DEA007, DEA007lg
Acanthus - John Henry Dearle

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

210
2 yds
543
4 skeins
842
1/2 skein
3712
3 yds
221
2'
580
2 yds
844
1/2 skein
3721
3 yds
300
2 skeins
610
1/2 skein
869
3/4 skein
3727
2 skeins
310
2 skeins
611
1 skein
895
3/4 skein
3733
3 yds
312
2 yds
612
3/4 skein
898
3 yds
3740
3/4 skein
316
2 yds
640
2 skeins
902
3/4 skein
3746
2'
317
2 skeins
644
1 skein
918
2 yds
3747
2 skeins
318
3 skeins
645
2 skeins
921
2 yds
3752
2 yds
322
1/2 skein
646
1 skein
926
1/2 skein
3756
3/4 skein
334
3/4 skein
648
3/4 skein
928
2 skeins
3760
2'
336
2 yds
666
2 yds
930
2 yds
3772
2 skeins
347
1/2 skein
676
2 yds
932
3/4 skein
3773
2 skeins
350
3 yds
677
1 skein
934
2 skeins
3774
2 skeins
355
2 yds
712
3 skeins
935
1 skein
3776
1/2 skein
369
2'
729
3 yds
937
3 yds
3778
2 yds
370
2 skeins
730
2 skeins
938
3/4 skein
3781
2 skeins
371
2 skeins
733
3/4 skein
939
1 skein
3787
2 yds
400
3/4 skein
739
2 skeins
945
1/2 skein
3790
2 skeins
407
3/4 skein
746
3 yds
950
3/4 skein
3799
3/4 skein
413
2 skeins
760
3 yds
961
< 12"
3802
3 yds
414
2 skeins
762
4 skeins
976
1/2 skein
3807
1/2 skein
415
2 yds
780
3/4 skein
989
< 12"
3820
< 12"
420
1/2 skein
782
3 yds
995
< 12"
3828
2 yds
422
2 skeins
793
2 yds
3011
1 yd
3833
3 yds
433
1/2 skein
797
2 yds
3012
1/2 skein
3834
2 yds
435
3/4 skein
800
2 yds
3013
1 skein
3838
2 yds
436
2 yds
815
1/2 skein
3023
3 skeins
3841
3/4 skein
437
2'
816
2 yds
3031
3/4 skein
3852
2 yds
451
2 skeins
818
3 yds
3033
2 skeins
3855
2'
452
1 skein
819
2 skeins
3045
1/2 skein
3857
3 yds
453
4 skeins
822
8 skeins
3051
3/4 skein
3860
3 yds
470
1 yd
824
2 yds
3064
2 skeins
3862
3/4 skein
498
1/2 skein
825
3 yds
3072
5 skeins
3863
1 yd
500
3 yds
831
2 yds
3325
2 yds
3864
2 skeins
517
3 yds
832
2 yds
3340
3 yds
3865
5 skeins
520
1 skein
838
2 yds
3346
2 yds
3866
4 skeins
523
3/4 skein
839
2 yds
3347
1 yd
Ecru
12 skeins
524
2 skeins
840
3 skeins
3364
1/2 skein
White
15 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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