Solo Cat's Cradle:

Shorthand instructions to do "Cats Cradle" all by yourself (up to cat's eye:

1 OA with M: cradle
2 turn P toward you
3 FMRL mu nTS ls
4 HN below MN and LN
5 turn P away from you
6 FMRL mu FLS throw LN over hands
7 T pu nMS
8 re MN
9 RM mu FRS
10 LRM mu FHS: solider's bed
11 l H re all N
12 l T up pu r TN
13 l F up pu r FN: candles
14 L pu fTS
15 re TN
16 T de nFSS pu n LS
17 re LN
18 F mo nF ht
19 F re N
20 F pu fTSS: diamonds
21 L pu f F XS
22 L pu f TS
23 re TN: cat's eye

I'm sure I made mistakes, but it made sense to me and my kids.