Bead-by-bead guide
Bead colors
- A Dark Brown 79 beads
- B Orange 140 beads
- T Cream 34 beads
- K Black 4 beads
- R Red 26 beads
- P Pink 12 beads
Written rows
Work the rows from the top: row 1 first. Each row lists its beads from left to right. "skip 3" means leave 3 pegs empty. Row 1 (2 beads): skip 2, 1 A, skip 11, 1 A, skip 3 Row 2 (6 beads): skip 1, 1 A, 1 P, 1 A, skip 9, 1 A, 1 P, 1 A, skip 2 Row 3 (8 beads): skip 1, 1 A, 2 P, 1 A, skip 7, 1 A, 2 P, 1 A, skip 2 Row 4 (15 beads): skip 1, 1 A, 1 B, 2 P, 7 A, 2 P, 1 B, 1 A, skip 2 Row 5 (15 beads): skip 1, 1 A, 13 B, 1 A, skip 2 Row 6 (15 beads): skip 1, 1 A, 13 B, 1 A, skip 2 Row 7 (15 beads): skip 1, 1 A, 3 B, 1 K, 5 B, 1 K, 3 B, 1 A, skip 2 Row 8 (15 beads): skip 1, 1 A, 3 B, 1 K, 5 B, 1 K, 3 B, 1 A, skip 2 Row 9 (17 beads): 2 A, 4 B, 2 T, 1 P, 2 T, 4 B, 2 A, skip 1 Row 10 (15 beads): skip 1, 1 A, 4 B, 5 T, 4 B, 1 A, skip 2 Row 11 (17 beads): 2 A, 5 B, 3 T, 5 B, 2 A, skip 1 Row 12 (13 beads): skip 2, 1 A, 11 B, 1 A, skip 3 Row 13 (11 beads): skip 3, 2 A, 7 B, 2 A, skip 4 Row 14 (15 beads): skip 2, 1 A, 3 B, 2 R, 1 B, 2 R, 3 B, 1 A, skip 1, 2 A Row 15 (17 beads): skip 1, 1 A, 2 B, 1 T, 1 R, 1 P, 5 R, 1 T, 2 B, 1 A, 1 B, 1 A Row 16 (17 beads): skip 1, 1 A, 2 B, 1 T, 7 R, 1 T, 2 B, 1 A, 1 B, 1 A Row 17 (17 beads): skip 1, 1 A, 4 B, 5 R, 4 B, 1 A, 1 B, 1 A Row 18 (17 beads): skip 1, 1 A, 3 B, 2 T, 3 R, 2 T, 3 B, 1 A, 1 B, 1 A Row 19 (17 beads): skip 1, 1 A, 2 B, 4 T, 1 R, 4 T, 2 B, 1 A, 1 B, 1 A Row 20 (17 beads): skip 1, 1 A, 1 B, 3 T, 5 B, 3 T, 1 B, 1 A, 1 B, 1 A Row 21 (14 beads): skip 2, 13 A, skip 1, 1 A, skip 1
This cat perler bead pattern is a ginger cat sitting up and holding a red heart: pointed ears with pink insides, black eyes, a pink nose in a cream muzzle, whiskers that stick out on each side, cream paws on each side of the heart, two cream feet and a tail standing up on the right. It is 18 pegs wide and 21 rows tall, so it fits on one large square pegboard, and it uses 295 beads in 6 colors.
Place the beads row by row, from row 1 at the top (the tips of the ears): the small dots with no symbol on the chart are pegs you leave empty. The bead count for every color is in the list, so you know how many to set aside (keep a few spares).
Preview of the ironed cat
These pictures are previews made on the computer from the chart, bead by bead: they are not photos of a real piece, and nobody has ironed this cat yet. Each bead sits exactly where the chart puts it.
Up close: the eyes are two black beads tall, the nose is one pink bead in a cream muzzle, and the whiskers are dark brown beads that stick out on rows 9 and 11. The 12 pink beads are the insides of the ears (10), the nose (1) and the shine on the heart (1).
How to start the cat perler bead pattern
Row 1 is the tips of the two ears: skip 2 pegs, place 1 dark brown bead, skip 11, place 1 dark brown, skip 3. The ears widen on rows 2 to 4, and the eyes come on rows 7 and 8.
Here is the whole cat on one large square pegboard before ironing: the empty pegs around it stay empty, so the ears, the whiskers and the tail keep their shape.
How to use this perler bead chart
This chart is 18 pegs wide and 21 rows tall, with 6 bead colors: 295 beads in all. Every colored square is one bead on one peg; a grey dot is a peg you leave empty. Row 1 is the top row of the chart, and the written rows list their beads from left to right.
What you need
- Standard size fuse beads (Perler, Hama or similar) in the colors below
- one large square pegboard (29 x 29 pegs)
- Ironing paper and an iron (ask an adult to do the ironing)
Bead count by color
- A Dark Brown: 79 beads
- B Orange: 140 beads
- T Cream: 34 beads
- K Black: 4 beads
- R Red: 26 beads
- P Pink: 12 beads
Steps
- Place the beads of row 1 on the top row of pegs, from left to right.
- Continue row by row to row 21, checking each row against the chart.
- Cover the beads with ironing paper and iron them as your bead brand explains, until they fuse.
- Let the piece cool flat, then lift it off the pegboard.
This chart was checked by software, and nobody has ironed it yet. The colors on screen are close matches, not exact ones: compare them with your real beads before you start.
