BOT002, BOT002lg |
The Birth of Venus - Sandro Botticelli |
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Approximate amounts of DMC 6-strand floss required for 18 stitches per inch using strands |
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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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