ARC002, ARC002lg
Summer - Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Approximate amounts of DMC 6-strand floss required for 18 stitches per inch using strands

208
< 12"
550
3 yds
844
1/2 skein
3362
3 yds
224
1 yd
561
1 yd
869
3/4 skein
3363
1 yd
300
1/2 skein
562
1 yd
898
2 yds
3364
2 yds
301
1 yd
581
< 12"
902
1/2 skein
3371
3 skeins
310
5 skeins
597
1 yd
918
2'
3685
2'
312
2'
606
1 yd
920
2 yds
3721
2 yds
317
1 yd
611
2 yds
921
2'
3722
1 yd
318
1 yd
612
< 12"
924
2 yds
3740
1/2 skein
319
1 yd
632
3/4 skein
928
2'
3746
2 yds
320
2'
640
2 yds
931
2'
3752
2 yds
333
< 12"
644
2 yds
934
3 yds
3756
2 yds
336
1 skein
645
3 yds
936
< 12"
3770
1 yd
341
< 12"
646
2'
937
2 yds
3772
3 yds
367
2 yds
680
1 yd
938
2 skeins
3776
1 yd
368
1 yd
700
2'
939
3 skeins
3777
3 yds
371
3 yds
720
2'
948
1 yd
3781
3 yds
372
< 12"
729
1 yd
950
1 yd
3782
< 12"
400
2'
730
2 yds
975
< 12"
3787
3/4 skein
407
2 yds
731
2'
3011
2'
3790
2 yds
413
< 12"
733
2 yds
3013
2 yds
3799
1 skein
414
2 yds
762
1 yd
3023
< 12"
3802
< 12"
420
1/2 skein
782
1 yd
3031
2 skeins
3816
1 yd
422
2'
791
3 yds
3033
2'
3818
2 yds
433
2 skeins
797
2 yds
3042
< 12"
3825
2'
434
1/2 skein
801
3 yds
3045
< 12"
3828
2 yds
435
1 yd
814
3 yds
3046
2'
3833
< 12"
436
2'
818
1 yd
3051
2 yds
3834
2 yds
452
3 yds
823
3/4 skein
3053
2'
3857
3/4 skein
453
< 12"
829
1 yd
3064
3/4 skein
3858
2 yds
472
2'
830
3 yds
3072
2 yds
3860
3 yds
500
1 yd
833
1 yd
3325
< 12"
3861
2 yds
523
2 yds
838
2 skeins
3346
1 yd
3862
3 skeins
524
1 yd
839
3 skeins
3347
2 yds
3864
1/2 skein
535
1 skein
840
2 skeins
3348
2'
543
2 yds
842
2'
3354
2 yds


Assumptions:
  • Floss is always cut in 21" lengths (this gives 15 segments per skein)
  • You stitch Danish style (make all / before completing the crosses with the \)
  • You do not carry floss over more than 4 skipped stitches
  • Starting and ending anchors use 1/2" of floss
  • You anchor and discard tail when floss is down to 3 1/2" long
You do not have to stitch this way but you may need a little more or less floss depending on what variations you make.
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