Chubby Penguin — a free Medium fuse bead pattern, 50×48 pegs, 36 colors, 2,400 beads total. Print it, then bead it – outline first, then fill in. 4 standard pegboards.
Pattern facts
| Grid | 50 × 48 pegs |
| Colors | 36 |
| Total beads | 2,400 |
| Pegboards | 4 standard 29×29 |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Time | 2–3 hours |
Bead list
| Color | Code | Beads | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARD H2 | H2 | 1,283 | |
| MARD H18 | H18 | 60 | |
| MARD A5 | A5 | 215 | |
| MARD A26 | A26 | 444 | |
| MARD A8 | A8 | 21 | |
| MARD A4 | A4 | 49 | |
| MARD G15 | G15 | 18 | |
| MARD A2 | A2 | 7 | |
| MARD G8 | G8 | 7 | |
| MARD A24 | A24 | 4 | |
| MARD F10 | F10 | 4 | |
| MARD G20 | G20 | 5 | |
| MARD F13 | F13 | 3 | |
| MARD F11 | F11 | 9 | |
| MARD F7 | F7 | 3 | |
| MARD A6 | A6 | 68 | |
| MARD G6 | G6 | 24 | |
| MARD A7 | A7 | 1 | |
| MARD G5 | G5 | 8 | |
| MARD F18 | F18 | 4 | |
| MARD A22 | A22 | 2 | |
| MARD A17 | A17 | 79 | |
| MARD A3 | A3 | 40 | |
| MARD G19 | G19 | 3 | |
| MARD H13 | H13 | 2 | |
| MARD A1 | A1 | 9 | |
| MARD A18 | A18 | 4 | |
| MARD G18 | G18 | 7 | |
| MARD G12 | G12 | 2 | |
| MARD G9 | G9 | 1 | |
| MARD G16 | G16 | 1 | |
| MARD H21 | H21 | 3 | |
| MARD H12 | H12 | 1 | |
| MARD A11 | A11 | 6 | |
| MARD A25 | A25 | 1 | |
| MARD E16 | E16 | 2 |
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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