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Nature · original design
Dragonfly Perler Bead Pattern
A four-wing dragonfly pairs blue upper wings, pink lower wings and a segmented rainbow body with eyes in a centered one-board chart.
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Perler bead material list
Exact per-color counts for the 25×25 grid, so you can sort cups before you start. Switch the brand above to remap codes, colors and totals on this page.
- Black
P1841 beads - Sunflower
P2684 beads - Light Blue
P0954 beads - Pastel Green
P5320 beads - Dark Blue
P0823 beads - Kiwi Lime
P612 beads - Dark Green
P102 beads - Hot Coral
P5946 beads - Orange
P042 beads - Tomato
P2112 beads - Lavender
P1822 beads - Fuchsia
P2572 beads - Bubblegum
P062 beads - Spice
P2122 beads
Making notes
Use the 25×25 chart to align the eyes above the central body, then build the blue upper wings and pink lower wings in matching pairs. Check the 21-column wing span before following the paired rainbow segments to the tip; support the narrow tail when lifting.
This dragonfly Perler bead pattern is a centered insect with four broad wings, two dark eyes and a deliberately segmented rainbow abdomen. The 25×25 editable matrix contains 204 occupied cells across 15 source roles, giving a symmetric garden motif with enough color checkpoints for a nature journal, card or window charm.
Place the two k eyes and yellow Y head cells first, then extend the dark N thorax down the centerline. Build the blue B upper wings from the Q wing roots outward, add the pink P lower wings, and finish the two-cell color segments from green and orange through the tapered tail. The active insect runs from rows 3–22 and columns 3–23, with two blank top rows and three blank bottom rows. Preserve the 21-column wing span, the narrow center seam and the mirrored outer tips. Rows 11–16 form connected horizontal spans; follow their stepped outer edges without cutting gaps through the lower wings.
Pattern layout and bead count
The final chart is 25×25 with 204 beads and fits one standard 29×29 square board. Occupied cells span rows 3–22 and columns 3–23, leaving two blank columns at each side, two blank rows above and three below. No connected-board split or additional padding is needed. Checkpoints: Rows 3–5: leave the two top guide rows blank, then place the paired k eyes and four Y head cells within the F contour; N begins on row 6. Rows 6–10: mirror the B upper wings around the Q roots and preserve the 21-column span with a narrow N body seam. Rows 11–16: build continuous P lower-wing spans beside the O/R/X body segments, following the paired stepped outer edges. Rows 17–22: follow the m/S/T tail ladder on the centerline, retain four-wing symmetry and reconcile all 204 beads across 15 roles.
Ways to customize this pattern
Give the upper and lower wing pairs different pastel shades, or use matching wing colors with a contrasting segmented body. Keep the 25×25 chart, 21-column spread and stepped lower-wing edges; put flowers or reeds on the backing instead of widening the silhouette.
Blue B supplies 54 upper-wing cells, Pink P supplies 46 lower-wing cells and Q marks 20 wing roots. Dark F and Navy N define the contour and thorax; Y, k, G, D, O, R, X, m, S and T form the head and two-cell body ladder. Keep the 15 source roles sorted because their small paired segments are the rainbow cue.
Print and iron checklist
The wide wings can hold heat while the abdomen is only one to three cells wide. Fuse each wing from the center outward, make short passes over the alternating body segments and support the tail when turning the board so the four-wing symmetry does not drift. Before export, verify the 25×25 coordinates, 204-bead total and all 15 active color roles against the on-page material list.
Project ideas for Dragonfly
Use this insect for a garden journal cover, spring card, nature-camp badge, window charm or repeating meadow border. Put hanging hardware behind the thorax rather than a wing tip or tail, and recolor the wing families independently while preserving the centerline and stepped wing edges.
The source grid uses B and the other design symbols only as internal color roles. The interactive chart replaces them with the selected manufacturer codes, while its material list combines any roles that map to the same bead color.
