Have you tried making this basket and found that the handles get in the way? Then you should try the following version which opens up the basket much wider. It’s based on an origami creation by Kazukuni Endo [遠藤和邦]:
1. Get a piece of square.
2. Fold a triangle diagonally and half it. Unfold.
3. Bring 2 triangles to the centre.
4. Fold in half, as shown.
5. From the pointed end C, fold a triangle inwards, as shown. It shouldn’t align with the centre crease.
6. Repeat step 5 on the opposite side.
7. Turn over. Repeat steps 5-6 and ensure that the top + bottom triangles are aligned at where the arrows are pointing.
8. Open up. Use a ruler to get that white dotted line.
9. Fold in a triangle under the white dotted line.
10. Bring fold #1 to the blue dotted line. Crease well. Unfold.
11. Repeat step 10 for fold #2-4. As shown, newly added dotted lines represent the new creases formed. At this point, you might want to use different coloured pens to mark every crease line.
12. Make 2 vertical creases indicated by the arrows.
13. Turn over. Make creases from the underside more prominent on this current side.
14. Then turn over. Identify line D.
15. Crease it.
16. Then bring the fold along D inwards, as shown.
17. Repeat steps 14-16 on 3 other sides. You’ll end up with a base. The 2 peaks are named A and B.
18. Spread open the triangles of A and B, then make 3 tiny folds forward.
19. Bring B over to A.
20. Hook B’s fold onto A’s.
21. Fold back the triangles beginning with B first.
22. Followed by A to complete the locking.
23. You will end up with this basket. To make wider, bring the bottom part of the handle up to where the dotted line is.
