Launching a Rocket

A contemporary action string figure created by Tama Saito of Saitama, Japan. Ms. Saito created the figure by further manipulating a traditional Japanese string figure called Hanakago ("A Flower Basket").

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Step 2 - 1 picks up transverse 2345n.

1, from below, removes 2 loop.

At this point you have a loop on 1, a loop on 2345, and a loop on 12345 (which becomes a wrist loop if allowed to slip down).