Octopus — a free Medium fuse bead pattern, 50×49 pegs, 51 colors, 2,450 beads total. Print it, bead it, iron it. 4 standard pegboards.
Pattern facts
| Grid | 50 × 49 pegs |
| Colors | 51 |
| Total beads | 2,450 |
| Pegboards | 4 standard 29×29 |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Time | 2–3 hours |
Bead list
| Color | Code | Beads | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARD P9 | P9 | 1 | |
| MARD M1 | M1 | 103 | |
| MARD H15 | H15 | 92 | |
| MARD H14 | H14 | 290 | |
| MARD B22 | B22 | 281 | |
| MARD H5 | H5 | 166 | |
| MARD M12 | M12 | 57 | |
| MARD C18 | C18 | 132 | |
| MARD M11 | M11 | 22 | |
| MARD P23 | P23 | 153 | |
| MARD F9 | F9 | 86 | |
| MARD E22 | E22 | 16 | |
| MARD F24 | F24 | 63 | |
| MARD ZG1 | ZG1 | 70 | |
| MARD M3 | M3 | 108 | |
| MARD E23 | E23 | 7 | |
| MARD M8 | M8 | 4 | |
| MARD E21 | E21 | 10 | |
| MARD A1 | A1 | 3 | |
| MARD P14 | P14 | 226 | |
| MARD R27 | R27 | 16 | |
| MARD F11 | F11 | 1 | |
| MARD M10 | M10 | 5 | |
| MARD H6 | H6 | 30 | |
| MARD P21 | P21 | 9 | |
| MARD R7 | R7 | 48 | |
| MARD ZG5 | ZG5 | 7 | |
| MARD ZG4 | ZG4 | 1 | |
| MARD H20 | H20 | 92 | |
| MARD H3 | H3 | 6 | |
| MARD E20 | E20 | 1 | |
| MARD P2 | P2 | 5 | |
| MARD H22 | H22 | 4 | |
| MARD R6 | R6 | 40 | |
| MARD H4 | H4 | 6 | |
| MARD C22 | C22 | 85 | |
| MARD M15 | M15 | 18 | |
| MARD B10 | B10 | 19 | |
| MARD C25 | C25 | 16 | |
| MARD H23 | H23 | 29 | |
| MARD R13 | R13 | 41 | |
| MARD R12 | R12 | 51 | |
| MARD R17 | R17 | 3 | |
| MARD H19 | H19 | 3 | |
| MARD M7 | M7 | 1 | |
| MARD P12 | P12 | 9 | |
| MARD H2 | H2 | 1 | |
| MARD C15 | C15 | 6 | |
| MARD H9 | H9 | 1 | |
| MARD B21 | B21 | 4 | |
| MARD P15 | P15 | 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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