NIPPONIA No. 41 June 15, 2007
Special Feature
Origami
Level of difficulty: (Intermediate)
Small basket
Use a large thick piece of paper for this one. It makes a good container for things like snacks or a girl's accessories. Or you could put a small present in it to give someone.
(This origami creation used to be called tsunoko-baco.)
Diagram consultant : ORIGAMI HOUSE
Fold diagonally to make a triangle.
Fold in half to make a smaller triangle.
Open up the upper triangle, place one finger in the inside corner, then bring the right corner up to the top corner, removing your finger. Crease to make a square.
Turn over.
Swing the big triangle over, and fold on the vertical crease.
Open up the big triangle, then bring the right corner up to the top corner, as in Step 3. Crease.
Fold in the upper left and right sides (upper sheets only) to the vertical center.
Push open one of the triangles you have just made, placing one finger in the inside corner, then make squash folds to make a symmetric kite-shaped figure. Repeat for the other triangle.
Turn over. Repeat Steps 7 and 8.
Open the two sides, hiding the folds you have made. Crease flat.
Repeat Step 7.
Turn over. Repeat Step 7 again.
Fold down the narrow tip (upper one only) and crease. Turn over and do the same again.
Open both sides, hiding the folds you just made.
Repeat Step 13 for each narrow tip.
Open up the basket with your fingers in the four corners (see arrows), and make the basket bottom flat.
Your finished basket.
