SMI006, SMI006lg
W is for Wind - Jessie Willcox Smith

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

223
1 yd
612
1/2 skein
922
2 yds
3756
2 skeins
224
2 yds
613
3/4 skein
926
< 12"
3768
< 12"
225
3 yds
632
2'
930
2 yds
3772
3 yds
310
1/2 skein
642
3 yds
934
2 yds
3773
3 yds
315
1 yd
644
1 skein
938
1 yd
3781
2 yds
316
< 12"
645
2 yds
945
3/4 skein
3782
1/2 skein
317
2 yds
646
2 yds
950
3/4 skein
3790
2 yds
318
2 yds
677
1 yd
961
3 yds
3799
1/2 skein
349
2 yds
754
1 yd
975
1/2 skein
3803
1 yd
350
2'
758
2 yds
3022
1/2 skein
3807
< 12"
353
2 yds
762
1 skein
3023
2 yds
3808
2'
355
2'
778
1/2 skein
3024
2 skeins
3811
3/4 skein
356
3 yds
793
1 yd
3032
1 yd
3822
< 12"
370
1 yd
797
2'
3033
2 skeins
3823
3 yds
400
2 yds
801
2 yds
3042
3/4 skein
3830
2 yds
407
1 yd
814
1 yd
3046
1 yd
3833
1 yd
413
2'
818
1/2 skein
3064
2 yds
3841
2 yds
414
1/2 skein
819
2 skeins
3072
3/4 skein
3857
1 yd
415
3 yds
822
3 skeins
3078
1 yd
3858
3 yds
422
1 yd
823
2'
3609
2'
3861
2 skeins
435
2 yds
840
1/2 skein
3685
2 yds
3862
2 yds
451
3/4 skein
841
2 yds
3712
3 yds
3863
1 yd
452
3/4 skein
842
2 yds
3721
3 yds
3864
3/4 skein
453
2 skeins
844
1/2 skein
3722
3 yds
3865
1 skein
517
1 yd
869
1 yd
3726
2'
3866
1/2 skein
524
3/4 skein
902
2'
3727
1/2 skein
Ecru
2 skeins
535
2 yds
918
< 12"
3740
1 yd
White
1 skein
543
3 yds
919
2 yds
3743
3/4 skein
610
3 yds
920
1 yd
3752
3 yds


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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