How to Spell the Fight

Following a thread, from string figures though algorithms.

Finger Strings: A Book of Cat's Cradles and String Figures
By Michael Taylor
This book is designed especially to require minimal page-turning while making string shapes. Ringbound to lie flat. Includes two brightly colored strings to get you started.
Camilla Gryski's Cat's Cradle: A Book of String Games
By Camilla Gryski
Camilla Gryski's Cat's Cradle: A Book of String Games
Pull the Other One
By Michael Taylor
Pull the Other One
String Figures and How to Make Them
By Caroline Jayne
Fullest, clearest instruction on string figures from around the world: Eskimo, Navajo, Lapp, European, more. Cat's cradle, moving spear, lightning, stars. 950 illustrations.
Cat's Cradle, Owl's Eyes: A Book of String Games
By Camilla Gryski
Play 40 terrific games with only one piece of string!
String Games: 16 New Ways to Have Fun with String
By Michelle Jackson, Kel Watkins
String Games: 16 New Ways to Have Fun with String
Fun with String Figures
By Walter William Rouse Ball
Discusses the history of string figures and gives directions for making cat's cradle, the ebbing tide, and many other designs.