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Two-Sheet Origami Cat

Fold a smaller head and a separate kite-base body, then place them together to make a complete flat cat with a raised tail. This guide uses the source’s simple flat option.

Preparation + 24 numbered steps

Materials

6-inch body square + 4.5-inch head square · 6 × 6 inches

Two thin squares: 6 × 6 inches (15.24 cm) for the body and 4.5 × 4.5 inches (11.43 cm) for the head. Ruler and pencil for shaping marks; optional pen for eyes and whiskers. No cuts or glue for this flat arrangement.

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Two-Sheet Origami Cat: A complete flat cat with pointed ears, folded muzzle, body and raised tail
A complete flat cat with pointed ears, folded muzzle, body and raised tail

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Preparation

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Blue and gold track the original left and right halves of each separate sheet. Darker shades show the reverse. Orange highlights moving paper. Head-only and body-only diagrams are focus views; the set-aside sheet is preserved.

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Compare your paper with each diagram after completing the action. Blue and gold track the original left and right halves of each separate sheet. Darker shades show the reverse. Orange highlights moving paper. Head-only and body-only diagrams are focus views; the set-aside sheet is preserved.

  1. 0. Prepare the two squares
  2. 1. Head: crease the vertical center
  3. 2. Head: open the first crease
  4. 3. Head: crease horizontally
  5. 4. Head: open the cross creases
  6. 5. Head: lower the top point
  7. 6. Head: fold down the upper half
  8. 7. Head: lower the right corner
  9. 8. Head: lower the left corner
  10. 9. Head: flatten the forehead
  11. 10. Head: lift the right ear
  12. 11. Head: lift the left ear
  13. 12. Head: turn to the face
  14. 13. Head: raise the chin
  15. 14. Head: lower the nose tip
  16. 15. Body: take the larger square
  17. 16. Body: crease horizontally
  18. 17. Body: reopen the diamond
  19. 18. Body: fold the upper edge in
  20. 19. Body: fold the lower edge in
  21. 20. Body: close the kite
  22. 21. Body: raise the tail
  23. 22. Level the body
  24. 23. Place the head over the neck
  25. 24. Finish the full cat
  1. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldPrepare the two squares

    PREPARATION · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Prepare the two squares

    Use a 4.5-inch square for the head and a separate 6-inch square for the body. Place both light side up. The next diagrams focus on the smaller head sheet; keep the body sheet aside.

    Layers: Two separate uncut squares.

    Check: The head sheet has three quarters of the body sheet’s side length.

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  2. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldHead: crease the vertical center

    STEP 1 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Head: crease the vertical center

    Bring the right point of the smaller diamond to its left point.

    Layers: Move the whole right half of the head sheet.

    Check: The side points meet.

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  3. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldHead: open the first crease

    STEP 2 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Head: open the first crease

    Unfold completely.

    Layers: Return the same half.

    Check: The head sheet is flat again.

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  4. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldHead: crease horizontally

    STEP 3 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Head: crease horizontally

    Bring its top point down to the bottom point.

    Layers: Move the complete upper half.

    Check: The top and bottom points meet.

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  5. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldHead: open the cross creases

    STEP 4 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Head: open the cross creases

    Unfold completely.

    Layers: Return the same half.

    Check: Two creases meet at the head-sheet center.

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  6. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldHead: lower the top point

    STEP 5 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Head: lower the top point

    Bring the top point to the center crossing.

    Layers: Move the top corner only.

    Check: A flat upper edge replaces the top point.

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  7. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldHead: fold down the upper half

    STEP 6 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Head: fold down the upper half

    Fold the entire upper section down along the horizontal center crease.

    Layers: Carry the first top flap along with the upper half.

    Check: A broad triangle has a layered band across its top.

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  8. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldHead: lower the right corner

    STEP 7 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Head: lower the right corner

    Bring the right point down to the bottom point.

    Layers: Carry both layers of the right corner, including the band.

    Check: The old top edge lies along the center.

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  9. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldHead: lower the left corner

    STEP 8 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Head: lower the left corner

    Bring the left point to the same bottom point.

    Layers: Carry the complete left packet.

    Check: A small diamond has two loose corner packets below.

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  10. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldHead: flatten the forehead

    STEP 9 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Head: flatten the forehead

    Fold the small top point down along a horizontal line 0.25 inches below it. Do this before lifting the ears.

    Layers: Move the complete small upper corner.

    Check: The forehead has a short level edge.

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  11. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldHead: lift the right ear

    STEP 10 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Head: lift the right ear

    Mark the center line 0.80 inches below the original top of the small diamond. Fold the right loose packet up along the line from this mark to the diamond’s right corner.

    Layers: Move only the complete right corner packet.

    Check: A pointed ear rises above the forehead.

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  12. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldHead: lift the left ear

    STEP 11 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Head: lift the left ear

    Use the same center mark and the left corner to mirror the ear fold.

    Layers: Move only the complete left corner packet.

    Check: The two pointed ears match.

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  13. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldHead: turn to the face

    STEP 12 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Head: turn to the face

    Turn the entire smaller packet over from side to side.

    Layers: Turn every head layer together.

    Check: The ear return folds are behind the face.

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  14. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldHead: raise the chin

    STEP 13 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Head: raise the chin

    On the face, fold the bottom point up along a horizontal line 2.39 inches below the original top of the small diamond.

    Layers: Move the front lower triangle; keep the rear band still.

    Check: A light muzzle rises above a level chin.

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  15. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldHead: lower the nose tip

    STEP 14 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Head: lower the nose tip

    Fold the raised muzzle tip down along a horizontal line 1.91 inches below the original top of the small diamond.

    Layers: Move only the raised muzzle tip.

    Check: A small folded nose lies on the muzzle. Set the finished head aside.

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  16. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldBody: take the larger square

    STEP 15 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Body: take the larger square

    Now use the separate 6-inch square, light side up, with a point to the right. The completed head is set aside, not unfolded.

    Layers: Only the body sheet is shown in the next folding diagrams.

    Check: The larger square starts completely flat.

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  17. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldBody: crease horizontally

    STEP 16 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Body: crease horizontally

    Bring the top point down to the bottom point.

    Layers: Move the complete upper half of the body sheet.

    Check: The left and right corners stay fixed.

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  18. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldBody: reopen the diamond

    STEP 17 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Body: reopen the diamond

    Unfold completely.

    Layers: Return the same upper half.

    Check: A horizontal center crease remains.

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  19. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldBody: fold the upper edge in

    STEP 18 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Body: fold the upper edge in

    Bring the slope from the right point to the top point onto the horizontal center crease.

    Layers: Move the whole upper corner flap.

    Check: The long kite point stays on the right.

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  20. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldBody: fold the lower edge in

    STEP 19 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Body: fold the lower edge in

    Match the slope from the right point to the bottom point to the center crease.

    Layers: Move the whole lower corner flap.

    Check: Both folded edges meet in a right-pointing kite.

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  21. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldBody: close the kite

    STEP 20 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Body: close the kite

    Bring the upper half down over the lower half along the center crease.

    Layers: Carry the upper half and its folded-in flap together. Leave the lower half still.

    Check: A narrow triangular body has a long point on its right.

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  22. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldBody: raise the tail

    STEP 21 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Body: raise the tail

    On the long closed top edge mark 2.33 inches right of the original center. Fold the pointed right packet up and left on a 45-degree line through this mark, rising to the right.

    Layers: Carry all tail layers together. Use the source’s simple ordinary upfold; do not open or reverse the tail.

    Check: The pointed tail rises on the right of the body.

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  23. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldLevel the body

    STEP 22 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Level the body

    Rotate the whole folded body clockwise by about 22.5 degrees, until its long lower edge is horizontal. This is handling, not a new crease.

    Layers: Carry the entire body and tail together; the head stays aside.

    Check: The body’s base is level and its tail points upward.

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  24. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldPlace the head over the neck

    STEP 23 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Place the head over the neck

    Slide the finished smaller head above the broad left end of the body. Overlap its chin slightly over the neck point. Keep the head on top of the body.

    Layers: Move the whole separate head without opening its folds. Do not tuck or glue it.

    Check: The two sheets form a complete flat cat; the raised tail remains visible.

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  25. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldFinish the full cat

    STEP 24 · Make-Origami Easy Cat, flat two-sheet option

    Finish the full cat

    Keep the arrangement flat. Add optional eyes and whiskers to the head if you like.

    Layers: No new fold. The head and body remain separate pieces and may move if lifted.

    Check: Pointed ears, a folded muzzle, a full body and a raised tail complete the cat.

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Sources & notes

Make-Origami.com; model designer unestablished, Easy Origami Cat (undated photo tutorial).

Complete two-sheet cat photo tutorial ↗

The public tutorial does not establish the original designer or a design-reuse license. No reference photographs, prose or code are reproduced. These English instructions, material geometry and diagrams are original; no project-wide reuse license is implied.

Adaptation: Uses the explicitly offered flat option after source step 12/photo 17, before its optional reverse-fold tail and standing opening. The head sheet is exactly three quarters the body-sheet side length. Forehead shaping is moved before ear lifting so the ears are not accidentally carried; marked ear, muzzle and tail positions are authored ruler landmarks. The body is leveled after the tail rather than before it. Assembly places the complete finished head over the neck as a flat arrangement, without glue or hidden insertion; it is not mechanically locked. No standing or retention performance is promised.

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Accuracy notes

Real-paper follow-along and paper weight have not been tested. Diagrams illustrate the sequence, not paper thickness, contact, collisions or exact layer visibility.