SOW001, SOW001lg |
Tropical Harp and Conch Shells - George Brettingham Sowerby |
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Approximate amounts of DMC 6-strand floss required for 18 stitches per inch using strands |
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300 | | < 12" | 646 | | 2 yds | 840 | | 2 skeins | 3072 | | < 12" |
310 | | < 12" | 648 | | 3/4 skein | 841 | | 3/4 skein | 3371 | | 2' |
317 | | 2 yds | 676 | | < 12" | 842 | | 2' | 3727 | | 2 yds |
318 | | 2 yds | 677 | | < 12" | 844 | | 1 yd | 3743 | | 3 yds |
371 | | 1/2 skein | 712 | | 2 yds | 869 | | 2' | 3779 | | < 12" |
372 | | 2 yds | 729 | | < 12" | 898 | | < 12" | 3781 | | 2 skeins |
413 | | < 12" | 734 | | < 12" | 926 | | < 12" | 3787 | | 1/2 skein |
414 | | 3 yds | 738 | | 2 yds | 935 | | 3/4 skein | 3790 | | 1 skein |
415 | | < 12" | 739 | | 2 yds | 950 | | 2' | 3799 | | < 12" |
422 | | 3 yds | 742 | | < 12" | 3012 | | 2' | 3821 | | < 12" |
451 | | 3 yds | 746 | | 2' | 3021 | | 1 yd | 3828 | | < 12" |
453 | | 3 yds | 762 | | 3 yds | 3022 | | 3 yds | 3836 | | < 12" |
523 | | 2' | 778 | | 1/2 skein | 3023 | | 1/2 skein | 3860 | | 1/2 skein |
543 | | 2' | 801 | | 1 yd | 3031 | | 1/2 skein | 3862 | | 3 yds |
610 | | 1/2 skein | 822 | | 3/4 skein | 3032 | | 1/2 skein | 3863 | | 3 yds |
612 | | 3 yds | 823 | | 2' | 3033 | | 3/4 skein | 3864 | | 1/2 skein |
613 | | 1 yd | 829 | | < 12" | 3041 | | < 12" | 3865 | | < 12" |
632 | | 2 yds | 830 | | 2 yds | 3045 | | < 12" | 3866 | | 3/4 skein |
640 | | 3 yds | 833 | | < 12" | 3046 | | 3 yds | Ecru | | 3 yds |
642 | | 3 yds | 838 | | 1/2 skein | 3047 | | < 12" | | | |
644 | | 1 skein | 839 | | 2 yds | 3051 | | 2 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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