Penelope in Cursive

Start with the capital P: a tall downstroke, then a bowl drawn from the top that closes at the midline. The P does not join: lift the pen after it and start the e with its own entry stroke. The e is a small loop drawn from the baseline up through the midline and back down; it runs from the baseline straight into the n. The n is two humps drawn from the baseline; it runs from the baseline straight into the e. The e is written as before; it runs from the baseline straight into the l. The l is a tall loop that returns to the baseline; it runs from the baseline straight into the o. The o is an oval closed at the top with a short exit stroke at the midline; it hands over to the p with a short bridge at the midline, so the p starts high instead of from the line. The p is a short upstroke, a downstroke below the baseline, then a bowl drawn back up that closes on the baseline; it runs from the baseline straight into the e. The e is written as before, and its exit stroke finishes the word.

Nothing is added after the word: there is no i, j, t or x to dot or cross. A common slip in Penelope is stopping p at the baseline instead of below it, which turns it into a small n.