Reindeer Perler Bead Pattern

A cheerful reindeer face with tall branching antlers, pink-lined ears, a pale muzzle and a big round red nose. The head is light brown with a dark brown outline, and the antlers are a lighter tan so they stand out against the head. Everything fits on one 29x29 square board, with the antler tips reaching the top row. The thin antler branches make it a little more fiddly than a snowman, so it is rated medium, but there are only eight colours to sort.

Not yet test-fused. This is an original pattern designed on screen; it has not been ironed and photographed yet. Perler is the palette the pattern was drawn in. Hama and Artkal codes are automatic nearest-colour matches (CIEDE2000), not official conversions.

Reindeer pattern grid

Reindeer – 29×29, 8 colors, 409 beads. Each symbol marks one bead; bold lines every 5 pegs.

Sym.	Perler (pattern)	Hama (auto match)	Artkal S (auto match)	Beads	+10%
A	P21 Light Brown	H76 Nougat ΔE 5.4	S17 Light Brown ΔE 6.1	163	180
B	P12 Brown	H111 Dark Blush ΔE 8.2	S16 Brown ΔE 2.3	147	162
C	P35 Tan	H27 Beige ΔE 6.1	S93 Pale Skin ΔE 5.2	42	47
D	P98 Sand	H27 Beige ΔE 3.4	S67 Vanilla ΔE 2.2	30	33
E	P05 Red	H114 Cherry Red ΔE 5.0	S58 Paprika ΔE 4.0	13	15
F	P18 Black	H116 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.5	S13 Black ΔE 2.9	6	7
G	P63 Blush	H95 Pastel Rose ΔE 6.8	S94 Warm Blush ΔE 7.9	6	7
H	P01 White	H01 White ΔE 3.1	S01 White ΔE 3.3	2	3
Total (8 colors)				409	454

Shopping list per brand (Perler, Hama, Artkal)

Perler (5 mm)

Color	Beads	+10%
P21 Light Brown	163	180
P12 Brown	147	162
P35 Tan	42	47
P98 Sand	30	33
P05 Red	13	15
P18 Black	6	7
P63 Blush	6	7
P01 White	2	3
Total	409

Hama Midi (5 mm) (auto-matched)

Color	Beads	+10%
H76 Nougat	163	180
H111 Dark Blush	147	162
H27 Beige	72	80
H114 Cherry Red	13	15
H116 Midnight Blue	6	7
H95 Pastel Rose	6	7
H01 White	2	3
Total	409

Artkal S (5 mm) (auto-matched)

Color	Beads	+10%
S17 Light Brown	163	180
S16 Brown	147	162
S93 Pale Skin	42	47
S67 Vanilla	30	33
S58 Paprika	13	15
S13 Black	6	7
S94 Warm Blush	6	7
S01 White	2	3
Total	409

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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: Medium · 8 colors · 409 beads.

Variations

Chocolate reindeer

Dark brown fur with a cocoa outline, which makes the pale muzzle and tan antlers stand out even more.

Reindeer – Chocolate reindeer – 29×29, 8 colors, 409 beads. Each symbol marks one bead; bold lines every 5 pegs.

Sym.	Perler (pattern)	Hama (auto match)	Artkal S (auto match)	Beads	+10%
A	P12 Brown	H111 Dark Blush ΔE 8.2	S16 Brown ΔE 2.3	163	180
B	C62 Cocoa	H12 Brown ΔE 7.0	S13 Black ΔE 9.9	147	162
C	P35 Tan	H27 Beige ΔE 6.1	S93 Pale Skin ΔE 5.2	42	47
D	P98 Sand	H27 Beige ΔE 3.4	S67 Vanilla ΔE 2.2	30	33
E	P05 Red	H114 Cherry Red ΔE 5.0	S58 Paprika ΔE 4.0	13	15
F	P18 Black	H116 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.5	S13 Black ΔE 2.9	6	7
G	P63 Blush	H95 Pastel Rose ΔE 6.8	S94 Warm Blush ΔE 7.9	6	7
H	P01 White	H01 White ΔE 3.1	S01 White ΔE 3.3	2	3
Total (8 colors)				409	454

Shopping list per brand (Perler, Hama, Artkal)

Perler (5 mm)

Color	Beads	+10%
P12 Brown	163	180
C62 Cocoa	147	162
P35 Tan	42	47
P98 Sand	30	33
P05 Red	13	15
P18 Black	6	7
P63 Blush	6	7
P01 White	2	3
Total	409

Hama Midi (5 mm) (auto-matched)

Color	Beads	+10%
H111 Dark Blush	163	180
H12 Brown	147	162
H27 Beige	72	80
H114 Cherry Red	13	15
H116 Midnight Blue	6	7
H95 Pastel Rose	6	7
H01 White	2	3
Total	409

Artkal S (5 mm) (auto-matched)

Color	Beads	+10%
S16 Brown	163	180
S13 Black	153	169
S93 Pale Skin	42	47
S67 Vanilla	30	33
S58 Paprika	13	15
S94 Warm Blush	6	7
S01 White	2	3
Total	409

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Tips for this pattern

The antler branches are one bead wide with a brown outline on each side. Iron them a little longer than the face so the narrow tips fuse into a solid piece.
Place the red nose beads before the muzzle around them; it is easier to centre the five-bead-wide nose first and then fill the sand-coloured muzzle.
If the reindeer will hang on a tree, thread the ribbon through the antler fork rather than an edge bead; the fork spreads the weight across two branches.
The pink inside the ears is only three beads per ear. If you do not have pink, light brown works and the ears still read clearly.

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Screen colours are approximate; check a physical colour card before buying. Not yet test-fused. Hama and Artkal codes are automatic nearest-colour matches to the Perler colours (CIEDE2000), not official conversions; ΔE values above 10 are flagged ⚠. Original design by BeadSheet, free for personal and classroom use. Perler®, Hama® and Artkal® are trademarks of their owners; this site is not affiliated with them.

Reindeer Perler Bead Pattern

Reindeer pattern grid

Perler (5 mm)

Hama Midi (5 mm) (auto-matched)

Artkal S (5 mm) (auto-matched)

Size and boards

Variations

Chocolate reindeer

Perler (5 mm)

Hama Midi (5 mm) (auto-matched)

Artkal S (5 mm) (auto-matched)

Tips for this pattern

Make your own

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