Knee catch dive between

From Silkworms

knee catch dive between:

(crochet drop)

(needs photos)

from double crochet, throw the tails over your shoulders, reach up to the poles above your knees, and pull yourself up until your body is horizontal; if you drive your legs forward while pulling on the poles you can slide forward on the fabric enough to balance in a back balance here, letting go of the poles for a moment.

then reach behind one pole to grab the other, and reach in front of the other pole to grab the first; so that when you then pull with your arms, the two poles cross in front of you. drive your legs up and rotate your body 180 degrees around a horizontal axis in the plane of this cross, so that now you are lying horizontally with your belly pointing towards the ground, supported by the cross you just made. let go of the poles and balance here for a moment.

the tails will have fallen off your shoulders. flag each arm through a tail and, when you're ready, bend your knees strongly and lean forward. you will fall and catch yourself by the crook of your knees on the crossed fabrics. the flagged arms are your safety. as soon as you straighten your legs, the crossed fabrics under them will uncross and you will be in an upside-down double crucifix.

uses/builds on: double crucifix, double crochet

keywords: drop

links: here is a youtube video of this drop