Guinea Pig — a free Medium fuse bead pattern, 50×50 pegs, 17 colors, 2,500 beads total. Print it, bead it, iron it. 4 standard pegboards.
Pattern facts
| Grid | 50 × 50 pegs |
| Colors | 17 |
| Total beads | 2,500 |
| Pegboards | 4 standard 29×29 |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Time | 2–3 hours |
Bead list
| Color | Code | Beads | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARD T1 | T1 | 514 | |
| MARD H2 | H2 | 53 | |
| MARD G1 | G1 | 26 | |
| MARD G3 | G3 | 9 | |
| MARD G9 | G9 | 948 | |
| MARD A11 | A11 | 80 | |
| MARD H1 | H1 | 9 | |
| MARD G13 | G13 | 447 | |
| MARD G7 | G7 | 92 | |
| MARD G5 | G5 | 85 | |
| MARD A13 | A13 | 112 | |
| MARD G8 | G8 | 50 | |
| MARD H4 | H4 | 7 | |
| MARD F10 | F10 | 46 | |
| MARD D16 | D16 | 3 | |
| MARD H7 | H7 | 14 | |
| MARD H5 | H5 | 5 |
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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