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Materials

Blue Budgie

cute blue parakeet i made

This pattern uses a 58 × 65 bead grid with 1,954 beads and 17 listed colors. It is marked as Medium difficulty.

How-To: Start with the black outline to shape the bird, then fill in the white head and blue body. Use a pair of tweezers for the tiny beak and cere details.
Use Case: Makes a great desk display or a cute wall decoration for bird lovers.

What pegboard works best for this pattern?

A standard large square interlocking pegboard will fit this entire design comfortably.

Any tips for ironing the feathers?

The wings have many small color changes, so iron evenly and gently to make sure all the small accent beads fuse together.