14 Diamonds Doubly-Framed

A contemporary string figure created by Kazuo Kamiya of Saitama, Japan

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 Step 5 - L1, under all strings, picks up triple L5f and triple L5n, then L1, from below, enters the L2 loop; L1 hooks up L2f by rotating away from you over this string, then down, toward you, and up (the L5f and L5n strings slip off in the process).

R1 picks up L1n (in other words, L1 shares its loop with R1).

See-saw the hands to evenly distribute the string.