cat’s cradle
noun /ˌkæts ˈkreɪdl/
  /ˌkæts ˈkreɪdl/
 - [uncountable] a game in which you wrap string around the fingers of both hands to make different patternsTopics Games and toysc2 enlarge image enlarge image
- [countable] a pattern made with string in a game of cat’s cradle- (figurative) He sat on his heels, weaving an intricate cat’s cradle of thread for the ship’s rigging.
 
