SMI003, SMI003lg
C is for Cat - Jessie Willcox Smith

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

221
1/2 skein
520
3 yds
842
2 skeins
3752
3 yds
223
2 yds
524
3/4 skein
844
3 yds
3755
1 yd
301
1 yd
535
3/4 skein
869
3 yds
3756
1/2 skein
310
2 skeins
552
3 yds
895
< 12"
3772
3/4 skein
312
< 12"
561
2 yds
915
1 yd
3773
2 skeins
317
1 skein
600
3 yds
918
2 yds
3774
2 yds
318
3/4 skein
610
1/2 skein
919
1/2 skein
3777
3/4 skein
320
2 yds
612
3/4 skein
924
3 yds
3779
3/4 skein
321
1 yd
613
1 yd
930
2 yds
3781
3 skeins
322
3/4 skein
632
3/4 skein
931
< 12"
3782
3 yds
326
2 yds
644
2 yds
934
1 yd
3787
3 yds
347
2 yds
645
2 skeins
945
3 yds
3790
3 yds
349
1 yd
646
2 yds
988
2 yds
3799
3 yds
352
2'
647
1 skein
3011
1/2 skein
3802
2'
355
3/4 skein
648
1 yd
3013
3/4 skein
3803
3 yds
356
3 yds
731
3/4 skein
3021
3 yds
3807
3 yds
370
3 yds
738
2'
3022
1/2 skein
3826
3 yds
371
3 yds
754
1 yd
3024
3 yds
3829
3/4 skein
372
1/2 skein
761
3/4 skein
3031
2 skeins
3830
3 yds
400
3/4 skein
762
2 yds
3033
3/4 skein
3834
1/2 skein
407
3/4 skein
778
1/2 skein
3045
< 12"
3839
3 yds
413
1 skein
782
1 yd
3051
1 skein
3840
< 12"
414
3/4 skein
791
1/2 skein
3052
3/4 skein
3857
1 skein
415
1 yd
793
3 yds
3064
2 skeins
3858
2'
420
2 yds
816
1 yd
3072
3/4 skein
3860
1/2 skein
422
3 yds
817
3 yds
3328
2 yds
3861
2 skeins
435
1/2 skein
818
2 yds
3362
2 skeins
3862
3/4 skein
436
2 yds
819
3 yds
3371
3 yds
3864
1/2 skein
451
3 yds
822
3 yds
3712
3 yds
3865
3/4 skein
453
3/4 skein
830
3 yds
3713
2 yds
3866
2 yds
498
3 yds
838
1/2 skein
3721
3/4 skein
White
1/2 skein
501
1 yd
839
3 yds
3727
1/2 skein
502
2 yds
840
1/2 skein
3731
2 yds
517
3 yds
841
2 yds
3750
2'


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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