First: Opening A.
Second: Pass each thumb away from you over the far thumb string and both strings of the index loop, and pick up from below on the back of the thumb the near little finger string, and return the thumb to its position.
Third: Bend each middle finger down into the thumb loops, and pick up from below on the back of the middle finger the lower near thumb string, and return the middle finger to its position.
Fourth: Let the upper thumb loops slip entirely off the thumbs.
Fifth: Pass each thumb away from you, close to the palm (thus taking the twist out of the thumb loop) under all the strings, and pick up from below on the back of the thumb the far little finger string, and return the thumb to its position, drawing the string toward you between the near index string and the far thumb string, the latter slipping off the thumb during the movement.
Sixth: Release the loops from the little fingers, transfer the middle finger loops to the little fingers, and extend the figure (Fig. 862).