Braised Winter Melon — a free Hard fuse bead pattern, 104×85 pegs, 49 colors, 8,840 beads total. Print it, then bead it – outline first, then fill in. 12 standard pegboards.
Pattern facts
| Grid | 104 × 85 pegs |
| Colors | 49 |
| Total beads | 8,840 |
| Pegboards | 12 standard 29×29 |
| Difficulty | Hard |
| Time | 3–5 hours |
Bead list
| Color | Code | Beads | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARD M12 | M12 | 758 | |
| MARD B11 | B11 | 1,290 | |
| MARD G14 | G14 | 669 | |
| MARD H6 | H6 | 2,810 | |
| MARD H16 | H16 | 427 | |
| MARD H5 | H5 | 334 | |
| MARD F11 | F11 | 281 | |
| MARD B23 | B23 | 21 | |
| MARD C10 | C10 | 1 | |
| MARD G17 | G17 | 225 | |
| MARD B15 | B15 | 4 | |
| MARD B26 | B26 | 38 | |
| MARD M1 | M1 | 61 | |
| MARD H4 | H4 | 54 | |
| MARD M15 | M15 | 113 | |
| MARD E21 | E21 | 42 | |
| MARD H23 | H23 | 55 | |
| MARD E20 | E20 | 367 | |
| MARD M10 | M10 | 172 | |
| MARD H3 | H3 | 137 | |
| MARD H22 | H22 | 8 | |
| MARD H11 | H11 | 137 | |
| MARD H14 | H14 | 49 | |
| MARD H8 | H8 | 104 | |
| MARD M7 | M7 | 138 | |
| MARD M9 | M9 | 29 | |
| MARD H1 | H1 | 2 | |
| MARD M8 | M8 | 32 | |
| MARD M14 | M14 | 2 | |
| MARD E23 | E23 | 36 | |
| MARD G7 | G7 | 1 | |
| MARD M4 | M4 | 11 | |
| MARD G8 | G8 | 187 | |
| MARD G5 | G5 | 1 | |
| MARD M6 | M6 | 6 | |
| MARD A20 | A20 | 1 | |
| MARD A13 | A13 | 1 | |
| MARD F17 | F17 | 1 | |
| MARD F7 | F7 | 200 | |
| MARD F6 | F6 | 8 | |
| MARD G13 | G13 | 9 | |
| MARD M13 | M13 | 2 | |
| MARD G11 | G11 | 2 | |
| MARD M5 | M5 | 1 | |
| MARD G4 | G4 | 5 | |
| MARD G21 | G21 | 1 | |
| MARD G15 | G15 | 1 | |
| MARD C18 | C18 | 5 | |
| MARD F19 | F19 | 1 |
How to make it
- Print the pattern at 100% scale and gather your beads — the counts above are exact.
- Place one color at a time, starting with the biggest count; it catches mistakes early.
- Iron with an adult: medium heat, 10–20 seconds per side, ironing paper between iron and beads.
- Cool flat under a heavy book for 10 minutes.
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