FRI001, FRI001lg
The Polar Sea - Caspar David Friedrich

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

211
2 skeins
647
3 yds
841
1/2 skein
3746
3 yds
307
2'
648
2 yds
844
2 yds
3747
2 skeins
310
2 skeins
676
3 yds
869
2 yds
3752
3/4 skein
317
1 skein
680
1 yd
926
2'
3755
3/4 skein
318
2 skeins
712
2 yds
928
3/4 skein
3756
3 yds
334
2'
729
1/2 skein
931
2 yds
3761
3/4 skein
336
2'
733
1 yd
934
1 skein
3770
1/2 skein
340
1/2 skein
738
1 yd
935
2'
3772
2 yds
341
3 skeins
739
3/4 skein
936
3 yds
3774
1/2 skein
370
1/2 skein
742
1 yd
938
1/2 skein
3781
2 skeins
407
2 yds
744
< 12"
939
3/4 skein
3782
2 yds
413
2 yds
745
< 12"
945
2 yds
3787
2 skeins
414
3/4 skein
762
2 skeins
951
1 yd
3790
2 skeins
422
3/4 skein
775
1/2 skein
972
2'
3799
< 12"
435
3 yds
782
2'
976
2'
3807
3 yds
436
1/2 skein
791
2'
3011
1 yd
3822
3 yds
452
3/4 skein
794
1/2 skein
3012
3/4 skein
3828
1/2 skein
453
1/2 skein
799
2 yds
3021
2 skeins
3836
1 yd
518
3/4 skein
809
1/2 skein
3022
2'
3840
3 skeins
519
3 yds
813
2 skeins
3031
< 12"
3854
2 yds
535
2'
822
2 yds
3033
1/2 skein
3855
1/2 skein
543
3/4 skein
826
1 yd
3042
1 skein
3857
2 yds
610
2 skeins
827
3/4 skein
3045
2 yds
3858
2'
612
2 yds
828
2 yds
3046
3 yds
3862
2 skeins
632
1/2 skein
829
1/2 skein
3078
2 yds
3863
3 yds
640
1/2 skein
830
3 yds
3325
3/4 skein
3864
2 yds
644
3/4 skein
838
3/4 skein
3371
1/2 skein
3865
1/2 skein
645
2 yds
839
2 yds
3740
1/2 skein
3866
2 skeins
646
3 yds
840
2 skeins
3743
2 skeins
White
< 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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