PRE006, PRE006lg
Still Life with Fruit and Pocket Knife - Levi Wells Prentice

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

221
2 yds
553
2'
902
2 yds
3362
3/4 skein
223
< 12"
632
1/2 skein
918
3 yds
3363
2 yds
300
1 yd
645
3 yds
920
2'
3364
2 yds
301
2'
646
3 yds
921
2'
3371
4 skeins
310
5 skeins
647
3 yds
924
1 yd
3743
< 12"
315
1 yd
648
3/4 skein
927
3 yds
3746
< 12"
316
1 yd
680
2'
928
2 yds
3752
2'
318
2 skeins
700
3 yds
934
1 skein
3755
3 yds
320
3 yds
720
1 yd
935
3 yds
3756
1/2 skein
340
2 yds
729
2'
936
2 yds
3772
2'
341
< 12"
732
2 yds
938
3/4 skein
3776
2'
347
2 yds
739
1 yd
939
2 yds
3777
3/4 skein
351
1 yd
740
< 12"
950
< 12"
3781
1 yd
356
2'
746
1 yd
959
2 yds
3787
1 yd
367
2 yds
762
2 skeins
975
3 yds
3790
2'
368
3 yds
781
1 yd
976
< 12"
3799
2 yds
400
2 yds
782
3 yds
977
2'
3802
1 yd
413
3/4 skein
793
3/4 skein
987
2 yds
3807
2 yds
414
1 skein
801
1/2 skein
3013
2 yds
3810
2 yds
415
1/2 skein
814
2 yds
3022
2 yds
3813
< 12"
422
2'
815
2 yds
3023
3 yds
3815
1 yd
433
1/2 skein
822
2 yds
3024
< 12"
3816
< 12"
435
3 yds
823
2 yds
3031
2'
3817
< 12"
436
2 yds
831
2 yds
3032
2 yds
3818
1/2 skein
437
2 yds
838
1 skein
3041
1 yd
3825
2'
451
3 yds
839
3 yds
3042
1 yd
3826
2 yds
452
2 yds
840
3 yds
3052
3 yds
3827
1 yd
520
1 yd
841
2'
3072
3/4 skein
3834
2 yds
522
3 yds
844
2 yds
3078
2'
3835
1 yd
523
1 yd
890
2 yds
3340
2'
3837
1 yd
524
2'
895
2 yds
3345
1/2 skein
3863
< 12"
543
< 12"
898
1 skein
3346
2 yds
3866
2 yds
552
2'
900
2'
3347
3 yds
White
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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