CAR001, CAR001lg
Madonna di Loreto - Caravaggio

Approximate amounts of DMC 6-strand floss required for 18 stitches per inch using 2 strands

223
2 yds
610
2'
844
1 skein
3773
1 skein
224
1/2 skein
611
1/2 skein
898
3 skeins
3774
1 skein
225
1/2 skein
612
3 yds
938
4 skeins
3776
2 yds
300
3/4 skein
644
2'
939
2 yds
3781
3/4 skein
310
8 skeins
645
< 12"
948
2 yds
3787
3 yds
317
2 yds
712
3/4 skein
950
1 skein
3799
2 skeins
356
2'
738
2 skeins
3012
3 yds
3825
1 yd
372
1/2 skein
739
2 skeins
3021
2 yds
3826
1 yd
407
1 skein
746
2 yds
3023
2 yds
3827
1 yd
413
6 skeins
758
1/2 skein
3031
2 skeins
3834
1 skein
414
2'
791
1 yd
3032
1 skein
3856
3 yds
420
3/4 skein
801
3/4 skein
3064
2 yds
3857
2 skeins
422
1 skein
818
3/4 skein
3078
3 yds
3859
3/4 skein
433
1 skein
822
1 yd
3371
3 skeins
3860
10 skeins
436
3 yds
830
3/4 skein
3706
2'
3861
1 yd
451
1 skein
831
1 skein
3713
3 yds
3862
3/4 skein
452
3/4 skein
838
3 skeins
3721
1/2 skein
3864
2 skeins
453
2'
839
2 skeins
3727
3/4 skein
3865
3 yds
522
1 yd
840
3 yds
3740
8 skeins
3866
2 yds
524
1 yd
841
1/2 skein
3770
1/2 skein
Ecru
3/4 skein
543
3/4 skein
842
1 skein
3772
3/4 skein
White
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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