Octopus bead pattern

A Pastel Lavender octopus with a rounded head, curling arms, Black eyes and mouth, and Blush cheeks.

A Pastel Lavender octopus with a rounded head, curling arms, Black eyes and mouth, and Blush cheeks, on a pegboard grid.

Build the Pastel Lavender head first, then follow each arm down and outward from the body. Leave the gaps between the arms empty and finish with the Black eyes and mouth and Blush cheeks.

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Colors & bead counts

Exact counts for this design in real Perler colors — 274 beads on a 23×20 grid. Use it as your reading chart, or open it in the maker to export a printable PDF chart.

ColorPerler nameCodeBeads
Pastel Lavender80-19054267
Black80-190185
Blush80-190632
Total274

How to make it

  1. Set your board width to 23 beads and place the colors above by counting the grid.
  2. Prefer to tweak it? Open the maker, recreate or import the shape, and change colors, size or details — it recounts the beads live.
  3. 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.