MUR004, MUR004lg
Cocktail - Gerald Murphy

Approximate amounts of DMC 6-strand floss required for 18 stitches per inch using 2 strands

310
8 skeins
644
1/2 skein
920
< 12"
3756
2 skeins
316
2'
645
1 yd
924
1 yd
3768
2 yds
317
2 yds
647
3/4 skein
927
2 yds
3770
1 yd
318
3 skeins
648
1/2 skein
928
1/2 skein
3772
2'
350
2'
666
< 12"
931
1/2 skein
3773
3 yds
369
2'
676
2'
932
3 yds
3774
1/2 skein
370
2 yds
677
1 skein
934
2 skeins
3778
2 yds
371
1/2 skein
680
2 yds
988
2 yds
3781
3/4 skein
407
3 yds
703
3 yds
989
2 yds
3782
1 skein
413
2 yds
726
< 12"
3021
2 skeins
3787
3/4 skein
414
3/4 skein
729
2 yds
3022
2 yds
3799
1 skein
415
2 skeins
730
2'
3023
1 skein
3807
1/2 skein
420
3 yds
733
2'
3024
2'
3813
2'
422
3/4 skein
734
1 yd
3031
1/2 skein
3818
2'
435
3/4 skein
739
2 yds
3032
3 yds
3819
2 yds
436
2 yds
746
2 yds
3033
3 skeins
3821
1/2 skein
437
3 yds
761
< 12"
3042
2 yds
3826
3 yds
451
1 yd
762
3 skeins
3045
2 yds
3828
1 yd
452
3 yds
775
3 yds
3046
1 yd
3834
2'
453
3 yds
793
1 skein
3047
< 12"
3839
1 yd
470
< 12"
799
2 yds
3052
2 yds
3842
2'
471
1/2 skein
801
2'
3064
1/2 skein
3855
2'
517
2 yds
823
2 yds
3072
3 yds
3857
< 12"
523
2'
828
2 yds
3325
2'
3859
3 yds
535
3 yds
831
1/2 skein
3346
< 12"
3860
1 yd
543
1 skein
834
2 yds
3371
1 skein
3862
3 yds
562
2'
840
1/2 skein
3687
< 12"
3863
3 yds
597
< 12"
841
3 yds
3740
2 yds
3864
3 yds
610
2 yds
844
3/4 skein
3743
3 yds
3865
8 skeins
612
1 yd
891
2'
3750
3/4 skein
3866
1/2 skein
640
1 yd
892
< 12"
3752
1/2 skein
Ecru
1 skein
642
2 yds
919
2'
3753
1/2 skein
White
2 skeins


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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