Iris Folding Square Pattern

You can use either two or four colours for a square iris.

For a four color iris, you will need 8 strips of each color. Match the colors to the numbers as follows:

Color A: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29

Color B: 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30

Color C: 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31

Color D: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32

Four a two color iris, you will need 16 strips of each color. Match color A to the odd numbers and color B to the even numbers.

Use this pattern to make:

Iris Folding Technique Notecard

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