How to Make a Beaded Lizard

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Prepare to make the beaded lizard

1. Obtain some pony beads.
2. Cut a length of 1/8th inch ribbon around two yards (or meters) long.
3. Fold it in half to find the center.
4. Larkshead knot the center to your lanyard clip or keyring.
5. Tape the ends of the ribbon to make them stiffer (and easier to thread through the beads.)

Head of beaded lizard

1. Thread one bead onto one ribbon end and then pass the second ribbon end through it from the opposite side towards the key-ring.
2. Snug them down to push the bead to the knot.
3. Thread two beads the same way, with the ribbons crossing through from opposite sides.
4. Snug down.
5. Thread your eyes... one eye color bead, one body bead and one eye color... pass ribbons through from each side.
6. Snug them down.
7. Thread two body beads (neck) and snug.
8. Thread another two (neck) and snug.

Legs of beaded lizard

1. For the legs, thread two body beads and three foot color beads onto one ribbon and move them as close to the body as you wish the leg to be long (i.e. 1 inch away = 1 inch long leg).
2. Take the end of that same ribbon around in a loop and pass it BACK through the two body colored beads towards the head.
3. Snug it down as shown.
4. Repeat for the other front leg. (and again, after the body for the hind legs)

Body of beaded lizard

1. Thread three beads; body, contrast and body color. Snug them down.
2. Thread four beads; body, contrast, contrast, and body. Snug them down.
3. Thread five beads; body, contrast, body, contrast and body. Snug them down.
4. Thread four beads; body, contrast, contrast, and body. Snug them down.
5. Thread three beads; body, contrast and body color. Snug them down.
6. Thread two body beads. Snug them down.
7. Add the two hind legs. (see above)
8. Thread two body beads. Snug them down.
9. Thread single beads in a row ... usually 6 is a good number... until tail is the length you like.
10. Tie off the ribbon. Cut the ends and you've got a beaded lizard!

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