Swallow Tattoo
This design captures the classic swallow of traditional tattoo art, rendered in clean, confident lines with a striking combination of deep navy, red and white. The graceful bird in mid-flight carries all the timeless appeal of vintage nautical imagery, making it a genuinely satisfying project to work on.
Whether you are drawn to bold graphic designs or simply love the elegance of birds in flight, this pattern is a wonderful choice. Framed on a wall or tucked into a gift, the finished piece is one that people consistently stop to admire.
- Bird
- Ink
- Nautical
- Swallow
- Tattoo
- Traditional
- Vintage
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Pattern details
- Size count
- 120 × 130
- Colours
- 2
- Stitches
- 2,615
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Finished size by fabric count
| Fabric count | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 14 per inch | 8.6 × 9.3 in | 21.8 × 23.6 cm |
| 16 per inch | 7.5 × 8.1 in | 19.1 × 20.6 cm |
| 18 per inch | 6.7 × 7.2 in | 16.9 × 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.7 m(2,253 stitch) | 336Navy Blue | 150Navy Blue Dark | 0905Cornflower Blue Dark | 168Navy | 7143Cobalt Blue Medium Dark | 3411Royal Blue Very Dark | |
| 1.6 m(362 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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