RAS IVYF+ FaTeM(I9>2) © Eric Joisel march 2007. This diagram is not very detailed, especially con cerning the final steps. It would be better to fold my rat first. For an enjoya- ble folding experience, use a 30 cm (1 foot) square (or larger). A better result would be obtained from wet-folding. Precrease in refuse to fold the indicated order. 132After the rat, The Cat... / Erie Joisel (FRANCE) Collapse these creases. Stretch the neck Flatten the small pyramid formed behind, (see trian- gle A step 16), 2inside reverses, Forming the front leg, Steps 9a-9b-9e, came from the rat in fact. These steps could be a difficult to understand, : but bring a quick result: Corner \. join AandB. \.. Thedark-grey tiangle// sinked, Crease COE already exist. \ 9c \ Inprogress. 133RAS LV 9D + GaTeMIFr2) 11 Fold down the font legs, and precrease line B. The use of ABC is explained page 4 > Front legs: inside reverse folds. Tail: precrease in the indicated order. 15 \i= Résult. 16 Collapse these creases, y after folding down » the triangle A. 134After the rat, The Cat. 7 Eric Joisel (FRANCE) Neck; inside reverse fold. Back legs: crimp. £19 Neck: inside reverse fold. Back legs: inside reverse folds. (repeat behind). outside reverse fold. Front legs: reduce. Back legs: inside reverse folds. 135RAS EY 99+ YaT¥MIFLA) 22 Head: valley and mountain folds to form eyes and nose, Tail: crimps. Front legs: 2 crimps. Back legs: inside reverse folds. 24 Final steps: Ears: inside reverses. C7 Eyes: open them. Back: sink. Feet: release the loosed layers. SUGGESTIONS FOR A BETTER MODEL: +A tiny pleat in the body, just under the front legs, reduces the profile of body and gives the cat a curved back. + Step 11, ABC: the most evident crease would have been line A, but the back legs would be too short. Using line C is also possible, with longuer back legs and shorter til With as few straight lines as possible, your cat would be more realistic. +To observe cats, to love them, is requiered to fold them. If that's not the case, replace origami with knitting! 136