BOT002, BOT002lg
The Birth of Venus - Sandro Botticelli

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

223
2'
613
1/2 skein
926
2 yds
3727
2 skeins
224
3 yds
640
2 skeins
927
2 skeins
3740
3 yds
301
2 yds
642
1 skein
931
1 yd
3743
1 yd
310
3 skeins
644
2 skeins
935
1/2 skein
3746
1 skein
311
< 12"
645
3/4 skein
938
3/4 skein
3750
1/2 skein
312
< 12"
646
1 skein
939
4 skeins
3752
1 skein
315
2 yds
647
3/4 skein
945
3 yds
3755
2 yds
316
2'
699
< 12"
950
1/2 skein
3756
1 yd
317
1 skein
738
2 yds
976
1 yd
3773
2 skeins
318
2 skeins
739
2 yds
988
1/2 skein
3774
3 yds
320
1 yd
758
1 yd
3011
2 yds
3776
2 yds
322
3 yds
760
1 yd
3012
3 yds
3782
3/4 skein
334
2 yds
762
1 yd
3013
3/4 skein
3787
3 yds
336
3/4 skein
775
1 yd
3021
2 skeins
3790
2 skeins
340
3 yds
778
2 skeins
3023
2 skeins
3799
2 skeins
371
3/4 skein
783
< 12"
3024
1/2 skein
3802
3 yds
372
1 skein
791
2 skeins
3031
3/4 skein
3811
< 12"
407
2 skeins
792
2 yds
3033
2 skeins
3818
1/2 skein
413
1 skein
794
2'
3041
1 skein
3827
2 yds
414
3 skeins
799
3 yds
3042
3 yds
3828
2 yds
415
2 skeins
819
1/2 skein
3045
< 12"
3830
1 yd
420
1 yd
822
3/4 skein
3051
1 skein
3834
1/2 skein
435
3/4 skein
823
2 skeins
3052
3/4 skein
3839
3 yds
436
2 yds
825
1 yd
3053
1/2 skein
3855
< 12"
500
1/2 skein
827
1 yd
3064
2 skeins
3857
3 yds
520
2'
830
2 skeins
3328
2'
3858
1/2 skein
523
3/4 skein
838
2 yds
3346
< 12"
3859
< 12"
524
3 yds
840
2 skeins
3363
< 12"
3861
2 skeins
535
2 skeins
841
3/4 skein
3364
2 yds
3862
2 skeins
543
1 skein
842
3 yds
3371
3 skeins
3863
3 yds
581
< 12"
844
3/4 skein
3713
3/4 skein
3864
2 skeins
610
1/2 skein
895
2'
3721
3 yds
3865
3 yds
611
3 yds
898
3/4 skein
3722
1/2 skein
Ecru
1 yd
612
3/4 skein
922
1 yd
3726
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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