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Animals · reference rebuild
Snake Perler Bead Pattern
A coiled snake combines charcoal contour rails, red bands, pale belly breaks and a tiny tongue across a 29×29 chart.
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Perler bead material list
Exact per-color counts for the 29×29 grid, so you can sort cups before you start. Switch the brand above to remap codes, colors and totals on this page.
- Black
P18143 beads - Tomato
P211105 beads - Charcoal
P20758 beads - White
P0142 beads - Grey
P17113 beads - Cotton Candy
P2422 beads
Making notes
This coil faces toward the upper-left and exits at the right tail. Trace the outer rail before filling the red inner bands, preserve the white belly breaks and keep the central channel open so the loop does not become a solid block.
A maker looking for a snake Perler bead pattern needs a recognizable coiled animal with a head, looped body, belly breaks and a small tongue accent. This 29×29 chart preserves the public orientation and leaves the negative-space lanes visible for accurate placement and export.
Place the upper head and tongue first, then trace the outer coil from its top bend around the left side and into the lower body. Fill the grey belly segments next, add the red inner bands, and close the upright tail only after the loop remains open. The head points into the upper-left bend and the tail rises at the far right, so rotating the chart destroys the intended pose. Keep the pink tongue at the top, preserve the white belly interruptions, and do not bridge the central empty channel where the coil turns.
Pattern layout and bead count
The public matrix spans 27×29 active columns and rows. I add one blank column on each side to retain the complete 29×29 square; the 463-bead chart fits one standard board and keeps the original top-left head orientation. Checkpoints: Rows 1–5: keep the tongue, head crown and first grey neck bend directed toward the upper-left without mirroring the pose. Rows 9–18: preserve the open coil lane, alternating red bands and white belly breaks as the body descends. Rows 20–24: inspect the dense lower loop and the long outer rail; the red inner blocks must not merge with the charcoal contour. Rows 25–29: retain the narrow right-side tail rise and the one-cell side padding in the final coordinate field.
Ways to customize this pattern
A garden edition can use olive and cream bands; a night edition can use navy and silver. Change roles rather than contour cells, and keep the tongue, belly interruptions and raised tail recognizable after every palette swap.
Charcoal Structure carries 143 beads, Red Band 105, Silver Belly 113, Mid Grey 58, White Detail 42, and Pink Tongue two. The dark contour should remain distinct from the middle grey, while the tiny tongue stays an isolated warm accent rather than background.
Print and iron checklist
Long thin contour rails and narrow tail steps surround a denser lower coil. Fuse the head, tail fork and red band ends lightly before warming the broad middle; cool on a flat surface so the outside rail does not pull the curve inward. Before export, verify the 29×29 coordinates, 463-bead total and all 6 active color roles against the on-page material list.
Project ideas for Snake
At 29×29, Snake works as a reptile-room plaque, camp badge, Halloween garland tile, wildlife lesson marker or large backpack patch. Put a hanger behind the stable lower coil or upper head block, never through the center opening, tongue or raised tail tip.
The source grid uses k 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.
