KLI001, KLI001lg
The Kiss - Gustav Klimt

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

208
2 yds
611
2 skeins
890
2'
3752
< 12"
310
3/4 skein
612
3/4 skein
899
1 yd
3756
1 yd
312
2 yds
613
3 yds
921
1 yd
3760
2 yds
316
1 yd
640
1/2 skein
924
1/2 skein
3765
2'
317
1 yd
642
< 12"
926
3 yds
3768
2 skeins
318
3 yds
645
3 yds
927
2 yds
3778
1 yd
322
3 yds
646
3 yds
932
2 yds
3779
2'
341
2'
647
3 yds
934
2 yds
3781
2 skeins
355
< 12"
676
1 skein
935
2'
3782
2 yds
356
< 12"
677
3 yds
936
< 12"
3790
2 yds
370
< 12"
720
2'
938
1/2 skein
3799
1 skein
371
1/2 skein
721
2'
939
1 yd
3808
2 yds
413
3 yds
725
< 12"
950
2 yds
3809
2'
414
2 yds
729
3/4 skein
972
1 yd
3810
< 12"
415
< 12"
733
1 yd
973
1 yd
3819
< 12"
420
2 skeins
734
< 12"
976
3/4 skein
3820
3/4 skein
422
1 skein
742
3/4 skein
977
3/4 skein
3821
3/4 skein
433
3 yds
743
3/4 skein
3012
3 yds
3822
2 yds
435
3/4 skein
762
3 yds
3013
2 yds
3826
1 yd
436
1/2 skein
780
1 yd
3021
2 skeins
3827
3 yds
451
2 yds
781
1/2 skein
3031
2 skeins
3828
3/4 skein
500
1 skein
782
2'
3033
< 12"
3829
1 yd
501
3 yds
783
3 yds
3041
2 yds
3835
2'
502
2 yds
799
2 yds
3045
1/2 skein
3836
2 yds
517
2 yds
801
< 12"
3046
3 yds
3839
2'
520
1 skein
806
2'
3051
3 yds
3852
2 yds
523
2 yds
831
< 12"
3052
1/2 skein
3855
< 12"
524
3 yds
834
3 yds
3072
2 yds
3859
2'
535
1 skein
838
1 skein
3328
< 12"
3860
3/4 skein
543
< 12"
839
2 skeins
3348
2'
3861
3 yds
553
2 yds
840
3/4 skein
3363
< 12"
3862
2 skeins
554
< 12"
841
3 yds
3364
2 yds
3864
2 yds
561
2'
842
2 yds
3371
2'
3865
2 yds
562
3 yds
844
1 skein
3722
2 yds
Ecru
1/2 skein
610
1 skein
869
4 skeins
3750
< 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.
Copyright © 2002-2024 Scarlet Quince, LLC. All rights reserved.
You are welcome to link to this page but you may not use this data on another website.