When could you manage a figure 8/infinity?

[Periwinkle]

It seems like most people, especially thickies, can't get their hair to hold in a figure 8 until it's about waist or longer, but mine held when my hair was above BSL and I have a 5.5" pony circumference, so I don't have thin hair!

So - when could you manage a figure 8 or an infinity?

Oddly enough, even though I have about an inch to spare when I make figure 8s, I can't do an infinity at all. Is it normal to have a difference between the two?

[Miss Murphy]

I'm a bit below BSL, and I can't manage a figure 8 to save my life. Or a plain cinnamon bun. Or an orchid bun...

[AJoifulNoise]

At about 4.5-5" and 28-29" long. But, here's the thing: I could do it for a month and then I couldn't do it. Then I could do it again for a while.... Then not again. For me, it was a style that only worked at certain lengths.

[Eboshi]

My hair circumference is about 3.5" in diameter and I was able to do a passable figure-8 at mid-back length. Oddly enough, I couldn't do an infinity well until about hip-length. That was probably more due to lack of coordination than anything else.

[FrannyG]

My circumference is 2.75 inches and I can do an infinity or a figure 8 at about 23 inches or so.

ETA: For some reason, I could make my infinity look good before I could get the figure 8 to look good. I think it's all about the fingering, because in theory there's no reason why if you can do one, you can't do the other. All I can say is try different placement areas and just practise.

[1nuitblanche]

My circumference is about 3.5" and I could do an infinity and a figure 8 both at BSL (so, around 26"). I never tried before then though, and I have a lot of shorter layers that... make these updos a little more... interesting, but also that make my taper exaggerated in the length, so it's like most of my circumference is thinner than that.

[happymommy]

I still can't at 3 inch circumference and 26.25 inches length. Le sigh.

[midnighttrain]

I can do an infinity now, but it's my first time trying. Haven't tried a figure 8 yet. ~4.25" circumference 36" length.

[Yeesha]

I can't do it at the moment (but hoping for the future - I really like the Infinity...^^).
Circumference: ~4.7" (12 cm)
Length: ~28" (72 cm).

But I think this is because my ends arr thin in comparison to the rest of my hair, therefore the second loop looks ... creepy...^^.
With thicker ends I might be able to do it.

[Eden Iris]

A figure eight was one of the first styles I was able to do with hair around 21-22" . I've only recently been able to get an infinity to work (I think I'm around 26 or 27" now).