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Step 1Cut five lengths of yarn, each about 1 yard long. Double them and hold them down with a couple of heavy books on a table. |
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Step 2This diagram shows the starting position of the hands, palms down. |
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Step 3Numbering the loops of yarn from left to right, put the first loop on the ring finger of the left hand. |
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Step 4Continue picking up the remaining loops, ending with the fifth one on the ring finger of the right hand. |
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Step 5The index finger on the right hand is the working finger used to start braiding. |
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Step 6Take the index finger on your right hand down through the middle loop on your left hand. Pick up the outside loop on the left hand and pull it over to the right. |
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Step 7Pull your hands apart to tighten the braid. |
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Step 8"Walk" the two loops on the left hand down, leaving the index finger free. |
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Step 9Take the index finger on your left hand down through the middle loop on your right hand. Pick up the outside loop on the right and pull it over to the left, again pulling the hands apart to tighten the braid. |
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Step 10"Walk" the two loops on the right hand down to free up the index finger. |
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Step 11Continue alternating from side to side, pulling the hands apart after each step to tighten the braid. To work a long length of this braid, enlist the aid of a helper to pull the yarns apart to tighten the braid as you are working. |
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