Penguin Perler Bead Pattern

Size and boards

29 × 29 beads ≈ 14.5 × 14.5 cm (5.7 × 5.7 in) with 5 mm beads. It fits on one 29×29 square pegboard. For a bigger version, use the pattern maker on a 58×58 (2×2 boards) layout; the standard single board is covered on the 29×29 pattern maker page. Mini 2.6 mm beads make the same design roughly half the size.

Difficulty: Easy · 6 colors · 428 beads.

Tips for this pattern

• Black beads vary a lot between bags. Use beads from the same bag for the whole body, or the patchy black will show after ironing.
• The scarf stripes are a single bead wide. Count them from the centre of the scarf outwards so both sides match.
• The feet are two separate orange ovals with a black gap between them. Keep that gap so the feet do not merge into one shape.
• For a winter scene, put the penguin next to the polar bear and snowman patterns; they are drawn at the same scale.
• The orange beak is four beads in a small T shape. If your orange looks too close to the pink cheeks, use a darker orange or tangerine for the beak.

Make your own

Want a different size or your own picture? The free BeadSheet pattern maker turns any image into a bead pattern with counts for Perler, Hama, Artkal and MARD, right in your browser. The button above opens this exact design in it, so you can switch brands, limit colours or export a PDF.