Hippo — a free Medium fuse bead pattern, 50×46 pegs, 38 colors, 2,300 beads total. Print it, bead it, iron it. 4 standard pegboards.
Pattern facts
| Grid | 50 × 46 pegs |
| Colors | 38 |
| Total beads | 2,300 |
| Pegboards | 4 standard 29×29 |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Time | 2–3 hours |
Bead list
| Color | Code | Beads | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARD H19 | H19 | 358 | |
| MARD H13 | H13 | 133 | |
| MARD G15 | G15 | 3 | |
| MARD M4 | M4 | 172 | |
| MARD M7 | M7 | 61 | |
| MARD A23 | A23 | 4 | |
| MARD H23 | H23 | 4 | |
| MARD R12 | R12 | 27 | |
| MARD G17 | G17 | 172 | |
| MARD B23 | B23 | 31 | |
| MARD R13 | R13 | 65 | |
| MARD M9 | M9 | 125 | |
| MARD M12 | M12 | 27 | |
| MARD G14 | G14 | 383 | |
| MARD H16 | H16 | 320 | |
| MARD H6 | H6 | 11 | |
| MARD H7 | H7 | 100 | |
| MARD R22 | R22 | 114 | |
| MARD G21 | G21 | 15 | |
| MARD M13 | M13 | 9 | |
| MARD G7 | G7 | 2 | |
| MARD M14 | M14 | 6 | |
| MARD G3 | G3 | 1 | |
| MARD ZG2 | ZG2 | 4 | |
| MARD F11 | F11 | 90 | |
| MARD H18 | H18 | 1 | |
| MARD M15 | M15 | 7 | |
| MARD H4 | H4 | 1 | |
| MARD G13 | G13 | 5 | |
| MARD G8 | G8 | 2 | |
| MARD P22 | P22 | 8 | |
| MARD G18 | G18 | 1 | |
| MARD E14 | E14 | 1 | |
| MARD P23 | P23 | 3 | |
| MARD G16 | G16 | 3 | |
| MARD F20 | F20 | 8 | |
| MARD M6 | M6 | 4 | |
| MARD M8 | M8 | 19 |
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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