BUO001, BUO001lg
The Creation of Adam - Michelangelo Buonarroti

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

208
3 yds
554
1 yd
902
3/4 skein
3743
2 skeins
211
1/2 skein
610
3 yds
927
2 yds
3746
1 yd
223
1/2 skein
611
1 yd
931
1 yd
3753
1 skein
224
2 yds
612
< 12"
932
< 12"
3756
4 skeins
225
1/2 skein
632
1 yd
936
1 skein
3760
1 yd
310
1 skein
646
3/4 skein
938
2 skeins
3773
3/4 skein
316
2'
647
3/4 skein
939
3/4 skein
3774
2 skeins
317
1 skein
648
3/4 skein
945
1/2 skein
3781
2 skeins
318
1 skein
676
2 yds
948
2 skeins
3787
3/4 skein
334
3 yds
712
1/2 skein
950
1/2 skein
3790
2 skeins
336
3/4 skein
730
< 12"
3012
3 yds
3799
1/2 skein
340
3/4 skein
738
2 yds
3021
3/4 skein
3802
1/2 skein
341
3/4 skein
739
1/2 skein
3023
2 yds
3807
2 yds
352
2'
761
1/2 skein
3024
2 skeins
3816
2 yds
356
2 yds
762
4 skeins
3031
3 yds
3822
< 12"
407
2 yds
775
2 yds
3041
2 yds
3836
3 yds
413
1/2 skein
791
3/4 skein
3042
3/4 skein
3838
1 yd
414
1 skein
792
1 yd
3045
< 12"
3839
3 yds
415
< 12"
794
1 yd
3064
2 skeins
3841
2 skeins
420
< 12"
799
2 yds
3072
< 12"
3857
1 skein
422
1/2 skein
815
2 yds
3325
2 yds
3858
3/4 skein
451
2 skeins
819
5 skeins
3354
1 skein
3860
1 skein
452
2 skeins
822
1 skein
3362
1 yd
3861
2 skeins
453
3 yds
823
2'
3363
2 yds
3862
1 skein
502
2'
838
3/4 skein
3371
3/4 skein
3863
1/2 skein
522
2'
839
1 yd
3609
1 yd
3864
3/4 skein
524
1 yd
840
3/4 skein
3721
2'
3865
3 yds
543
1/2 skein
842
1 skein
3727
1 skein
3866
3 yds
550
1/2 skein
844
1 skein
3733
2 yds
Ecru
3/4 skein
552
3/4 skein
869
1/2 skein
3740
3/4 skein
White
4 skeins


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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