A Crab

You have to make A Well to make A Crab.
   (Fence Around a Well is another variation of A Well.)

A Well

widely distributed in the Pacific

1. Do Opening A.

2. Index fingers move into the little-finger loop from above and rotate 360-degrees with near little-finger strings and index-finger loops.
   During this, release little fingers.

 

3. Middle, ring and little fingers move into both index-finger loops from above and pull down far index-finger strings.

4. Middle fingers move into the thumb loop from below and hold it. Release thumbs.

 

5. Thumbs move into the loop hooked on middle fingers and pick up lower near index-finger strings. Release the middle-finger loop.



   A Well

References: j1, j4, e1, e3, w1, w3, w4

A Crab

from Papua New Guinea, in South Pacific

1. Make A Well. Little fingers move into thumb loops from below and remove them. Keep little fingers bent.

 

2. Thumbs move into little-finger loops from below (from the near side) and pick up both strings running between index and little fingers.

 

3. Release little fingers. Little fingers move into both thumb loops from below and remove them. Keep little fingers bent.

 

4. Thumbs pick up the upper near index-finger strings.Release index fingers.
  Index fingers pick up near thumb strings. Release thumbs.

 

5. Thumbs move into the horizontal loops from below (little-finger side) and pick up the near strings.

 

6. Exchange thumb loops as shown below.

  

7. Give a 180-degree twist toward you to thumb loops.
   (Temporarily hold far thumb strings with index and middle fingers, then release thumbs and insert thumbs into the loops from above.)

 

8. Thumbs pick up near index-finger strings. Navajo thumbs.

 

9. Release index fingers. Index fingers move into thumb loops from below and remove them.



10. Hold the two strings crossing at the center and make an opening. Insert both thumbs into it from below.

   

11. Thumbs pick up near index-finger strings.



12. Navajo lower two thumb loops.



13. Release index fingers. Index fingers move into thumb loops from below and remove them.

  A Crab

References: j4, e1, w1, w4
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