POU001, POU001lg
Fishing in New Zealand - Maurice Alec Poulton

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

223
2 yds
646
2 skeins
844
1/2 skein
3727
3 yds
310
1 skein
647
3 yds
895
3 yds
3747
2 yds
317
1/2 skein
676
1/2 skein
898
< 12"
3750
3 yds
340
2 yds
677
3 yds
922
2'
3756
1 yd
369
2 yds
720
2'
924
3/4 skein
3768
1/2 skein
370
2 yds
725
2 yds
926
< 12"
3773
1/2 skein
371
1 skein
726
1/2 skein
931
2'
3776
3 yds
372
3/4 skein
729
3 yds
934
2 skeins
3777
1 yd
413
2 yds
730
3/4 skein
935
2 skeins
3779
1/2 skein
414
1/2 skein
733
1 yd
937
2 yds
3781
3/4 skein
420
2'
734
2 yds
939
1 skein
3787
2 skeins
422
3 yds
738
3/4 skein
976
3/4 skein
3799
2 skeins
435
1/2 skein
739
3 yds
3012
2 skeins
3818
2 yds
436
2 yds
742
1/2 skein
3013
2 skeins
3820
3 yds
472
3 yds
744
2 yds
3021
3/4 skein
3821
1/2 skein
500
1 yd
746
3 yds
3022
2 skeins
3822
3 yds
520
1/2 skein
781
3 yds
3023
3/4 skein
3823
3 yds
522
2 yds
782
3/4 skein
3024
1/2 skein
3834
2 yds
523
1 skein
783
2 yds
3032
2 skeins
3848
3/4 skein
524
1 yd
791
3 yds
3033
1/2 skein
3855
1/2 skein
535
1/2 skein
818
2'
3046
3 yds
3858
1 yd
543
1 yd
822
3 yds
3047
2 yds
3860
1/2 skein
610
1/2 skein
823
3 yds
3051
2 skeins
3861
3 yds
611
3 yds
829
1/2 skein
3052
1/2 skein
3863
3 yds
612
1/2 skein
834
2 yds
3072
3/4 skein
3864
2'
613
3/4 skein
838
2 yds
3078
1 yd
3865
3/4 skein
640
2 skeins
840
3/4 skein
3340
2'
Ecru
3 yds
642
1/2 skein
841
1 skein
3362
2 skeins
White
< 12"
645
2 skeins
842
1/2 skein
3371
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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