1 IO (Index Opening)
2 rT mo rbnFS pu rbfFS
3 lF mu ltnFS pu ltfFS
4 rMRL pu rtfFS:lMRL pu lbfFS:RL gr-pt-de tnFS
5 M mt-mo-gr bnFS pu tnFS, re RL:RL gr nMS:re T
for One Cloud (adding temporary tw on F may help)
6 T pu bDS gr-de tDS:re MRL:MRL mt-th-gr TN (re T)
7 M pu 2DCS mu tfFS gr-pt-de tfFS pu FS to RLS, re RL:RL gr nMS:re T
8 T pu SS above DS, CS (bnFS--hunt for it):F pu nTS:re T for two storm clouds
9 T pu bDS gr-de CS:re MRL:MRL mt-th-gr TN (re T)
10 M pu DS+CS mu tfFS gr-pt-de tfFS pu FS to RLS, re RL:RL gr nMS:re T
11 T pu SS above DS, CS:tr to F as in step 8 for three storm clouds
12 repeat step 6 and 7:re tFS:do step 8 for four storm clouds (arrange with T)
13 repeat step 9 and 10:re tFS:do step 11 for five storm clouds (arr.)
14 repeat step 12 for six storm clouds (arr.)
15 repeat step 13 for seven storm clouds (arr.)

(4) With your right middle, ring, and little fingers pick up the right, top, far forefinger string. With your left middle, ring, and little fingers pick up the left, bottom, far forefinger string.

The ring and little fingers of each hand then grab the top, near forefinger string, pulling it down and behind the bottom, near forefinger strings.

(5) Middle fingers move towards you and grab the bottom near forefinger string, then pull it away from you over the top near forefinger string, so that....

...the middle fingers can pick up the top near forefinger strings. Release the ring and little fingers, then with the ring and little fingers grab the near middle finger strings and release the thumbs to form...

...the first storm cloud. If you are using a long #12 string, which you will if you want to form four or more clouds, this first cloud won't turn out well, so instead of releasing your thumbs, merely loosen the thumb strings to display the first cloud, then release the thumbs and continue. Or you can temporarily put another twist onto the forefingers to make it come out.

(6) Thumbs pick up the bottom (lower) diagonal strings, the grab and depress the top (upper) diagonal strings.

Release the middle, ring, and little fingers, then...

...with the middle, ring, and little fingers move towards you, under and through, and grab the thumb nooses, releasing the thumbs as you do.

(7) Middle fingers pick up the two diagonal center strings, then moves under the top, far forefinger strings and grabs them,...

...pulling them down and picking up the string going from the forefingers to the ring/little fingers. Release the ring and little fingers as shown, then...

....put the ring and little fingers into the middle finger loop.

(8) Thumbs now pick up the string above the lower diagonal and the center string that goes straight across from forefinger to forefinger. This string is a continuation of the bottom near forefinger strings and may be hard to find. Hunt for it with your thumbs, then, when you find it, lift up on it and pick up the near thumb string with your forefingers, releasing the thumbs, and so transferring the string to the forefingers to form two storm clouds.

(9) In a manner similar to step 6, the thumbs pick up the bottom diagonal strings, then grab and depress the center strings. Release the middle, ring, and little fingers, then with these fingers move towards you and grab the thumb nooses, releasing the thumbs as you do so.

(10) Much the same as you did in step 7, use your middle fingers to pick up the diagonal and center strings, then move away from you, under the top far forefinger strings and grab them, pulling them down and picking up the string going from the forefingers to the ring/little fingers. Release the ring and little fingers, then put the ring and little fingers into the middle finger loop.

(11) Continuing as in step 8, thumbs now pick up the string (above the lower diagonal and the center string) that goes straight across from forefinger to forefinger. This string is a continuation of the bottom near forefinger strings and may be hard to find. Hunt for it with your thumbs, then, when you find it, lift up on it and then transfer it to the forefingers to form three storm clouds.

(12) Repeat step 6 and 7, then release the top twist of string on the forefingers and do step 8 to make four storm clouds. You may need to use your thumbs to arrange the center clouds to make them larger, so all are of similar size.

(13) Repeat step 9 and 10, then release the top forefinger string. Do step 11 to make five storm clouds. Again, arrange figure.

(14) Repeat step 12 to make six storm clouds, and arrange. You may find you need an extra long string. (15) Repeat step 13 for seven storm clouds....

This figure resembles the pictographs used to represent storm clouds. The same symbol is also used in Navaho blankets.