Butterfly — a free Medium fuse bead pattern, 50×38 pegs, 42 colors, 1,900 beads total. Print it, bead it, iron it. 4 standard pegboards.
Pattern facts
| Grid | 50 × 38 pegs |
| Colors | 42 |
| Total beads | 1,900 |
| Pegboards | 4 standard 29×29 |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Time | 2–3 hours |
Bead list
| Color | Code | Beads | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARD T1 | T1 | 943 | |
| MARD H2 | H2 | 14 | |
| MARD H9 | H9 | 26 | |
| MARD H10 | H10 | 14 | |
| MARD H3 | H3 | 5 | |
| MARD P2 | P2 | 15 | |
| MARD H11 | H11 | 15 | |
| MARD M15 | M15 | 26 | |
| MARD R13 | R13 | 74 | |
| MARD P1 | P1 | 28 | |
| MARD H4 | H4 | 14 | |
| MARD H6 | H6 | 214 | |
| MARD H23 | H23 | 10 | |
| MARD R12 | R12 | 6 | |
| MARD P9 | P9 | 24 | |
| MARD H16 | H16 | 7 | |
| MARD C12 | C12 | 48 | |
| MARD H5 | H5 | 32 | |
| MARD H20 | H20 | 3 | |
| MARD C29 | C29 | 22 | |
| MARD C16 | C16 | 46 | |
| MARD C18 | C18 | 14 | |
| MARD D22 | D22 | 3 | |
| MARD D3 | D3 | 2 | |
| MARD C8 | C8 | 13 | |
| MARD R8 | R8 | 19 | |
| MARD H17 | H17 | 4 | |
| MARD C7 | C7 | 39 | |
| MARD C20 | C20 | 57 | |
| MARD R7 | R7 | 21 | |
| MARD C6 | C6 | 52 | |
| MARD M12 | M12 | 2 | |
| MARD P14 | P14 | 2 | |
| MARD C5 | C5 | 74 | |
| MARD M3 | M3 | 2 | |
| MARD C19 | C19 | 2 | |
| MARD ZG5 | ZG5 | 2 | |
| MARD P12 | P12 | 2 | |
| MARD C28 | C28 | 1 | |
| MARD D16 | D16 | 1 | |
| MARD ZG6 | ZG6 | 1 | |
| MARD H15 | H15 | 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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