BEN005, BEN005lg
The Lord is My Shepherd - Thomas Hart Benton

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

223
2 yds
610
< 12"
931
2 yds
3752
1/2 skein
224
3 yds
644
3/4 skein
932
2 yds
3761
2'
310
3/4 skein
647
2'
934
1/2 skein
3765
1 yd
311
3 yds
648
2 yds
938
2'
3766
2 yds
312
2 yds
712
2 yds
939
1/2 skein
3768
2'
317
3/4 skein
738
2 yds
950
3/4 skein
3772
3 yds
318
2 yds
739
3 yds
966
1 yd
3773
1/2 skein
321
1 yd
746
3 yds
975
2'
3774
3 yds
322
1 yd
778
3 yds
3011
2 yds
3776
2 yds
334
2 yds
791
1 yd
3012
3 yds
3779
2 yds
336
2'
792
1 yd
3013
1 yd
3781
2 yds
340
2 yds
793
2'
3021
3 yds
3782
3/4 skein
341
2'
801
2 yds
3031
1/2 skein
3799
1 skein
352
1 yd
806
3 yds
3032
2 yds
3808
2 yds
353
3 yds
807
2 yds
3033
3 yds
3813
2 yds
371
3 yds
809
< 12"
3041
3 yds
3828
3/4 skein
407
3/4 skein
814
3 yds
3042
1 yd
3834
2 yds
413
2'
819
2 yds
3047
< 12"
3856
1 yd
414
1 yd
822
3/4 skein
3064
1 skein
3857
2 yds
435
1/2 skein
825
2'
3362
1 yd
3859
2'
437
2 yds
827
2'
3371
3/4 skein
3860
3/4 skein
451
2 yds
838
2 yds
3609
2 yds
3861
3/4 skein
452
3 yds
839
1 yd
3685
2 yds
3862
3 yds
453
< 12"
840
3 yds
3713
2 yds
3863
2 yds
500
3/4 skein
841
1 yd
3721
2 yds
3864
2 skeins
518
1 yd
842
2 yds
3727
1 yd
3865
2 yds
519
2 yds
844
3/4 skein
3740
3 yds
3866
1/2 skein
535
2 yds
924
2 yds
3743
1 yd
Ecru
1/2 skein
543
< 12"
927
1 yd
3747
3/4 skein
White
3/4 skein
598
< 12"
930
2 yds
3750
3/4 skein


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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