How Do You Make Cats Cradle With String?
• Cut a length of string; about 58 inches works well, but it can vary. Tie the ends of the string together using a square knot, and clip off the ends, or you can get a kit at the store. • Slip it over your hands (see below). • Wind the string round your hands, not including the thumb. Hold your hand with your palm facing towards you. Take the far string and loop it around the wrist once, moving towards you. Do this on both hands. • Move your right middle finger left, and pick up the left palm string. Move the right middle finger back to its original position. • Move your left middle finger right, through the right middle finger noose, and pull back the right palm string. This is known as the Cradle. • Have a partner pinch the two X’s, one in each hand. • Have the partner push the X’s down outside the side strings then up into the open center. • Drop the strings, while your partner pulls their hands apart to make the Soldier’s Bed. • Perform the same process. Pinch the two X’s, one in e
