Widget
Step Folds
Above is the crease pattern for the WIDGET. The starting dimension of the
paper is 1 x 4. I like to make the model from wet-folded canson
(watercolor) paper because it makes a sturdy model which holds up well to
usage. Basically, the paper is divided into 16ths length-wise by valley
folds. Then, the 45-degree diagonal mountain folds are added.
Mountain
Fold
Valley Fold
Above is an unfolded widget. After making the precreases, pleat the
model up...
... like this. Continue
collapsing the pleats until...
... your model looks like this.  
Now, open out two sections (of
the 16ths) on each end and
overlap
them end over end those two
sections...
...like so.  Make sure that the small corner
(mountain) folds are folded behind on the top layer.
 The corners of the bottom layer are opened out.  
Collapse the two layers as one, folding on
theexisting creases...
... until your model is completely locked.  
Reinforce the creases.  If your model has
been wet-folded from canson paper,
rotate the model to where the raw-edged
points are facing outward...
...like so.  After it has thoroughly dried,
reinforce the creases
again, compacting the model as much as
possible.  When the
points are facing inward, the model is
considered to be in the "locked"
position. This position is preferred
when stacking them to make the
Tower-of-Widgets.  Enjoy hours of
fidgetting with your
FINISHED WIDGET!!!