Note that this figure is an upside down Cup and Saucer and can be made the same way by reversing references to thumb and little finger in the instructions for making Cup and Saucer . Release thumb strings. Thumbs then move over the forefinger strings and pick up the near little finger strings. Release the strings on the little fingers. Thumbs next pick up the near forefinger strings.
Forefingers pick up the far little finger string.
Cover your mouth with your forearm and give the mouth a voice. This figure is also called Crab's Mouth , but the Hawaiians think it looks more like the twitching posterior of a pig. Little fingers then move over all strings and pick up the near thumb strings on the tips of the little fingers to keep it separate from the original string. Grab the near hand string close to the thumb with the opposite hand and twist it around the hand, then do the same for the other hand. There is now a palm string and two dorsal strings across the back of your hands.