How I Lost My Virginity with Origami Patterns The photo shows a crane, my first successful completed project following an origami pattern. I read that children make cranes by the score, so I figured it must be a good place to start. Why is my crane orange? Because we bought a pack of assorted colors and don't want that color of paper for anything else.
Here are the crane directions I followed. They show photos of the paper after completing each of the many steps.
There was only one step that slowed me down awhile. I took photos of my progress all along the way, but now that I look at them days later, I forget which one stymied me for a couple minutes.
How about another set of directions? The second crane directions have photos of hands shaping the paper in each step. I was shocked to see Aidan Dysart's crane was also orange. Maybe a step that confuses you in the first set is clear in the second set.
Three's a charm, right? Just in case you're still confused, here's a third set of directions that makes everything crystal clear. You'll be familiar with his calling a fold line g-h or a-b if you've ever had a geometry class. The diagrams are excellent and he offers a printable version.
Someone here said to make five more cranes after the first one and you'd have the know-how in your brain cells. I only ever made the one and I admit I felt the need to repeat it. Didn't do it yet. Excuse me while I get busy trying these other two origami patterns for cranes. I'll use something besides orange.
