Completing Row 5

The next stage is to complete row 5 (as labelled in the diagram below).  Note that this row will dictate the colours that appear in each column, thus now is your opportunity to influence the colour order.  The aim of this stage is to place one bead of each colour throughout row 5.  You will find that the move detailed does not affect the top two rows (labelled 1 and 2 on the diagram), the beads directly above the pegs in row 5 and a couple of outer pieces (the cells marked with a 'X' are affected).

R LL LL D The important thing to note is the bead in row 4, column D is moved into row 5 column B, that bead is moved to row 5 column E and the bead is moved off row 5 (actually to row 4 column C). You will probably find that you'll need to repeat this short sequence several times to achieve the desired result.  Note, also that a bead from row 3 is moved down to row 4, this may be useful if you are lacking any beads of the desired colour on row 4. For further help in understanding the diagram refer to the 'Interpreting the Diagrams' page. Having arranged row 5 so that it contains one bead of each colour, move on to the Next Page, 'Completing Row 2'.

Note for advanced users

The lower barrel section can be rotated to the right, instead of the left, to perform a mirror image of the move (i.e. beads from column C will drop down a row into column E, with those beads shifting to column B of the same row).

Actually, this short sequence performs a rotation on two groups of 5 beads as follows:

D3 -> B4 -> E4 -> C3 -> A3 -> D3
D4 -> B5 -> E5 -> C4 -> A4 -> D4

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