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How to fold an origami knight helmet

A tall grey helm with a rounded top, and a red kite folded into a plume that rises from behind it. Draw the visor slits and breathing holes.

You need: A 15 cm grey or silver square and an 8 cm red square, white on the back, a glue stick and a black pen. Medium, 9 steps, about 10 minutes.

Steps

  1. Helm: sides behind. Start with the grey square, coloured side up. Fold a strip on the left and the right behind, about an eighth of the width each.
  2. Helm: bottom behind. Fold a strip at the bottom behind, the same width as the side strips.
  3. Helm: corners behind. Fold both top corners behind on a slant, a third of the way along each edge.
  4. Helm: round it off. Fold the four new top corners behind a little, and the two bottom corners too.
  5. Plume: new sheet. Set the helm aside. Take the red square, white side up, like a diamond.
  6. Plume: make a kite. Fold the two lower edges in to lie along the middle, making a kite.
  7. Plume: top behind. Fold the white top point behind, along the line between the kite's side corners.
  8. Plume: round the top. Fold the two top corners behind a little, so the plume is soft and round on top.
  9. Glue on the helm. Glue the helm over the pointed bottom of the plume, so the red plume rises from the top.

Arise, brave knight!

Draw two visor slits, a ridge down the middle and a few breathing holes. Make a shield to go with it!

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