A Giraffe Eating Grass

A contemporary string figure created by Kazuo Kamiya of Saitama, Japan. It's a clever variation of "Two Brown Bears", an Inuit figure collected by Diamond Jenness.

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Step-by-Step Video Clips

Written Instructions (String Length: 1 span)

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Step 1 - Place loop on 1 and 5; R2 picks up L palmar string; L2, through R2 loop from above, picks up R palmar string; extend.

You have Opening A.