Hermit Crab - Nicolás Gajardo Henríquez

Hermit Crab - Nicolás Gajardo Henríquez, originally uploaded by Origami Weekly.

This week we have a crease pattern. Ah! But don’t stop reading just yet, for it is more than just a simple CP. My friend Nicolás Gajardo Henríquez told me he was sending his Hermit Crab CP. What I discovered when I opened the file was that it was not just the CP to his amazing Hermit Crab design, but a detailed walkthrough of how he designed it. Now YOU can follow along as Nicolás explains how he put together the CP for his asymmetrical Hermit Crab!

Thank you so much for this awesome write-up Nico!

Hermit Crab - Nicolás Gajardo

The version above was folded by Nicolás.

Golden Retriever - Andrew Hudson

Golden Retriever - Andrew Hudson, originally uploaded by Origami Weekly.

For this week we've got a model with a really unusual structure-- it's not every day you see twist-folds in a representational model!

Diagrams are here. Have fun folding!

Flying Monkey - Jared Needle

Flying Monkey - Jared Needle, originally uploaded by Origami Weekly.

It’s been a long time since I contributed an original design to Origami Weekly. And it’s been even longer since we did a crease pattern. This week we have my brand new Flying Monkey CP. I designed this monkey as part of an informal challenge between Jon Tucker, Andrew Hudson, Michael Secrist and me. I’ve been working on it for over a month, and am happy to announce it is finished!

Flying Monkey CP - Jared Needle.

The version above was folded my me. 17 cm wingspan from a 35 cm square of black double MC tissue paper.

Thanksgiving Turkey, by Andrew Hudson

Thanksgiving Turkey, by Andrew Hudson, originally uploaded by Origami Weekly.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Diagrams here.

Milk Carton - Topias Tyystjärvi

Milk Carton - Topias Tyystjärvi, originally uploaded by Origami Weekly.

Let's take a step back from all that complex stuff and return to the simple things in life, like a cup of milk. This week we have Topsu's milk carton. A nice simplish design...but I wouldn't try filling it with milk!

Milk Carton - Topsu

The version above was folded by Topias.

Approximation of a Parabola, by Andrew Hudson

Approximation of a Parabola, by Andrew Hudson, originally uploaded by Origami Weekly.

This week we've got something unusual-- a geometric model with a proof attached! This is an algorithm to produce an approximation of a parabola.

Diagrams here. For additional help, here's a youtube video showing how to extend the process a little bit.

Spinosaurus - Shuki Kato

Spinosaurus - Shuki Kato, originally uploaded by Origami Weekly.

This weekend is the Pacific Coast Origami Conference in San Francisco. Andrew and I will both be there. Since we will be having such and awesome time at the convention, I thought it would be nice to pass a little awesome onto y’all.

This is my favorite diagram of the year. Not just my favorite Origami Weekly release, but my favorite, period.

This week we present to you diagrams for Shuki Kato’s Spinosaurus.

Yes, you read that right. 130 steps.

The Spinosaurus is my favorite dinosaur, so you can imagine how thrilled I was to find these sitting in my inbox some weeks ago.

Who knew diagonal box-pleating could be so fun!

Spinosaurus - Shuki Kato

The version above was folded by me, Jared, from a 35 cm square of double MC tissue paper. It is slightly modified to have more pronounced spines, and a forward-pointing sail, as is my favorite interpretation.

Many thanks to my friend Shuki!