This origami cat is truly unique, sitting gracefully with its tail playfully bent and its head cocked, and looks full of spirit and energy. On the “About” page of our website, you can see that we have used this adorable cat to represent each member of our team.
If you are new to origami, start here from our beginner guide to know the basics and how to read the step-by-step instructions.
- Folding time: 15 minutes
- Paper: 15×7.5 cm
- Difficulty: Middle
Material
Prepare a piece of 15×7.5 cm origami paper, with different colors on each side, to create a 3.75×6.6 cm origami cute cat. Any other papers with a ratio of 2:1 are workable and try to use different colors of paper to make colorful cats.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Take out a piece of 15×15cm origami square paper, then fold it in half vertically, leaving a crease, unfold it, and cut it along this crease to get two rectangles.
Step 2
Take out one of the rectangles, place it with the desired side face down, and fold it in half vertically from left to right.
Step 3
Fold the top left point down diagonally along the black dotted line, crease it well, and unfold it.
Step 4
Expand the paper completely.
Step 5
Fold the top two points diagonally along the black dotted lines, leaving two creases, and unfold them.
Step 6
Fold down the top edge along the black dotted line, and unfold it.
Step 7
Fold the left and right edges to align with the middle vertical crease, and unfold them.
Step 8
Mountain fold the creases indicated by the red dotted lines, valley fold the creases indicated by the black dotted lines [picture 1]. Valley fold the creases indicated by the black dotted lines to sharpen the top left and right corners [picture 2].
Push the left, right, and top sides toward the center along the existing creases and folds [picture 3], and valley fold the top part [picture 4]. Finally, rotate the paper 90 degrees from left to right.
Step 9
Fold the left edge of the topmost layer along the vertical black dotted line to the right, and fold the top section of this edge to the right along the black diagonal dotted line as well [pictures 1 and 2].
Fold down the top point and flip the paper from left to right [pictures 3 and 4].
Similarly, fold the right edge of the topmost layer along the vertical black dotted line to the left, and fold the top section of this edge to the left along the black diagonal dotted line as well [pictures 5 and 6].
Finally, fold down the top point [pictures 7 and 8].
Step 10
Rotate the paper 90 degrees counterclockwise first, then rotate it 90 degrees from left to right, and expand the front part.
Step 11
Fold the bottom right point along the black dotted line, making the right edge align with the top edge, then fold it back to its original direction along the crease indicated by the black dotted line.
In the same manner, fold up the bottom left point along the black dotted line to make the left edge and top edge align, then fold it back to its original direction along the crease indicated by the black dotted line.
Step 12
Gently bring up the top layer, then fold the bottom edge of this layer backward along the black dotted line.
Step 13
Flip the paper over from left to right, the make two mountain folds, as the two red dotted lines show.
Step 14
Rotate the paper 90 degrees from left to right, then fold up the bottom section, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 15
Rotate the paper 90 degrees from left to right, then expand the bottom part and fold up the bottom edge along the crease you just made, crease it well and unfold it, and finally, rotate it 180 degrees from left to right.
Step 16
Push the left and right sides of the top part toward the center and make two valley folds, as the black dotted lines show in the first picture.
Next, make a mountain fold as the red dotted line shows, and fold the bottom section backward [picture 2].
Finally, close the opening and flatten the fold.
Step 17
Rotate the paper 90 degrees from front to back, then bend the tail part to create an “S” shape, giving this cute cat a more natural and adorable form. Finally, rotate it 90 degrees from back to front.
Step 18
Shape it as the following pictures show, pinch the section below the head, and slightly expand the bottom section from the back.
If you are a cat lover, then don’t forget our Origami Cat, Easy Origami Cat Face, and many other origami with cat elements, feel free to search on our website.
What’s Next
Now you must have finished this little cute origami cat, next, you can explore our other origami animal instructions. Happy folding!
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