Two More UFOs

A contemporary string figure created in 1981 by Yukio Shishido of Kyoto, Japan. It resembles a string figure we featured in May ("Two UFOs") but the football-shaped cages that represent flying saucers are separated rather than fused. One transformation (Step 7) and two alternative endings (Steps 8a and 8b) are offered.

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Step-by-Step Video Clips

Written Instructions

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Step 2 - L5 hooks up R upper palmar string, rotating towards you and up as it returns.

R5 picks up the string that runs directly from R1 to L5.

Extend fully to absorb the slack.