Bead the Orange body first, then the Yellow top and bottom fins and the Yellow tail on the right, and add the eye and the Red mouth on the left. The fish faces left; mirror the whole chart if you want it facing the other way.
Colors & bead counts
Exact counts for this design in real Perler colors — 158 beads on a 19×12 grid. Use it as your reading chart, or open it in the maker to export a printable PDF chart.
| Color | Perler name | Code | Beads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | 80-19004 | 107 | |
| Yellow | 80-19003 | 46 | |
| White | 80-19001 | 2 | |
| Red | 80-19005 | 2 | |
| Black | 80-19018 | 1 | |
| Total | 158 |
How to make it
- Set your board width to 19 beads and place the colors above by counting the grid.
- Prefer to tweak it? Open the maker, recreate or import the shape, and change colors, size or details — it recounts the beads live.
- Fuse with parchment and a warm iron per your bead brand’s instructions, and let it cool flat.
Want something different? Make your own from a photo or a word — the maker matches every cell to a real Perler shade and gives you the color counts and a printable chart.
