Cave Entrance

- by Kabutroid Cave Entrance string figure on a blanket

1. Opening A

2. Thumbs go under all strings and scoop up near little-finger strings

3. Ring fingers go over index strings and scoop up far thumb strings

4. Release thumbs

5. Thumbs go over near-index strings and under all others, finally scooping up far little-finger strings on back of thumbs and returning to position

6. Release little fingers

7. Thumbs go over index strings and under ring-finger strings, finally scooping up far ring-finger strings on back of thumbs and returning to position

8. Release ring-finger strings

9. Index fingers go over lower-far thumb string and under upper-far thumb string. Index fingers then scoop up upper-far thumb strings.

10. Navajo thumb strings

11. Hook thumbs over the strings just navajoed and extend, hands facing away from you. The strings that were previously on backs of thumbs should slide off, completing the figure.

A string figure for Cave Entrance, in peach string, removed from the hands and laid out on a beige bed, the string being stiff enough to keep its shape.


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