Bead colors

Materials

Retro Camera

retro camera thing

This pattern uses a 31 × 20 bead grid with 512 beads and 11 listed colors. It is marked as Medium difficulty.

How-To: Start with the solid black outline to lock in the camera body and lens shape, then fill in the silver, grey, and blue lens highlights.
Use Case: Makes a really cool desk display piece, magnet, or a gift for a photographer friend.

What is the trickiest part of this pattern?

Placing the circular lens colors and the tiny red accent blocks accurately within the lens housing.

Does this design require any specific iron care?

Make sure to iron carefully around the top protrusions like the shutter button so they fuse solidly to the main camera body.