Images up to megapixels allow for fine printing at the largest sizes. Give a fine print as a gift that could hang around for a hundred years or more. Cat's Cradle. String Figures The Wikipedia article. Arctic String Figure Project Lots of figures here with great illustrations. String Figures, Mathematics, Origin Some original figures. The Rainy Day by Henry W. Longfellow 2. Fire and Ice by Robert Frost 3. The Purple Cow by Gelett Burgess 5. If by Rudyard Kipling 6. To See a World by William Blake 7.
Ten Little Limericks 8. First Fig by Edna St. Vincent Millay 9. Alone by Edgar Allan Poe I'm nobody! Who are you? Emily Dickinson. With the right thumb and index pick up the left far thumb string close to the left thumb, and, drawing it away from you, pass it between the left ring and little fingers, and release it.
With the left thumb and index pick up the right near little finger string close to the right little finger, and, drawing it toward you, pass it between the right index and thumb, and release it. With the left thumb and index pick up the right far thumb string close to the right thumb, and, drawing it away from you, pass it between the right ring and little fingers, and release it.
You now have a loop on each wrist, and two strings crossing each palm in the First Position. Keeping all the loops in position on both hands, with the left hand grasp tightly on all the strings where they cross in the centre of the figure, and pass this collection of strings from left to right between the right thumb and index, that is, from the palmar side to the back of the hand, and let them lie on the back of the hand midway between the thumb and index finger.
Then with the left thumb and index take hold of the two loops already on the right thumb, and, without pulling them out, draw them over the tip of the right thumb. Now still holding the loops, let the collection of strings lying low down between the right index and thumb, slip over the right thumb to the palmar side. The right thumb is now entirely free. Without untwisting the two original right thumb loops, which you are still holding with the left thumb and index, replace these loops on the right thumb exactly as they were before the collected strings were placed between the right index and thumb.
Separate the hands, and draw the strings tight. Now repeat exactly the same movement on the left hand as follows: Keeping all the loops in position on both hands, with the right hand grasp tightly all the strings where they cross in the centre of the figure, and pass this collections of strings from left to right between the left index and thumb, that is, from the palm side to the back of the hand, and let them lie on the back of the hand midway between the index and thumb; then with the right thumb and index take hold of the two loops already on the left hand thumb and, without pulling them out, draw them over the tip of the left thumb.
Now, still holding these loops, let the collection of strings lying low down between the left index and thumb, slip over the left thumb to the palm side. The left thumb is now entirely free. Without untwisting the two original left thumb loops, which you are still holding with the right thumb and index, replace these loops on the left thumb exactly as they were before the collected strings were placed between the left index and thumb. You now have a loop on each wrist, two twisted loops on each thumb, and two twisted loops on each little finger.
With the right thumb and index lift the left wrist loop from the back of the left wrist loop from the back of the left wrist up over the tips of all the left fingers, and let it fall on the palm side.
With the left thumb and index lift the right wrist loop from the back of the right wrist up over the tips of all the right fingers, and let it fall on the palm side. Retaining the loops on the thumbs and little fingers, rub the palms of the together; then separate the hands, and draw the figure tight. This is a beautiful figure, and not at all difficult. Moreover it retains its shape n matter how tight you may pull it.
Pass each thumb away from you over the far thumb string and both index strings, and pick up from below, on the back of the thumb, the near little finger string Fig. Bend each middle finger down toward you over the index strings, and take up from below, on the back of the finger, the far thumb string and return the middle finger to its original position.
Release the loops from the thumbs. You now have a loop on each index, a loop on each middle finger, and a loop on each little finger. Do the same with your opposite hand, making sure to only grab the section in front. Simultaneously, the first player who is originally holding the string will gently slide their hands out of the string. The Candle pattern has many names, such as tractor, chopsticks or mirrors.
It is recognisable by the internal pattern of parallel lines. As your partner removes their hands, pull the string taut and spread your thumb and forefinger to form the Candle pattern. The final shape is the Manger. From the Candle pattern, use your last finger on your right hand to grab the inner string near your left side and pull it towards the right, making a triangle.
Repeat with your left last finger. Next, take both your index finger and thumbs at the same time and put them down into the triangle made by your last finger strings.
Move your fingers under the outer strings and up through the centre. Open your thumb and index, while your partner releases all the strings again. Do not release the strings on your last finger during this step. Begin the cycle again by reaching in from the top to grab the Xs. The entire sequence of movements can be repeated indefinitely. Just keep grabbing the Xs and bringing them out around and under the outer strings.
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