FRA001, FRA001lg
A Young Girl Reading - Jean-Honore Fragonard

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

208
1 skein
647
2 skeins
931
2 yds
3772
1/2 skein
223
2 skeins
648
2'
932
2 yds
3773
1 yd
224
3/4 skein
725
1 yd
945
3 yds
3774
2 yds
301
1/2 skein
726
< 12"
950
1 yd
3778
1/2 skein
315
2 skeins
738
3/4 skein
951
2'
3779
< 12"
316
2 yds
739
1 yd
961
1 yd
3781
2 yds
317
1 skein
741
1 yd
962
< 12"
3782
1 yd
318
2 yds
742
3/4 skein
963
1 yd
3790
1 skein
322
< 12"
743
3/4 skein
972
1/2 skein
3799
2 yds
327
3/4 skein
744
< 12"
3024
2'
3807
1 skein
333
3 yds
745
< 12"
3041
3 yds
3827
< 12"
335
1/2 skein
758
3/4 skein
3042
3 yds
3828
3/4 skein
336
1 yd
760
2 skeins
3045
2 yds
3830
1 yd
340
3 yds
761
1/2 skein
3064
1/2 skein
3834
2 skeins
341
< 12"
762
3 yds
3072
2 yds
3835
2 yds
351
2 yds
775
2 yds
3078
2'
3836
1 yd
352
1/2 skein
776
2 yds
3326
1 yd
3837
2 yds
407
2 skeins
778
1/2 skein
3328
< 12"
3839
< 12"
413
2 yds
782
3/4 skein
3354
1 yd
3841
2'
414
3/4 skein
792
3/4 skein
3687
2 skeins
3853
1 yd
422
1 yd
794
< 12"
3706
1 yd
3854
1 yd
435
2 yds
797
1 skein
3712
3 yds
3855
< 12"
436
3 yds
813
< 12"
3721
1/2 skein
3859
3 yds
437
3 yds
818
2 yds
3722
2 skeins
3860
2 skeins
444
1 yd
819
1 yd
3726
3 skeins
3861
3/4 skein
451
3 yds
823
< 12"
3731
3 yds
3864
3 yds
452
3 yds
840
3 yds
3740
2 skeins
3865
1/2 skein
453
1/2 skein
841
1 yd
3743
1/2 skein
3866
3 yds
543
2 yds
842
2 yds
3746
3 yds
Ecru
3 yds
550
3 skeins
902
1/2 skein
3747
2 yds
White
1 yd
645
3 yds
920
2'
3752
2'
646
1/2 skein
928
2'
3756
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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