanked by two bold diamonds.
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Sea Star
A Radially Symmetrical String Figure � la Nauru
Quentin Read
April 1, 2004
1) Nauru Opening II.
2) Give 4 loop a half-twist away from you.
3) Pass mouth away over 1N and under all other strings; bite 5F and return mouth to original position, releasing 5. There should be a half-twist that creates a small mouth-loop.
4) Insert 4 toward you into small mouth-loop and return to original position, releasing mouth.
5) Pass upper 4 loop down through lower 4 loop and onto 5 as follows: Pass 1 under 2 and 3 loops and, from below, into both 4 loops; release upper loop from 4; pass 1 back down through lower 4 loop with the former upper 4 loop; without returning 1 to original position, transfer upper 1 loop to 5; return 1 to original position.
6) Pass 1 loop up through 3 loop and onto 2 as follows. Pass 1 over 2 loop and get 3N; 2 gets lower 1F from below; release both 1 loops.
7) Pass upper 2 loop down through lower 2 loop and onto 1 as follows: Pass 1, from below, into both 2 loops; release upper loop from 2; pass 1 back down through lower 2 loop with the former upper 2 loop; return 1 to original position.
8) Release 2 and 4.
9) Transfer 3 loop to 2 from below.
10) Give 2 loop a full twist away from you.
11) Small Amwangiyo.
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Triple Fancy Diamonds with Double Frame
Invented April 2004
1) Opening A.
2) 1, through 2 loop from above, gets 5N.
3) 5, through 2 loop from below, gets lower 1F.
4) Release 2.
5) Give figure a 90-degree counterclockwise rotation in the horizontal plane as follows: Transfer R1 loops to R2; transfer L1 loops to R1; transfer L5 loops to L1; transfer R5 loops to L2.
You now have the "Cat's Eye" pattern from the ubiquitous Cat's Cradle series.
6) Insert 5 from below into 2 loop, over 2N, and from below into 1 loop, returning with 1F.
7) 5 hooks down double 2F, bringing it back through its own old loop.
8) Insert 3 into 2 loop from above near the center of the figure, under 2N, over 1N, and into 1 loop from the near side and from below. Straighten 3 away from you and up with 1N.
9) Release 1 and 2.
10) Insert 1 into 5 loop from above (distally and away from you) and return with both outer strings of the side diamond.
11) Release 2.
12) Remove 5 from its loop and reinsert from the opposite side.
13) Caroline Extension with double far thumb strings. Release 1 if desired.
To return to Cat's Eye, do as follows: Lay figure flat, releasing all fingers; insert 1 from below on either side of central diamond closer to you, and 2 from below on either side farther from you; extend.
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Seascape
Invented April 19, 2004
1) Opening A.
2) 1, through 2 loop from above, gets 5N.
3) 5, through 1 loop from above, gets lower 1F.
4) Insert 1 and 5 from below into 2 loop. Keep this loop near fingertips.
5) Release 2.
6) Insert R1 and R2 into L5 loops from above; grasp lowest transverse L5F string; remove L5 from all loops; insert L5 from below into loop held by R1 and R2; release R1 and R2.
7) Insert R1 and R2 into L1 loops from above; grasp lowest transverse L1N string; remove L1 from all loops; insert L1 from below into loop held by R1 and R2; release R1 and R2.
8) Repeat 6-7, exchanging L for R and vice versa.
9) Transfer 1 loop to 2, inserting 2 from above.
10) Pass 1 under 2 loop, insert into 5 loop from below, and return with 5N; insert 1 into 2 loop from below, and return with 2N.
11) Release 2.
12) Caroline Extension.
The resultant figure looks like two fish, hence the name Seascape.
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Feldblum off the Chizzain for Rizzle
Created by J. Feldblum
March 2004
Note: Use a somewhat short string or a doubled loop for this interesting variation on Jacob's Ladder.
1) Opening J (Japanese Opening A, with middle fingers).
2) Transfer 1 loop to 2.
3) 1, under all strings, gets 5F.
4) 1, over 2N, gets 2F.
5) Release 5.
6) 5, over 2 and 3 loops, gets lower 1F.
7) Release 1.
8) 1, over 2 and 3 loops, gets 5N.
9) Navajo 1.
10) Thumb-Triangle Ending, releasing both 3 and 5.
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