Little Kite Perler Bead Pattern

Beads and supplies

Use Perler Midi 5 mm beads, one square 29 × 29 pegboard, bead ironing paper and an iron handled by an adult.

Color swatches are approximate. Match the product IDs; blank background cells do not use beads.

How to build it

Making your first fuse bead design? The beginner pattern guide walks through reading a chart and placing each row.

1. Print the PDF at 100% (Actual Size) with Fit to Page turned off. Check its 50 mm ruler before using the 5 mm grid.
2. Start with the single red bead at the top. Widen the next three red rows by one bead on each side, then place four red beads and five yellow beads across the widest row. Shorten the yellow rows to one bead at the bottom point. Follow the brown string down, bending left by one peg and finishing with three beads across. Leave every dot empty and check each bend shares an edge.
3. Check the color totals and outline before ironing. Every numbered cell takes one bead; leave blank cells empty.
4. Have an adult fuse the beads using ironing paper and the bead manufacturer’s instructions. Let the design cool before lifting it.

Read the fuse bead ironing guide

Use the Pattern editing guide to change colors or individual beads in your copy. After editing, check Info again for the applied color counts. The original PDF stays unchanged. To start with your own photo or drawing, use the Perler bead pattern maker.