How to fold a paper Sonobe Unit

This craft is a sonobe unit. Sonobe units can be used to make all sorts of cool origami!

For this craft, you will need a piece of square paper and a flat/hard surface.

Step 1:

Fold the paper in half

Fold the halves of the paper in half, so the paper is divided into fourths.

Step 2:

Fold the upper right-hand corner down as shown, then do the same to the lower left-hand corner.

Step 3:

Fold the fourths down toward the middle

Step 4:

Then, fold the lower right-hand corner up toward the upper right hand, as shown

Next, tuck the area you just folded underneath the upper right-hand corner

Do the same to the other side…

Step 5:

Fold the sonobe unit in half, keeping the folds on the outside

Then, fold the points in, along the fold you just made

Good job! You’ve finished it! See our other tutorials for how to make the shapes at the top!