LFA001-D, LFA001-Dlg
Peacocks and Peonies I (detail) - John La Farge

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

208
2 yds
562
3/4 skein
828
2 yds
3347
3 yds
210
< 12"
563
1/2 skein
832
2 yds
3348
3/4 skein
224
1 yd
564
1 yd
833
3 yds
3350
1 yd
307
1/2 skein
580
1/2 skein
839
3/4 skein
3362
1 skein
310
2 skeins
581
3 yds
840
3 yds
3363
3/4 skein
311
1/2 skein
597
3 yds
841
3 yds
3371
3 yds
312
3/4 skein
598
2 yds
842
2 yds
3712
2'
315
1 yd
610
3 yds
844
2'
3746
2 yds
317
2 skeins
611
3 yds
902
2 skeins
3747
2 yds
318
2 yds
612
2 yds
905
1 yd
3755
2 yds
319
3 yds
640
3/4 skein
907
2 yds
3760
3/4 skein
320
2 yds
644
1 yd
920
2'
3761
2 yds
322
< 12"
645
2 yds
924
2 skeins
3765
3/4 skein
333
3/4 skein
646
1/2 skein
926
2 yds
3768
1 skein
334
3/4 skein
647
3/4 skein
932
1/2 skein
3781
3 yds
336
3 skeins
666
2'
934
< 12"
3787
3/4 skein
347
< 12"
703
3/4 skein
935
3/4 skein
3790
3 yds
367
1 skein
704
2 yds
936
1 skein
3799
2 skeins
368
1 yd
725
2 yds
937
1/2 skein
3801
< 12"
371
3/4 skein
726
< 12"
938
2 skeins
3802
2 yds
372
2 yds
727
< 12"
939
3 skeins
3804
2'
413
2 skeins
732
3 yds
943
2 yds
3809
1 yd
414
3 yds
733
1 skein
955
2'
3810
3 yds
415
< 12"
738
2 yds
956
2'
3816
1/2 skein
435
2 yds
746
3 yds
959
1 yd
3817
2'
444
1/2 skein
747
2 yds
964
2 yds
3819
3/4 skein
445
2 yds
761
2'
973
< 12"
3823
1 yd
451
1 yd
762
1 yd
976
2'
3835
3 yds
452
1 yd
772
2 yds
987
3/4 skein
3838
2 skeins
470
1/2 skein
791
3/4 skein
988
1 skein
3839
2'
472
3/4 skein
792
2 yds
989
1/2 skein
3840
2'
500
3 yds
793
1/2 skein
993
2'
3843
2 skeins
502
3/4 skein
796
3 yds
995
1 skein
3846
3 yds
517
2 yds
797
2 skeins
996
2 skeins
3857
2 yds
518
2'
798
2 skeins
3011
< 12"
3858
3/4 skein
520
2'
799
1/2 skein
3012
3 yds
3860
1 yd
522
2 yds
806
1/2 skein
3022
1 skein
3862
2 yds
524
1 yd
809
2 yds
3024
2'
3863
3/4 skein
535
3/4 skein
818
< 12"
3042
1 yd
3864
3 yds
543
2 yds
820
3/4 skein
3047
1/2 skein
3865
2 yds
550
3/4 skein
822
1 yd
3051
3/4 skein
Ecru
3 yds
552
1/2 skein
823
3 skeins
3072
2 yds
White
1/2 skein
553
1/2 skein
824
1/2 skein
3078
3 yds
561
3 yds
826
1 yd
3346
3/4 skein


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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