RUS002, RUS002lg
The Scout - Charles M. Russell

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

208
1/2 skein
610
3/4 skein
922
3/4 skein
3750
1 yd
209
3 yds
632
3/4 skein
924
2'
3752
2'
210
< 12"
645
2 yds
930
1 yd
3755
2'
211
1/2 skein
647
2 yds
938
1/2 skein
3756
1 yd
223
3/4 skein
666
2 yds
939
1/2 skein
3765
2'
224
2 skeins
676
2 skeins
945
4 skeins
3772
1/2 skein
225
1 skein
701
< 12"
948
1 skein
3773
2 skeins
301
2 yds
712
3 yds
950
2 skeins
3774
3/4 skein
309
2'
722
1/2 skein
951
3 yds
3776
1 yd
310
1/2 skein
729
3/4 skein
972
1 yd
3777
3/4 skein
316
1 yd
738
1 skein
976
1/2 skein
3779
3 skeins
317
3 yds
739
3 yds
977
< 12"
3781
2 yds
321
3 yds
740
3 yds
995
2'
3782
1 skein
326
2 yds
758
3 skeins
3011
1/2 skein
3787
1 skein
327
2 yds
760
1/2 skein
3013
2 yds
3790
3/4 skein
333
2'
762
3/4 skein
3032
2 yds
3799
2 yds
352
2 skeins
776
3 yds
3041
2 yds
3802
2 yds
353
1 skein
778
1 skein
3042
2'
3803
1/2 skein
355
2 yds
780
3/4 skein
3045
2 skeins
3807
1 yd
356
3 yds
793
2'
3046
1 yd
3817
1 yd
371
3/4 skein
796
< 12"
3052
3/4 skein
3822
1 yd
402
3/4 skein
800
3 yds
3064
2 skeins
3824
1 skein
407
3 skeins
801
2 skeins
3072
2 yds
3825
3/4 skein
413
2'
814
2 yds
3078
2 yds
3828
1/2 skein
414
3 yds
816
2 yds
3328
1/2 skein
3834
1/2 skein
422
2 skeins
817
2'
3346
2'
3835
1 yd
435
2'
818
1/2 skein
3354
2 yds
3838
1 yd
436
2 skeins
819
1 skein
3371
1/2 skein
3841
2'
437
2 skeins
822
3 yds
3685
2 yds
3854
1 skein
451
1 yd
838
2 yds
3687
< 12"
3857
3 yds
452
2 skeins
841
3 yds
3689
1 yd
3858
1 skein
498
3/4 skein
842
3 yds
3708
3 yds
3859
1 skein
500
< 12"
844
1/2 skein
3712
3/4 skein
3860
1 skein
520
< 12"
869
1/2 skein
3713
1/2 skein
3861
3/4 skein
524
2 yds
893
1/2 skein
3721
3/4 skein
3863
3/4 skein
535
2 yds
898
3 yds
3726
< 12"
3865
2 yds
550
1 skein
902
2'
3727
1/2 skein
3866
1 yd
552
2 yds
915
3 yds
3740
2 skeins
Ecru
3/4 skein
553
1 yd
918
3 yds
3743
< 12"
554
2'
919
2 skeins
3746
< 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.
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