Anchor Tattoo
This striking design takes its cue from the golden age of traditional tattoo art, featuring a bold navy anchor wrapped with a length of red rope in the timeless sailor style. Simple, graphic and full of character, it captures that enduring maritime spirit with real confidence.
Whether you are drawn to nautical themes, vintage ink aesthetics, or simply love a design with strong, clean lines, this pattern is a wonderful stitch. It would look equally at home in a coastal cottage or a modern flat, and makes a thoughtful, personal gift for anyone with a love of the sea.
- Anchor
- Ink
- Maritime
- Nautical
- Sea
- Tattoo
- Vintage
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Pattern details
- Size count
- 100 × 130
- Colours
- 2
- Stitches
- 2,892
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Finished size by fabric count
| Fabric count | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 14 per inch | 7.1 × 9.3 in | 18.1 × 23.6 cm |
| 16 per inch | 6.3 × 8.1 in | 15.9 × 20.6 cm |
| 18 per inch | 5.6 × 7.2 in | 14.1 × 18.3 cm |
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Thread shopping list
2 thread colours, sorted by the amount you'll need. Lengths are based on 16 stitches per inch.
| Length | DMC | Anchor | Madeira | Cosmo | J&P Coats | Presencia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 m(2,566 stitch) | 336Navy Blue | 150Navy Blue Dark | 0905Cornflower Blue Dark | 168Navy | 7143Cobalt Blue Medium Dark | 3411Royal Blue Very Dark | |
| 1.4 m(326 stitch) | 891Carnation Dark | 29/35Baby Pink Ultra Very Dark | 2708Bright Pink Medium | 206Flame Scarlet | 3012Blush Dark | 1485Coral Medium | |
CXC and Sullivans skeins carry the DMC number, so use the DMC column for those brands.CXC and Sullivans skeins carry the DMC number, so the codes above cover them too.
These lengths include the thread lost to tails and travelling, so they are what to buy rather than what ends up on the fabric. A spare skein of your main colours is still worth having, because dye lots vary between batches and matching one part way through is the hard part.
HobbyTub also converts to Ariadna, CXC, Gamma, Luca-S and Sullivans. Pick your brand when you start the project.
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