Surprised Cat — a free Medium fuse bead pattern, 50×50 pegs, 64 colors, 2,500 beads total. Print it, bead it, iron it. 4 standard pegboards.
Pattern facts
| Grid | 50 × 50 pegs |
| Colors | 64 |
| Total beads | 2,500 |
| Pegboards | 4 standard 29×29 |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Time | 2–3 hours |
Bead list
| Color | Code | Beads | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARD D3 | D3 | 139 | |
| MARD C8 | C8 | 727 | |
| MARD D25 | D25 | 455 | |
| MARD C29 | C29 | 39 | |
| MARD C12 | C12 | 32 | |
| MARD H5 | H5 | 56 | |
| MARD R13 | R13 | 34 | |
| MARD A25 | A25 | 30 | |
| MARD A4 | A4 | 565 | |
| MARD A17 | A17 | 42 | |
| MARD C28 | C28 | 2 | |
| MARD R8 | R8 | 7 | |
| MARD A24 | A24 | 1 | |
| MARD D11 | D11 | 5 | |
| MARD C27 | C27 | 4 | |
| MARD M1 | M1 | 2 | |
| MARD P8 | P8 | 50 | |
| MARD B32 | B32 | 5 | |
| MARD R10 | R10 | 13 | |
| MARD G11 | G11 | 7 | |
| MARD D2 | D2 | 3 | |
| MARD D17 | D17 | 2 | |
| MARD D24 | D24 | 3 | |
| MARD P12 | P12 | 1 | |
| MARD M9 | M9 | 16 | |
| MARD H6 | H6 | 47 | |
| MARD B26 | B26 | 28 | |
| MARD D1 | D1 | 3 | |
| MARD D16 | D16 | 1 | |
| MARD M15 | M15 | 6 | |
| MARD M12 | M12 | 14 | |
| MARD M7 | M7 | 3 | |
| MARD M6 | M6 | 9 | |
| MARD A21 | A21 | 5 | |
| MARD A15 | A15 | 10 | |
| MARD B23 | B23 | 1 | |
| MARD M5 | M5 | 1 | |
| MARD P2 | P2 | 7 | |
| MARD A11 | A11 | 4 | |
| MARD T1 | T1 | 49 | |
| MARD H2 | H2 | 1 | |
| MARD R12 | R12 | 1 | |
| MARD H9 | H9 | 5 | |
| MARD H11 | H11 | 7 | |
| MARD H4 | H4 | 5 | |
| MARD G14 | G14 | 3 | |
| MARD P1 | P1 | 1 | |
| MARD P9 | P9 | 2 | |
| MARD H20 | H20 | 2 | |
| MARD Q2 | Q2 | 1 | |
| MARD ZG3 | ZG3 | 2 | |
| MARD P23 | P23 | 6 | |
| MARD F9 | F9 | 14 | |
| MARD H23 | H23 | 1 | |
| MARD A20 | A20 | 7 | |
| MARD C18 | C18 | 1 | |
| MARD G16 | G16 | 1 | |
| MARD A5 | A5 | 3 | |
| MARD G4 | G4 | 1 | |
| MARD R25 | R25 | 2 | |
| MARD G17 | G17 | 2 | |
| MARD ZG2 | ZG2 | 1 | |
| MARD R4 | R4 | 1 | |
| MARD D22 | D22 | 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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