The Pleiades

Collected by Chang Whan from the Karajá Indians of Brazil. The Pleiades or "Seven Sisters" is an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus. Nearly all ancient cultures had a unique name for it and an associated body of folklore. In Japan it was known as Subaru. Today the cluster appears in the automaker's corporate logo.

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Step 3 - 3, from below, enters the upper 2 loop; 2 and 3 trap 1n (a transverse string) and draw it through the upper 2 loop, which slips off as 2 and 3 rotate away and up, thus placing the trapped string on the back of 2.

Release 1 loop and extend.