Bead-by-bead guide
Bead colors
- A Dark Red 72 beads
- P Light Pink 178 beads
- R Red 64 beads
- W White 1 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 (27 beads): skip 1, 27 A, skip 1 Row 2 (29 beads): 1 A, 27 P, 1 A Row 3 (29 beads): 1 A, 2 P, 1 R, 12 P, 1 R, 3 P, 1 R, 1 P, 4 R, 2 P, 1 A Row 4 (29 beads): 1 A, 2 P, 1 R, 5 P, 2 R, 1 P, 2 R, 2 P, 1 R, 3 P, 1 R, 1 P, 1 R, 5 P, 1 A Row 5 (29 beads): 1 A, 2 P, 1 R, 4 P, 1 R, 1 W, 5 R, 1 P, 1 R, 3 P, 1 R, 1 P, 1 R, 5 P, 1 A Row 6 (29 beads): 1 A, 2 P, 1 R, 4 P, 7 R, 1 P, 1 R, 3 P, 1 R, 1 P, 3 R, 3 P, 1 A Row 7 (29 beads): 1 A, 2 P, 1 R, 5 P, 5 R, 3 P, 1 R, 1 P, 1 R, 2 P, 1 R, 5 P, 1 A Row 8 (29 beads): 1 A, 2 P, 1 R, 6 P, 3 R, 4 P, 1 R, 1 P, 1 R, 2 P, 1 R, 5 P, 1 A Row 9 (29 beads): 1 A, 2 P, 4 R, 4 P, 1 R, 6 P, 1 R, 3 P, 4 R, 2 P, 1 A Row 10 (29 beads): 1 A, 27 P, 1 A Row 11 (27 beads): skip 1, 27 A, skip 1
This love perler bead pattern spells LOVE in red pixel letters, with a red heart for the O, on a light pink plate with a dark red border and rounded corners. On the chart the letters, the heart and the border join into one shape: every bead touches a neighbor by one side. It is 29 pegs wide and 11 rows tall, the full width of one large square pegboard, and it uses 315 beads in 4 colors.
Place the beads row by row, from row 1 at the top (the border): the small dots with no symbol on the chart are pegs you leave empty (only the 4 corners). 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 LOVE sign
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 sign yet. Each bead sits exactly where the chart puts it.
Up close: the letters are one bead wide, the heart that takes the place of the O has a single white bead for its shine, and the plate around them is light pink. Every letter touches the pink plate, and every bead touches a neighbor by one side.
How to start the love perler bead pattern
Row 1 is the top border: skip 1 peg, place 27 dark red beads, skip 1 (the 4 corners stay empty, which rounds the sign). Row 2 is light pink between two dark red border beads, and the letters start on row 3.
Here is the whole sign on one large square pegboard before ironing: at 29 pegs wide it uses the full width of the board.
How to use this perler bead chart
This chart is 29 pegs wide and 11 rows tall, with 4 bead colors: 315 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 Red: 72 beads
- P Light Pink: 178 beads
- R Red: 64 beads
- W White: 1 beads
Steps
- Place the beads of row 1 on the top row of pegs, from left to right.
- Continue row by row to row 11, 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.
