FRA002, FRA002lg
The Swing - Jean-Honore Fragonard

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

225
1/2 skein
646
4 skeins
956
< 12"
3773
1/2 skein
300
2 yds
647
4 skeins
3011
3/4 skein
3774
2 skeins
310
11 skeins
648
1 skein
3012
2 skeins
3779
3 yds
317
12 skeins
738
2'
3021
2 skeins
3781
2 skeins
318
4 skeins
739
1/2 skein
3022
2 skeins
3787
4 skeins
322
2 skeins
760
1 yd
3023
5 skeins
3790
1 skein
336
< 12"
762
< 12"
3031
3 skeins
3799
9 skeins
340
2 skeins
776
2 yds
3032
1 skein
3802
1 yd
351
2'
791
3 skeins
3033
2 yds
3807
1 skein
352
2 yds
792
3 skeins
3042
1 yd
3823
2 yds
370
3 yds
794
1 skein
3045
2 yds
3824
3 yds
400
1 yd
799
3 yds
3051
3 yds
3830
2'
407
< 12"
815
2 yds
3052
3/4 skein
3833
2 yds
413
9 skeins
827
1/2 skein
3053
2 yds
3834
1/2 skein
414
5 skeins
839
2'
3064
3 yds
3838
2 skeins
415
1 skein
841
2'
3072
2 skeins
3840
< 12"
435
3 yds
844
6 skeins
3325
1/2 skein
3841
2 yds
452
2 skeins
928
1 skein
3362
2 skeins
3859
< 12"
453
3/4 skein
930
1/2 skein
3363
2 skeins
3860
3/4 skein
522
3/4 skein
931
2 skeins
3371
3/4 skein
3861
3 yds
523
3 yds
932
3/4 skein
3609
3 yds
3864
3 yds
524
3 yds
934
2 yds
3713
1/2 skein
3865
2 yds
535
8 skeins
935
3 skeins
3743
1 yd
White
1 skein
613
1/2 skein
937
2 skeins
3747
3/4 skein
644
< 12"
939
7 skeins
3750
2'
645
4 skeins
950
3/4 skein
3755
< 12"


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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